Dan Cepeda
@wyodan.bsky.social
Photojournalist, aging hipster and recovering music snob, 30+ years schlepping cameras for newspapers.
Please say it ain’t so NPR…
"Pivot to video" is synonymous with a desperate, trend-chasing strategy that sacrifices substantive content and leads to layoffs of talented staff to produce superficial videos to chase social media algorithms. Now it's NPR's turn. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/npr-...
NPR, the quintessential audio news brand, adapts to a video-first future
NPR’s new chief content officer Nadine Zylstra on how the public media company acquired Machine Gods — which she thinks can be “the Car Talk of AI.”
www.niemanlab.org
October 1, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Please say it ain’t so NPR…
This is devastating
BBC about to be literally decimated. www.upday.com/uk/uknews/2000-...
2,000 BBC jobs face the axe as £500m cost cuts trigger warning of a doom spiral | The latest National and International News - upday News
The BBC faces severe warnings of an inescapable "doom spiral" as a major cost-cutting drive triggers widespread job losses and the scaling back of television and radio services. Under a plan to save £500 million, the broadcaster is eliminating up to 2,000 roles — around 10 percent of its workforce — while battling low staff morale and mounting threats of strike action. | The latest National and International News - upday News
www.upday.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is devastating
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NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
September 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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For days, we’d been digging for proof that a Russian oligarch attended Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding. We scoured social media and analyzed wicker chairs.
Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for.
Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for.
“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
For days, we’d been digging for proof that a Russian oligarch attended Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding. We scoured social media and analyzed wicker chairs.
Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for.
Then, on a swimsuit model’s Instagram, we found the shaved head we were looking for.
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When a team of ProPublica reporters first heard that a Putin-linked oligarch named Umar Kremlev attended Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, they couldn’t believe it.
Then they found the proof in an Instagram group photo.
Listen to this excerpt from our “Paper Trail” podcast:
Then they found the proof in an Instagram group photo.
Listen to this excerpt from our “Paper Trail” podcast:
September 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
When a team of ProPublica reporters first heard that a Putin-linked oligarch named Umar Kremlev attended Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, they couldn’t believe it.
Then they found the proof in an Instagram group photo.
Listen to this excerpt from our “Paper Trail” podcast:
Then they found the proof in an Instagram group photo.
Listen to this excerpt from our “Paper Trail” podcast:
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NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period.
The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period.
The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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It's disgusting that this unpopular clown is using Dolly Parton's death to ride on her legacy of generosity and popularity. He has to use AI because Dolly Parton was never photographed with Donald Trump in real life. Because he is everything she disliked: selfish, dishonest, mean, and rude.
August 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's disgusting that this unpopular clown is using Dolly Parton's death to ride on her legacy of generosity and popularity. He has to use AI because Dolly Parton was never photographed with Donald Trump in real life. Because he is everything she disliked: selfish, dishonest, mean, and rude.
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"ICE tactics, already sadistic, are looking increasingly like torture," writes @judith-levine.bsky.social.
"The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."
"The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."
ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine
Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"ICE tactics, already sadistic, are looking increasingly like torture," writes @judith-levine.bsky.social.
"The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."
"The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."
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“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
www.forbes.com
August 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
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The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
Screwworm cases continue to rise.
And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
Screwworm cases continue to rise.
And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
August 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
Screwworm cases continue to rise.
And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
Screwworm cases continue to rise.
And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
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41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
August 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
Depressing and infuriating.
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what. www.wired.com/story/it-loo...
It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Depressing and infuriating.
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God this is unspeakably tragic
We found that thousands of parents have been separated from U.S. citizen children and at least 79 kids were doused with chemical agents.
🗓️ On July 21, join us for a virtual discussion on how children have been caught in Trump's immigration crackdown: https://propub.li/4fiHDSF
🗓️ On July 21, join us for a virtual discussion on how children have been caught in Trump's immigration crackdown: https://propub.li/4fiHDSF
July 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
God this is unspeakably tragic
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NEW: As ProPublica and @startribune.com investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going on to repeat the behavior.
Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
As ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going ...
www.propublica.org
July 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
NEW: As ProPublica and @startribune.com investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going on to repeat the behavior.
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A statement from WIRED leadership.
July 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A statement from WIRED leadership.
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A voyage of discovery: an idiot’s guide to reading The Odyssey
A voyage of discovery: an idiot’s guide to reading The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of the ancient Greek epic has sparked a new appetite for an old classic. Here are the translations, podcasts and audiobooks that make the Homeric world more approachable
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A voyage of discovery: an idiot’s guide to reading The Odyssey
The “Satanic Panic” and other religious right wing nonsense in the 80s was just a warm up lap for the culture war hellscape we’re in now. Fascinating and depressing read.
‘People are picking the dumbest fights’: the tortured history of America’s culture wars
‘People are picking the dumbest fights’: the tortured history of America’s culture wars
In a new book, Isaac Butler goes back to the 1980s to trace how battles started against the arts, from Piss Christ to Mapplethorpe, and looks at what we can learn for today
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The “Satanic Panic” and other religious right wing nonsense in the 80s was just a warm up lap for the culture war hellscape we’re in now. Fascinating and depressing read.
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1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term.
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July 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term.
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I still can’t believe what I’m hearing from these people. It’s unfathomable, yet here we are.
Stephen Miller accuses Haitians of "destroying" Springfield, Ohio, adding that following today's SCOTUS ruling, "we can finally remove them from the United States"
June 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I still can’t believe what I’m hearing from these people. It’s unfathomable, yet here we are.
So disturbing
Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:
June 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
So disturbing
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NYT headline when the economy added 266,000 jobs under Biden vs. NYT headline when BLS says the economy added 172,000 jobs under Trump.
June 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
NYT headline when the economy added 266,000 jobs under Biden vs. NYT headline when BLS says the economy added 172,000 jobs under Trump.
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The toll on press covering Delaney Hall:
AP photog: Broken knee from NJSP rush
Reuters photog: Sliced open fingers from ICE baton
EPA photog: Deliberately maced in ear (wearing a respirator)
Countless indies: Maced, shoved, shot at
Visual journalist: Still held in jail +14 hours after being detained
Reuters photog: Sliced open fingers from ICE baton
EPA photog: Deliberately maced in ear (wearing a respirator)
Countless indies: Maced, shoved, shot at
Visual journalist: Still held in jail +14 hours after being detained
June 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The toll on press covering Delaney Hall:
I still can’t believe we’re backsliding this recklessly. It’s horrifying.
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
We decided to illustrate it.
We decided to illustrate it.
The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
projects.propublica.org
May 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I still can’t believe we’re backsliding this recklessly. It’s horrifying.