Karyn Caplan
Press Freedom; Climate & Biodiversity Crises; Gender; Social Impact Via Tech; Justice: End Poverty, Genocide, Slavery, Corruption, Impunity, Inequality & Guns
- New: Trump bans all US agencies from working on the #G20. Ministerial Meetings, Working Groups, and Engagement Groups are all held in the lead up to the November gathering. Hopefully POTUS & #SouthAfrica President will meet in-person soon. Scoop: @johnphudson.bsky.social
- New: Trump to host the US-#Africa Leaders Summit in #NYC in late summer / early autumn (June to August) focusing on #trade and #investment. He did not host an #ALS during his first presidency. Unclear why they wouldn't tack it onto #UNGA as travel is costly. www.theafricareport.com/383817/trump...
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanJoin Devex on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly for crucial insights on global health’s next era! (thread 🧵) #WHA78 #WHO #globalhealth
- Reposted by Karyn Caplan‘Journalism’s Hit List’ Join us, in London or online, on 7th May for the #SirHarrySummit #TruthTellers. A privilege to be speaking alongside @christogrozev.bsky.social, moderated by Mark Stephens CBE. Details 👇
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- Mine too. ❤️ Fantastic to see the head of Committee to Protect Journalism @pressfreedom.bsky.social is now posting here. #JournalismIsNotACrime #EndImpunity #JournalistSafety #PressFreedom #WPFD2025
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- How is the US aligning with other countries where autocratic leaders have diminished the press?🗞️ Join CPJ's #WPFD2025 panel discussion, “Fast and Furious: The U.S. Crackdown on Press Freedom Amidst Global Autocracy.” May 5 | 12:00-13:45 | Press Club Brussels docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Where does your country land on the World Press Freedom Index #RSFIndex2025? America 🇺🇸 is way down at #57! #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2025 #JournalismIsNotACrime
- 🔴 #RSFIndex | RSF has released the 2025 World Press Freedom Index 1: Norway 🇳🇴 2: Estonia 🇪🇪 3: Netherlands 🇳🇱 20: United-Kingdom 🇬🇧 25: France 🇫🇷 49 : Italia 🇮🇹 57: United States 🇺🇸 126: Algeria 🇩🇿 159: Türkiye 🇹🇷 176: Iran 🇮🇷 178: China 🇨🇳 179: North Korea 🇰🇵 180: Eritrea 🇪🇷 Learn more here: rsf.org/en/index
- 🔴 #RSFIndex2025 A red line has been crossed. For the first time in the history of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, the conditions for practising journalism are bad in half of the world’s countries and only 1% of the planet benefits from a fully free press. #WPFD2025 #WorldPressFreedomDay
- 🔴 #RSFIndex2025 |The 2025 RSF World Press Freedom Index highlights the media’s growing economic fragility. Among the five indicators used to evaluate the Index’s countries, the economic indicator saw the most significant decline. #WPFD2025 #WorldPressFreedomDay
- There were 263 million cases of malaria in 2023, with 80% of cases among children under 5. Nearly half of all cases were reported in: Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, DRC. $1 invested in malaria = $40 return in economic growth, human development Malaria ends with us! #WorldMalariaDay
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- The final report of the Expert Review presents a suite of policy recommendations aimed at helping countries break free of the ‘triple crisis’ of escalating #debt burdens, #climate change and #nature loss. Link to watch launch event this Thursday 👇 #SpringMeetings #WorldBank #IMF
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanInstead of restoring access to The Associated Press newswire, as required by a federal judge, the Trump administration is removing the wire position in the daily press corps rotation altogether. The AP has just responded in a statement...
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- Reposted by Karyn CaplanA Russian court convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Each was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison.
- “A #freepress depends on its right to petition for redress - especially against government overreach. By denying outlets and journalists critical of Trump access to legal support, the White House’s sanctions will inevitably have a chilling effect on American news reporting.”
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanThe President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
- Even after the crushing loss of Alexi and Putin's brutal crackdown on dissent and investigative journalism, @leonidvolkov.bsky.social has not given up hope. #pressfreedom #journalismisnotacrime #democracy
- We arrived in less than 100 days. #kleptocracy
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanBreaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanHarvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
- President Bukele was in the White House today and he discussed with Trump housing "home grown" Americans in El Salvador's torture prisons. @sifill.bsky.social wrote about this over the weekend. Our work is just beginning.
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- “Both Mr. Krebs and Mr. Taylor should immediately bring lawsuits in the federal district court in Washington, D.C. against the President, the Attorney General, and the Director of the FBI for vindictive/malicious prosecution” Trump’s not going to stop until a federal court stops him. Must read 🧵
- Register today for ODI's virtual panel discussion on "What's next for global cooperation" with @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social @nataliesam.bsky.social @kopalo.bsky.social and Elizabeth Campbell, moderated by @columlynch.bsky.social. More speakers TBA. #WorldBank #IMF #SpringMeetings #Multilateralism
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanBREAKING: Judge Trevor McFadden, appointed by Trump in his first term, issues a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump admin to rescind its decision blocking AP access to the Oval Office & Air Force One. McFadden found the admin issued an unconstitutional viewpoint-based restriction on the AP.
- 31 heartbreaking commemorations of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in #Rwanda. I've visited many of the sites to bear witness to the horrors and church always cuts deeply. This is the first time I've seen this moving image. Never forget. #Kwibuka31 #RememberUniteRenew
- Today marks the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the #Tutsi in #Rwanda. We keep saying never again. 🕊️ #Kwibuka31 #RememberUniteRenew #R2P20
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- Happy #WorldHealthDay! It's also the final day of World Health Worker Week #WHWWeek and a perfect time to invest in and strengthen African #HealthHeroes. 💙 donate.amrefusa.org #healthworkerssavelives #Africa
- Dig in! #iff25 starts Wednesday. The programme spans press freedom, safety & well-being, investigative journalism, conflict reporting, local news, AI, big tech, climate & environment, misinformation, human rights & justice, gender & race, funding & sustainability, & more! www.journalismfestival.com
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- 🇺🇸 BALLGAME: Government says if removed individual is confined in a foreign prison, the President’s Article II prerogative to engage in "act[s] of foreign relations" bars an Article III court from intervening. If ruled in Trump's favor, he could & would remove American citizens he disfavors. #SCOTUS
- Worth watching!
- Listening to @wendyedelberg.bsky.social @hamiltonproject.org on @cnbc.com Squawk Box this morning. DOGE has not saved us money. Transparency already exists. Here’s actual outlays by federal government:
- Why wait until Liberation Day (can people really say that without laughing?) let alone 2026 to start event studies? Trade is affected by tariff threats, announcements, enactments & retractions. Each policy lurch is an event! We make the data easy to track: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanJUST POSTED: First Greenland. Then Panama Canal. Now (perhaps) Seabed Metals. Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans. nyti.ms/3FJhiiy
- Reposted by Karyn Caplan“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A
- “Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal app”: Google’s security team reported last month that Signal’s popularity among military personnel, politicians, journalists & activists has made it a prime target for espionage operations. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
- Must read exposé on FCC head Brendan Carr, a Musk-obsessed conspiracist waging direct attacks on the First Amendment. Combining personal biases with a blatant power grab, his “objective is not unlike Viktor Orbán’s in Hungary.” @thr.com @zeitchik.bsky.social www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
- “Publishers are an important demographic for Bluesky to attract, especially if it aims to become a source of real-time news, similar to X.” It’s working! News outlets are seeing more traffic from us.
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanThis is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites. Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
- Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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- Reposted by Karyn CaplanPST ART: Art & Science Collide closes today, but @olafureliasson.bsky.social’s OPEN @ MOCA is open thru July. #ExpoReview Visual Art Editor @briannasmykreder.bsky.social #ExpoRecommends this exhibition of large-scale, site-specific installations. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/SpringReco.
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanNEW: DOGE backtracks on promises of transparency, making its new errors harder to find. (We found more anyway) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanThis week I left The Washington Post after 40 years, 6 months and 6 days. Today I have a piece in the New Yorker explaining my heart-breaking decision, and including the column that was spiked. I wish I never had to write it. www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
- Women bear the brunt of regressive tax systems, while billionaires & corporations avoid paying their fair share. ICRICT’s recommendations are key to achieving gender equality. Read more 👉 www.icrict.com/gender-and-i... Here’s how: 🧵👇
- Very dark days indeed. @ruthmarcus.bsky.social, journalist, columnist and assoc editor, resigns from @washingtonpost.com. Letter to Bezos & Will: "Jeff's announcement...threatens to break the trust of readers that columnists are writing what they believe, not what the owner has deemed acceptable."
- Reasoned. Don’t miss @admiralstav.bsky.social today on #Amanpour #CNNi with @biannagolodryga.bsky.social discussing NATO, the US and Ukraine.
- Reposted by Karyn Caplanjust reupping this, on the Oscar-winning movie about how life under authoritarianism can feel almost normal until people start getting disappeared.
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- Happy New Year 🌟 #HappyNewYear2025
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- Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested on 19 December and is now detained in Evin Prison. She was in Iran, with a valid visa, to cover a country she knows and loves, according to Il Foglio. #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom #FreeCecilia
- Dick Parsons was a man of great character and grace. He will be missed. 🕊️
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- Beyoncé was Super Bowl sound, production and vibes. Banging. #BeyonceBowl 🎄
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- Tonight @60minutes.bsky.social If you think fentanyl overdoses, immigration and organized crime are problems, then you should care about stopping the gun pipeline from the US into Mexico, says attorney Jonathan Lowy. These weapons are not sold legally to civilians. www.cbsnews.com/news/damming...
- Fascinating and detailed story on Trump’s suit against the Pulitzer Prize board by @semaforben.bsky.social Many notes on solid reporting, lawfare, etc but this sticks: “Trump’s case, meanwhile, contains its own tacit concession. “The Russia Hoax” has quietly become “The Russia Collusion Hoax.”
- Billionaire Bill Ackman is spitballing in 🧵 with Bezos about an annual “Academy Award style event” targeting journalists & editors. Suggests 3rd party build a platform, likely off X, to track inaccuracies & help ensure “reputational cost” to those involved. Tracking facts X-style to build trust?
- It’s ON! Watch the #RipCurl #EddieAikau #BigWave #Invitational #TheEddie #EddieWouldGo #WaimeaBay #Oahu #NorthShore #Hawaii #surfing 🌊 🌺 youtube.com/watch?v=uD4FXZYAsLM
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- While constitutionally protected, the free press is under attack. Owners of news media need to stand up for journalists against potential future pressures from the DOJ or FCC. Congress needs to pass the #PRESSAct, protections for journos and their sources. -Indira Lakshmanan, US News & World Report
- Coming up soon on @velshi.bsky.social @velshimsnbc.bsky.social is a segment on the attacks on freedom of the press and democracy, and the crucial role of journalists in holding the line. #pressfreedom #holdtheline
- Coming up soon on @velshi.bsky.social @velshimsnbc.bsky.social is a segment on the attacks on freedom of the press and democracy, and the crucial role of journalists in holding the line. #pressfreedom #holdtheline
- My heart goes out to everyone at the Christmas market in Magdeburg and across Germany. 💔
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanI think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.” The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
- "NEW: Elon Killed the Budget Deal. Cancer Research for Kids Was Collateral Damage. My piece on the havoc wrecked by Musk and Trump"
- Reposted by Karyn CaplanThe Musk-Johnson government shutdown bill has been soundly defeated. MAGA extremists in the House GOP are not serious about helping working class Americans. They are simply doing the bidding of their wealthy donors and puppeteers. Unacceptable.
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- Let’s go #Knicks !!! 💙🧡
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- Today. High noon. The 'power' of the Senate.
- As @mariaressa.bsky.social reminds, it only took former Philippines President Duterte "roughly six months to crumble our institutions,” including #pressfreedom. Today's journalism requires the collaboration of journalists, technology companies, researchers, policymakers, civil society & the public.
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- Steve Bannon weighed in last night following ABC’s settlement with Trump by saying journalists and media “need to learn what populist national power is, on the receiving end. I mean investigations, trials, and their incarceration.” #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom
