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14 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
This shares more about what happened to @latinorebels this week. It's really sad but it is the truth.

aldianews.com/articles/polit…
What the story didn't include is the correspondence I had with @LeoShane and other committee members who were asked specifically about what was said about @PabloReports and what does being "too visible" mean. I will likely share those responses later since it was all on record.
We know that committee members complained about the work of a Latino journalist but they will now deny it.
What is more sad is how journalists spend time gatekeeping other journalists. That's the problem I have with this.
And this one quote from a white political journalist about diversifying media is all you need to know about how white the Congressional periodical press corps really is.

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Julio Ricardo Varela Profile picture
14 May
After just 1 month of getting a temporary pass to cover Congress for @latinorebels, @PabloReports's pass has not been extended. Been working hard with Pablo to get it renewed even to point of having @SpeakerPelosi's office intervene. They actually tried to help. #LatinoRebelsDCC
I am beyond upset because the mostly white Periodical Gallery committee gave us the runaround and also lied to us. I was told in a phone call by the person who helps coordinate the committee that @PabloReports was seen as being "too visible" during his one month of coverage.
Was also told that committee members complained that @PabloReports was there all the time covering Congress and that they didn't expect him to do so much work.
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25 Mar
In my latest opinion piece for @PostOpinions, I chronicle the last week of immigration coverage from major US news outlets and why I decided to not publish certain @AP stories at @latinorebels (part o @futuromedia).

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
In that piece, I found out that the @AP was addressing some of the words used in certain stories. They went on the record with me and also shared an internal memo about their recent decisions regarding immigration stories.
In the interest of informing the public and being fully transparent as a way to inform other editors, this is the internal memo I received from the @AP (4 tweets to follow).

Subject: From the Standards Center: A note about the current increase in border entrances

Part 1
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25 Mar
First press conference by @JoeBiden starts now. Announces that they will now set a goal of 200 million vaccines on first 100 days.
.@POTUS starts with all accomplishments in response to COVID pandemic.
"Help is here and hope is on the way," @POTUS says.

First question is from @AP about other issues facing opposition by GOP.
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12 Mar
Biden says that the US will have enough vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May. Says it is a war-time effort.
All American adults will eligible for vaccines by May 1, Biden says. Adds that a new vaccination website will be launched as well.
"I need every American to do their part. That's not hyperbole. I need you," Biden says.
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10 Mar
The is the US position: hey, our policies have literally decimated your region for countless of years, creating places where violence, corruption and fear rule, but don't try to flee these places because you are not welcome in the US. Don't come up here.
Am still stuck on the fact that Jacobson is saying that Central American society has greatly benefited from US foreign assistance.
Jacobson says they have learned lessons from previous work in Central America with then-VP Biden.

Admin needs to be "really explicit" with gov't of Central American countries having real commitments to stop root causes.
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9 Nov 20
This is a top of fold story in today's @BostonGlobe and @jazmineulloa wrote a very strong story. Here's hoping Globe continues to provide more space for these types of stories and not just be one and done, which is what has happened in past. (Been a Globe subscriber since 1991.)
My one take on this excellent story is that I don't necessarily see it as "gains" for GOP since the level of support fell into historical patterns. It had to do more with how Dems didn't really need to win FL or TX. I will stand by that one. Because of AZ, NV, WI, MI, PA and GA.
So there are two angles here but not necessarily on the same level. We will see how much the data plays into it in the next coming weeks.
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