My small thread on the painful departure of talented @npr hosts and staff: It sucks. But everyone's expressing opinions about why this is happening. I think this pulls agency and from the people who are departing. We need more questions and reporting, not more hot takes. 1/
So here's what I hope to see in the days ahead: I hope someone outside NPR will interview all these amazing people and see if there's a pattern here. Are they leaving because they're getting ridiculously good $$ offers from someone else that @npr can't match? 2/
Are they leaving because they feel disrespected and undervalued? Are they leaving because they've been in the same jobs for a long time and want something new? I want @lourdesgnavarro@AudieCornish@nprgreene and others to speak for themselves (if they choose to do so) 3/
Again it's clearly painful this is happening. But these are smart powerful people who have big voices. My hope is we'll get a clearer, more accurate picture of the *Why?* of @npr's turnover in the days ahead. /End
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What makes @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik's role worthy of deep reporting is that she has a long history at Harvard, at the Foreign Policy Institute and at the National Endowment for Democracy working with organizations that defend democratic and civic institutions. 2/
@EliseStefanik@RepStefanik From Hirsch's reporting: "Given her background – for Stefanik to be a leading voice discrediting the results of a presidential election and effectively trying to block or delay the peaceful transfer of power, it’s a surprising turn." #ny21 3/
Noteworthy: @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik has now gone beyond choosing not to advocate for vaccine acceptance in her #ny21 district. She is now arguing private companies should allow anti-vaxxers to use their platforms to spread and amplify false information about the vaccines. 1/
Specifically, @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik is saying it is "censorship" for twitter to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from repeatedly spreading lies that vaccines cause "extremely high" numbers of deaths. 2/ nytimes.com/2022/01/02/tec…
It's unclear which doctors @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik is referring to. It would be helpful for the small group #ny21 media who are still granted access to the Congresswoman to ask whether Rep. Stefanik shares Rep. Greene's views about vaccines. 3/
Thread: For 20 years I covered the political & cultural life of a small region of rural America in northern NY, the #adirondacks and the #ny21 congressional district. If you had told me this story would have been possible, I wouldn't believe it. @ncpr 1/ northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/449…
I covered hurricanes, fires, wars, tragic event after tragic event. In every instance there was a palpable coming together, a tone that was broadly apolitical and a deep sense that small towns must, in the final equation, work together to survive. 2/
I say the tone was apolitical but the political leadership class of #ny21 is largely Republican. In moments of crisis leaders like Betty Little, John McHugh, Janet Duprey, Teresa Sayward and many others worked closely across party lines to help communities heal. 3/
Thread: NoCo Rep. @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik today called out Democrats for silence on a local politician involved in alleged drug use. Meanwhile her social media feeds were completely silent on the death and healthcare 'gridlock' being caused by #covid19. #ny21 1/
Here's a sampling of what local media outlets looked like on this day when the Congresswoman made no mention of the pandemic. This from @poststar 2/ poststar.com/news/local/war…
Thread: For six+ years I covered @EliseStefanik@RepStefanik as closely as any journalist, following her through rural Upstate #adirondack towns in #ny21, watching her build political strength, visiting her in Washington DC. Here are my takeaways. 1/
She also worked closely early in her career with moderates and people who've emerged as never-Trumpers like @MittRomney@SpeakerRyan@BillKristol including a stint in the Bush-Cheney White House. 3/
North Country thread #ny21: this has huge implications for the #adirondacks region. Our population is already older than the national average which means even fewer births 1/
When you combine this with our lack of appeal to immigrants the math is devastating. Demographic decline is inevitable without a profound shift 2/
Because so many of our communities and counties are already very low population the impacts could be felt very swiftly and indeed are manifested in closing schools churches groceries etc 3/