ukraine correspondent at the @washingtonpost. author of PARADISE: https://t.co/W9IiLjR5dj (film out now on apple). ex-@sfchronicle. signal: lizziejohnson.86
Feb 1, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Not long after Jeff German — a reporter at the @reviewjournal — was slain outside of his home last fall, my editor called me with a question.
The Post had reached out, asking if we could help in some way. Jeff's editor had an idea. Maybe we could take on the last of his work.
Soon after, I flew to Las Vegas to start reporting, pairing up with the incomparable @Rookie__Rae, on visuals.
In the @reviewjournal newsroom, I saw Jeff's desk. It was neat, tidy. He'd started gathering court documents, tucking them in folders labeled in pink highlighter.
Aug 19, 2021 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
The fire had ignited from a malfunctioning PG&E transmission line. That morning — under dry, powerful winds — a threadbare hook on the century-old tower snapped. It was entirely preventable. A replacement would've cost $19: tinyurl.com/c77fzfuz. (2/13)
