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Urban Affairs Reporter, The Morning Call
Covering cities and elections for @Mcall ✍️🧐 | Past: @PLCAReporters, @delawareonline | Say hi at liweber@mcall.com
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National News Desk Writer, On3
Covering college football, basketball, NIL @On3sports/@On3NIL | NFL, more @5GOATs_ | @LoyolaChicago alum. Tips: nicholas.schultz@on3.com, DMs open
Notre Dame Football Recruiting Reporter, On3
Notre Dame Football Recruiting Reporter for @On3Recruits and @BGINews | @MedillSchool and @JohnCarrollU graduate
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Chicago Bureau Chief, The Real Deal
News enthusiast. NBA-obsessed. @ColoradoStateU J-school. Journalist @trdny. Past stops: @nwherald, @dailycamera, @timescall, @reporterherald. Read your local 📰
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Senior Associate Editor, Built In
Sr Assoc Editor at @BuiltIn. PhD. Recovering academic. Texas export. Former Chicago dweller turned suburban mother of two. Wish I had hot takes. She/her
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Food and Drink Journalist, The Press and Journal
Food and Drink journalist at @pressjournal. 🍴 Views are my own. Got a story? Get in touch ☞ joanna.bremner@dcthomson.co.uk
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Night Desk Editor, Pantagraph
Night desk editor at @pantagraph. Fan of White Sox, Hoosiers, Colts, animals, outdoors, travel, 50-state marathon-running wife, life in general
Associate Editor, Christianity Today
Senior Reporter, Law360
Senior reporter @Law360 covering mostly #legaltech occasionally #accesstojustice RT ≠ endorsements, opinions my own, tips: sarah.martinson@law360.com
Presenter and Producer, BFBS Scotland, British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS)
linktr.ee/JimGellatly | @AmazingRadio Sunday 2-4pm | @BFBSScotland Breakfast Show | Event bookings: @wooshevents |
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