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Hiker, yoga obsessive, ex-glossy mag girl living in a digital world. Managing Editor of The Free Press

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Joined May 2009
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@margiconklin
Margi Conklin
1 year
I've been with @thefp for nine months now, and it's been one of the most rewarding journeys of my life, mainly for the reasons @bariweiss lays out in her piece below. Come check out our site, and consider joining our growing community of free thinking subscribers.
@bariweiss
Bari Weiss
1 year
The Free Press began with a question: do Americans still want real journalism? Nearly 450,000 of you are answering: yes. A little update on what we've been up to lately over @TheFP . . .
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Welcome aboard @uberliner ! Excited to have you join our ranks today.
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The Free Press
4 months
The Free Press is thrilled to announce today that @UBerliner is joining us as a senior editor, helping us craft our stories and mentor a new generation of independent journalists. Read more in today’s Front Page:
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I'm thrilled to be part of @TheFP —the media company everyone is talking about. Want to join our merry band? Apply here:
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"I looked up at the president. He touched his ear. I was shocked to see blood on his face. A smear of red across his cheek." @ZitoSalena reports for @TheFP from Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania:
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8 years
@mcuban This is probably why
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9 years
Just give @MsSarahPaulson the Emmy already:
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1 year
The amazing @rupasubramanya got an interview with the voice of a generation @AintGottaDollar —the man whose song #RichMenNorthOfRichmond sparked the first question at the #RNCDebate .
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The Free Press
1 year
The Free Press’s @rupasubramanya with the man of the moment, @AintGottaDollar . Story coming soon.
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9 years
Blonde narcissists who smoke have some nerve telling us how to live a better life
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1 year
I'm pretty sure Tim Urban @waitbutwhy is a genius. The way he boils down complex ideas into illustrated stories doesn't just simplify—it illuminates.
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5 months
Frannie Blockbuster @TheFP does it again! Listen to her talk about her latest scoop, about the janitor who fought back against the Columbia protesters.
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The Free Press
5 months
“He’s just a guy who wants to have a good job, provide for his family—he never expected to be in the spotlight.” @FrancescaABlock speaks to @DanaPerino about The FP’s exclusive interview with the @Columbia custodian swarmed by an anti-Israel protest mob. Read her full report:
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8 years
Trump is likely reacting to this story
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6 months
Thrilled to be part of @TheFP —now No. 1 on a modern platform by doing journalism the old-fashioned way.
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Peter Savodnik
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I started at @TheFP when it was Common Sense and our newsroom was Bari's kitchen. We've gotten bigger, and we're punching way above our weight, but the mission remains the same: an old-fashioned newspaper delivered to the device of your choice daily.
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2 years
If you're looking for some Easter brightness this weekend, read this lovely picker upper by @SnoozyWeiss
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10 years
I love Julia Louis Dreyfus and Jim Parsons but god almighty, can someone else please win an #Emmy ?
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2 years
I found this genuinely scary.
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The Free Press
2 years
Former Google Engineer David Auerbach ( @AuerbachKeller ) has seen close-up how hard AI is to control. He says that Big Tech gurus are right to be frightened of it and that we cannot fully stop it. Read @PeterMStevenson ’s interview:
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7 years
A whoop-ass column by @Pfro on the Boundless Hypocrisy of Bono
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8 years
Captain Sully saved our lives and our relationship. Real tale from @SullyMovie #SullyMovie
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I wrote a screed against parents bringing babies to bars. My colleague @ollywiseman takes offense! What's YOUR vote?
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The Free Press
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The Free Press Fight Club: Babies in bars—just say no or party on? Who’s in the right? Parents? The offended woman exercising her legal right to get wasted with adults only? The baby? Editors @margiconklin and @ollywiseman enter the ring to duke it out:
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10 years
I don't think I've seen Stephen Colbert bomb so bad on TV, like, ever. #Emmys2014
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7 years
Love these tales about Studio 54 by @stevecuozzo which show how different NYC is 40 years later @nypost
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. @nypost has coined a great new phrase for those super-annoying selfie sticks http://t.co/AUBV4HShYz http://t.co/ONIarU5Jh1
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7 years
. @mhennes3 makes an elegant case for why Gen X needs to save the world from millennials
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9 years
Meet the new Erin Brokovich: She sued Johnson & Johnson after baby powder gave her cancer
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5 months
TRUTH.
@bariweiss
Bari Weiss
5 months
If you're not taking flak you're not over the target.
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'Being an egg donor gave me terminal cancer" Fascinating read by @JaneRidleyNY
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9 years
How Melania Trump is copying Nancy Reagan on the campaign trail
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7 years
This piece has been attracting so much (deserved) attention to @SalenaZito and I'm proud to have published it:
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9 years
'We’re long lost sisters. I want to be her BFF.' Janice Dickinson on lookalike @Caitlyn_Jenner http://t.co/tduL76qEjU http://t.co/1z1ja8OcvN
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10 years
She's 51, single and pregnant: NYC woman says she’s proof “you really can have it all.” http://t.co/npdaOiUE7i
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6 years
Proud to have to published this.
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9 years
There is a grape that tastes like cotton candy. Seriously! http://t.co/UKKI206fBG
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10 years
“I did it before you, Gwyneth,” @missmayim tells @nypost . “I just didn’t call it that. http://t.co/W9Ufz0IURV #consciousuncoupling
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9 years
"I lost 100 pounds eating pizza every day"
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25 days
I love this new sizzle for @TheFP . Join our growing band of free-thinking subscribers today:
@TheFP
The Free Press
25 days
Fearless journalism built on honesty and independence—because you can handle the truth. Join The Free Press today:
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9 years
This doctor refuses to let her son play football:
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5 months
BRAVO to @EmilyYoffe for helming this weighty yet wonderful series in @TheFP for the past two months. If you haven't yet read about The Prophets who predicted our current times, check them all out here:
@bariweiss
Bari Weiss
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For the past two months we ran an experiment in @TheFP : searching essays looking back on thinkers who proved uncannily prescient about our current moment. We called the series: The Prophets. I loved the idea idea of the series. @EmilyYoffe was the editor, so that was enough for
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This is such a profound story by @robkhenderson — I was proud to publish it:
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9 years
The hilarious @WendyWilliams reveals how she dropped 50 pounds — but kept her boobs
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9 years
Fall's new It shoe is a joke, right? http://t.co/q2qoitd071
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8 years
A beauty of an Easter Sunday story from @SalenaZito — How a mayor's wife brought a town back from the brink @nypost
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Margi Conklin
10 years
This story on @ninadobrev and her post-breakup adventure made me really like her — and want to go traveling http://t.co/oCbiACLRx6
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10 years
Why comedy and depression often go hand in hand. Interesting piece by @sarafstewart http://t.co/jk4XCtb74E
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10 years
Scorned Tinder co-founder finally gets revenge against the tech bros http://t.co/OuQwUXWSEp http://t.co/oVHywupzpd
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@Pfro "Señora Diego Rivera"
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11 years
Amazing pics of Madonna when she was poor and serving guests espresso and bubble gum on silver trays at home @nypost http://t.co/iM7zyjm1lP
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9 years
"Losing 40 pounds destroyed my modeling career":
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“The color Hollywood loves the most is green.” @larrywilmore on why fall TV shows star so many minority actors. http://t.co/dm7v3gLjZ0
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10 years
My hubby @CJ_Yates got a FAB review in @peoplemag for his book "Black Chalk." I always said People has great taste! http://t.co/cadbXDiEHl
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10 years
The latest status symbol for Hamptons billionaires is truly ridiculous http://t.co/ciywLsJLRq
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1 year
@TheFP is hosting our first-ever live debate in September. Because powerful, robust, honest conversation has never been more crucial than it is today. Plus, Grimes.
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“I told colleagues I had ovarian cancer to cover up my meth habit.” Unbelievable story of a female cop http://t.co/DnBBxXp6Pa
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11 years
Meet the Andy Warhol of Instagram & his amazing pop art depicting Kanye, Pharrell and Anna Wintour with a walnut head http://t.co/srf7WOP9Td
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The 8 things NYC’s most stylish men wear, according to ex-Knick Baron Davis http://t.co/aREHsYnBIN @nypost @nyknicks @Baron_Davis
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8 years
Our leaders don't make America great. You do. @jpodhoretz
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STOP TELLING PARENTS TO "ENJOY EVERY MINUTE!" Another thoughtful, touching, hilarious column by @msullivandawson http://t.co/8c7pikygHi
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8 years
Only in New York, kids:
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11 years
New pot devices mean professionals can get high everywhere: the subway, the Met & the office http://t.co/gI9Oc8KrDj @nypost @timdonnelly
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9 years
Inside the secret salon where Muslim women lift their veils
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3 months
This is so adorable. Watch our @FrancescaABlock with her star of a grandma here.
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WATCH: Our reporter @FrancescaABlock sat down with her 84-year-old grandmother to take the cognitive test that Biden won’t.
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“A broom has a great thwack when you use it like this,” Mia Banducci explains from the edge of a bed, thumping hers down on the white duvet cover. “Really satisfying.” As is this great read from the one and only @Olivia_Reingold
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The suddenly trendy “rage ritual” might be the only place in America where the wrath of white women is welcomed. The FP’s always adventurous @Olivia_Reingold unleashed her inner banshee to see what it’s all about:
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7 years
The fascinating full story of young journalist's fateful ride on submarine @isareport
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Growing up in the shadow of the Towers: seven New Yorkers who were kids that day tell how it changed them http://t.co/owAztfSd6e #Honor911
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"I met my husband on death row." How a NYC architect gave up everything to be with a “murderer” http://t.co/DubdAqgApH
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This is so true @jpodhoretz
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How Rihanna and other celebs made pearls sexy again
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#MichaelJackson had a secret rivalry with Prince — and other fascinating stories from his former security team http://t.co/zHlX8xiMJX
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"I had a heart attack — at 31"
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Kate Middleton’s rowing pal is hosting an elite orgy in NYC this Saturday http://t.co/HD0ynOkHoz
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. @itsa_talia reveals her two years of fallout after writing THAT open letter to Yelp's CEO
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“I’m looking for a perfect 10 — someone who’s 5 on the looks scale with $5m in the bank.” Meet the new Gold Diggers http://t.co/rPZ2u5zWCN
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9 years
Why this season of @girlsHBO is the best yet: @lenadunham
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Local pizzeria owner launches NYC's hottest, most-lauded restaurant after reaching out to a guy he saw in a movie http://t.co/Cu30tTOxfV
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Why every woman over 40 should cut their hair off @nypost http://t.co/E9RNTYDpN8 @JoannaColes I salute you!
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10 years
No one is more obsessed with Amal Clooney than @nypost http://t.co/6bwtlfo9x6
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Why Melissa McCarthy is funnier and more feminist than Tina Fey @rkylesmith http://t.co/kRydYr5gHx
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6 years
Dear British friends, @CJ_Yates UK edition of “Grist Mill Road”* is out today in all good bookshops. I really appreciate you picking up a copy and recommending it. Fans include ⁦ @Kyle_MacLachlan ⁩ and ⁦ @Krystenritter ⁩ so what are you waiting for? *Dog not included.
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Son of Sam survivor breaks her silence after 40 years:
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Inside the NYC apartment building where strangers share clothes, bags, even diamond earrings, with each other @nypost http://t.co/eLAXva3fCO
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This stuffed gorilla at a NYC museum led an incredible "human" life in the UK — now they want him back
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"I was in a sham marriage" reveals woman who married gay best friend to get him a greencard and save his life @nypost http://t.co/jMpkTazgSA
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Anyone who has seen "Captain Phillips" needs to read this @nypost http://t.co/hBzcLpheeQ
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10 years
A great list of the best secret NYC spots you can sneak into this weekend — for free! http://t.co/I8I5WIldgm #OHNYwknd
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From Wall Street to Skid Row: Amazing New York story http://t.co/kSXntHsIY2
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And you know who Heather Mills needs to stay relevant? Paul McCartney http://t.co/dultsqrBOd
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@joerogan is making America laugh again with his new Austin-based club The Comedy Mothership. And he’s paying comics well, too. As Deric Poston tells @Olivia_Reingold : “I’m fucking rich now. I have Whole Foods money.”
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Ridiculous: Moms are getting into “physical fights” at the Disney store over “Frozen” merchandise @nypost http://t.co/s8sq9zDoIs #Frozen
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As more New Yorkers decide not to have kids, this is happening more often http://t.co/5tQmZS7g8W
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The inimitable @Pfro reveals the inside 'mean girls' culture that destroyed #SATC3 #teamkim
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This NYC cop is said to be the fittest on the force http://t.co/oqdTEkP3S9
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Why this model with a skin condition is the hottest thing on NYC buses right now http://t.co/hO0JAUrBSq
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"I'm turning into my mother — and it's not as bad as I thought!" 6 mom-daughter duos reflect
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Four men, four salaries: How they spend their money: Fascinating piece by @esquire
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Matt Harvey says he won't wait like Derek Jeter to wed: "I'm not afraid of marriage"
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"This girl was completely naked astride Leo. She was very ... enthusiastic." A model recounts her "Wolf" orgy @nypost http://t.co/C7reB7hTmy
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“We have a baby but I still froze my eggs” http://t.co/s4Petj1tuM
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