Accidentally typed Gov. Roy Kent instead of Gov. Roy Cooper in my latest story draft. Someone tell
@brettgoldstein
he’s got a state to lead.
#tedlasso
🤝
#ncpol
person: so what do you study?
me: journalis-
person: oh, better watch what I say around you! DoNt QuOtE mE oN tHiS hahahaha *cough* enemy of the people *cough*...can you edit this essay for me though?
person: so what do you study?
me: chemistr-
person: Oh i HATED chemistry in school it was the WORST! it was my LEAST FAVORITE subject i didnt understand ANYTHING i wish i NEVER heard of an electron
@SenTedCruz
called Britney Spears, who has been under a conservatorship in California since 2008, “one of the most iconic American pop stars of all time.”
“I count myself emphatically in the
#FreeBritney
camp and have been so, vocally, for some time,” Cruz said.
Transgender adults are scrambling to form contingency plans as GOP politicians rapidly erode access to the gender-affirming care many credit as life-saving. Some in Missouri are turning to DIY HRT as they await a court ruling. New for
@AP
w/
@esballentine
.
Celebrating one year (& 160+ bylines)
@AP
today! I couldn’t be prouder of the stories I’ve told out of North Carolina, the relationships I’ve built & everything I’ve learned about the profession & about myself in just one year’s time. 🥳☝️
A little job news for your Wednesday ✨✍🏼
Delighted to share that I’m SLC-bound in early December for a new role as
@AP
’s Utah state government reporter.
I can’t wait to call this beautiful state home and to connect with everyone in the
#utpol
#utleg
universe.
BREAKING: Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit that challenges several provisions of a state law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the dwindling days before the new restrictions take effect.
@AP
#ncpol
#ncga
I’m beyond excited to share I’ve accepted a job as
@AP
’s new government & politics reporter in Raleigh, North Carolina, via
@Report4America
! Thank you to everyone who helped me make this dream a reality. Please send me all your Raleigh recs!
#ncpol
Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from enforcement. New for
@AP
.
#utpol
Hi, Utah! 👋🏼 It’s my first day in the
@AP
Salt Lake City bureau as your new state government reporter.
#utpol
I’ll be covering the legislature, courts, campaigns, the church & just about anything happening in the state that’s of national interest. Reach me at hschoenbaum
@ap
.org.
I’m beyond proud to be recognized for my
@AP
reporting as one of five up-and-coming journalists setting the curve on LGBTQ+ coverage. Thank you,
@nlgja
&
@CurveFdn
, for this tremendous honor!
Today marks 3️⃣0️⃣ years
@AP
for the best colleague & mentor this rookie could ask for. Covering the NC legislature as a small but mighty duo with
@garydrobertson
has been the highlight of my first year at AP. Every day with him is like my own private
#ncpol
master class.
Bringing home the hardware – my first professional journalism award 🥹🏆
I’m so appreciative of
@CurveFdn
for recognizing my work, connecting me with this exceptional cohort & consistently supporting LGBTQ women in journalism. Couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this community!
Boston University junior Mercedes Muñoz said
@TeamBeto
reached out to her club
@AlianzaLatinaBU
to organize this student meetup. She said she was told
#BetoORourke
wanted to connect with young lantinx voters and give them a voice in the presidential race.
#mapoli
@BUNewsService
When the grandpa who inspired your early love for writing calls you on the verge of tears because he found your byline in his hometown paper for the first time 🥹🗞
After I reported
@timesunion
that
@RepStefanik
filed her 14th proxy letter Tuesday, citing “the ongoing public health emergency” as the reason for her absence, while actually en route to Mar-a-Lago, her
#NY21
opponent
@CastelliMatt
responded that she “outright lied” to the clerk.
“There’s no such thing as a Republican bridge or a Democratic bus system,” said
@SecretaryPete
on the importance of bipartisan collaboration in swiftly distributing funds from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
@NatlGovsAssoc
#BetoORourke
said he wants to stress to people that “trans kids are so often the victims, not the perpetrators” of attacks and should never be kept out of the bathrooms that feel right for them.
#mapoli
@BetoORourke
@BUNewsService
Nothing better than dinner & drinks on a warm Raleigh weeknight with all of the talented 20-something’s who cover the NC legislature. Declaring our first gathering of the Capitol Press Corps’ young reporters caucus a success! 🍻
#ncga
#ncpol
In response to a student question about the election system,
#BetoORourke
said the current process for collecting votes has “functionally disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of Americans.” He said he supports paper ballots & paper receipts so everyone gets a vote.
#mapoli
Not the start I’d hoped for in Utah, but my bylines should be back on the wire in no time. Grateful for my AP colleagues who’ve stepped up in my absence & sent their love as I continue to recover from quite the health scare. My heart is full & my lungs are on the mend ❤️🩹
Honored to be among the nominees for this year’s
#GLAADAwards
recognizing fair, accurate & inclusive coverage of the LGBTQ+ community. Our
@AP
story on bills requiring schools to out trans kids to their parents is shortlisted for Outstanding Print Article.
Personal news: I’m so excited to be joining the
@AP
’s 2020 Election Tabulation team! This has been my first presidential election as both a voter and a journalist, so I feel honored to have a hand in helping track and count every vote 🗳✅
Four years since this fever dream! Little did I know, this night would launch my political journalism career to new heights, from the Mass. State House to the halls of Congress to, now, the AP. 🚀
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox calls the tip line created to enforce the state’s transgender bathroom law “misaligned” but voices confidence in the law itself as the auditor’s office reports receiving more than 10,000 hoax submissions. Catch up on the controversy:
It’s is my dream-come-true first week as a congressional reporter on Capitol Hill! Look out for my stories
@medillonthehill
, starting tomorrow.
Journos & staffers, if you see me looking lost in the Capitol tunnels, please come say hello!
Thanks,
@MedillSchool
, for an unbeatable year of grad school!
I’m so proud of our small but mighty D.C. squad & can’t wait to watch all my talented friends take the news industry by storm.💜🎓
In the wake of a massive power grid attack last month in Moore County, North Carolina, three electric substation attacks today cut power to 14,000 customers in western Washington. WA & OR authorities confirmed six other separate attacks in previous weeks.
At his Boston student meetup,
#BetoORourke
explains that he was able to find common ground with gun owners at an Arkansas gun show because those folks also have children who are terrified to go to school out of fear of a shooting.
#mapoli
@BetoORourke
@TeamBeto
@BUNewsService
It was such a special experience to speak about my
@AP
coverage at today’s
#NLGJA23
afternoon plenary session about laws affecting LGBTQ+ safety & expression in schools. Thank you to all who attended & have made me feel so welcome at my first convention!
Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina are attempting to exempt themselves from public records laws meant to safeguard transparency with a budget provision allowing them to keep any legislative document private — even after they leave office.
#ncpol
One last North Carolina report! My
@AP
/
@Report4America
capstone exposes how UNC Hospitals refer some transgender youth in crisis to psychiatric units inconsistent with their gender identity. Doctors say a massive bed shortage leaves them no choice.
#ncpol
The real news of tonight’s
@CNN
town hall: I blacked out after hearing
@andersoncooper
say my name yet somehow still managed the correct pronunciation of “Buttigieg.” 😅 Thanks, everyone, for the kind comments! And thanks to
@PeteButtigieg
for answering my question so thoroughly!
Thank you,
@AP
&
@NCLeg
, for the warm welcome my first week on the job! I’ll be continuing to pursue stories through the
#ncga
offseason that explore the local impacts of state & federal policies in North Carolina.
#ncpol
Got ideas? I’d love to hear from you: hschoenbaum
@ap
.org
This week marks six months at the
@AP
Raleigh bureau! Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me with open arms, engaged with my work or trusted me with their story this year.
To say North Carolina news has kept me busy would be an understatement. A highlight reel🧵:
👋🏼 Hello to my new North Carolina followers! I’m Hannah, incoming state govt. reporter
@AP
. I start in mid-June & I’d love to hear from you!
🏛 What should I know about
#ncpol
#ncga
?
🔎 What stories have gone untold in your community?
❗️What issues matter to you?
📬 DMs are open
@dailyfreepress
As sad as this is, at least we‘ll be able to celebrate our immensely talented FreeP alum
@evedwards621
getting the recognition she deserves.
With D.C. schools and federal offices closed for the storm, many residents are out enjoying their first snow day of the new year. ❄️⛄️
Hundreds gathered on the National Mall Monday afternoon for a massive snowball fight, dubbed the “Battle of Snomicron.”
I’m a proud
@Report4America
alum as of this week & will be forever grateful for the opportunities the program gave me to grow my career.
@AP
is taking on new RFA reporters in AL, AZ, FL, GA, LA, TX & VA. My DMs are open to any early career journo interested in applying.
Today, we are THRILLED to announce the selection of dozens of new
@Report4America
newsroom partners.
🔍 Talented, service-minded journalists and photographers are now invited to apply to join the growing
@Report4America
reporting corps.
Learn more:
First-time feature in POLITICO Playbook this morning! A bucket list item for this politics nerd ✅
Thanks
@EugeneDaniels2
&
@RyanLizza
for highlighting my latest
@AP
story on the political impact of North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban.
#ncpol
The return of DONALD TRUMP could help Dems bury their differences with anti-Trump Republicans and independents and unite into a majority coalition similar to the one that fueled Dem victories in the Trump-centered elections of 2018/2020. More in Playbook:
Flipping buildings is not illegal. But it can exacerbate the Boston area’s housing crisis, especially when occupants of entire buildings enter the market.
Taking in a brief moment of beauty amid a heavy field reporting day talking to victims’ families, friends and classmates in the aftermath of a shooting in Raleigh — the 25th mass killing so far this year.
Lots of love to everyone who has reached out with words of encouragement.
#BetoORourke
says at his Boston student meetup that the
#Trump
administration works by “terrifying people based on their differences from the majority.”
#mapoli
Honored to learn that our national feature story on inflation impacting Indigenous food access was recognized in
@AP
’s Best of the Week contest🏅
Read about how fellow
@Report4America
reporters
@c_thesavage
,
@TrishaAhmed15
& I brought the idea to life ⬇️
��Every member of our community bears the cost of homophobia & transphobia unchecked,” said Serena Sebring of Blueprint NC. “Moore County is an example & ought to be a cautionary tale about what happens when we allow bigotry to flourish.” My latest for
@AP
.
Hi, North Carolina! Today is my first day as your state government & politics reporter for
@AP
.
Got tips? Story ideas? Data sets? Relevant expertise? Juicy
#ncpol
#ncga
#ncsen
insights? 🗣🏛🔍
Let’s talk!
📧: hschoenbaum
@ap
.org
📲: DMs are open
A wild scoop for your Friday: The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son tells
@AP
he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the U.S. as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt.
Touched by this feedback & couldn’t agree more 😌
For my non-LGBTQ+ journalist friends who want to write with similarly respectful language, I recommend:
• The
@nlgja
stylebook on LGBTQ terminology:
• The
@TransJA
style guide:
Funny story:
@KenyaTheHunter
and I met last year covering a rally at Boston City Hall and reunited last night at the CNN Town Halls In New Hampshire. It’s a small, small political journalism world!
Proud to share my first national feature story for
@AP
. A dispute over the
@NorthCarolinaGP
’s stalled effort to field candidates exposed Democrats’ bareknuckle efforts to prevent the progressive group from siphoning away crucial votes come November.
#ncpol
Such a sweet send-off tonight from the North Carolina Capitol Press Corps. I’m really going to miss working with all these fun, talented & supportive people 🥹
From
@COMatBU
classmates to co-teachers!📚🫱🏼🫲🏽
I’m excited to be teaming up with my friend & fellow BU alum
@mia_khatib
to mentor the talented student journalists of The Pirate’s Hook at Riverside High School in Durham.
Let’s make a paper!🗞
The
@NCSBE
voted today to reject an
@NCGOP
request authorizing county elections officials to scrutinize signatures on absentee voting documents. Voting rights advocates warned the measure could disenfranchise elderly & disabled voters. New for
@AP
.
#ncpol
It’s been an honor working alongside the talented student journalists of the
@dailytarheel
this week. They’re providing top notch coverage while coping with a tragedy on their own campus.
Yesterday was surreal.
✅ First time at the White House
✅ First time asking
@PressSec
a question in the briefing room
Special thank you to
@jeffmason1
(world’s coolest professor),
@kaitlancollins
,
@EugeneDaniels2
&
@KellyO
for their thoughtful advice on covering the presidency.
Today marked the start of my internship with the investigations unit at the
@NBCNews
Washington Bureau! Please reach out if you’re in the D.C. area and want to meet up & send your juiciest news tips to Hannah.Schoenbaum
@nbcuni
.com
BREAKING: Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled today, eroding protections in one of the South’s few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.
#ncpol
@AP
@Report4America
Biden’s top environment official
@EPAMichaelRegan
visited Warren County, N.C. — considered the birthplace of environmental justice — to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion to undeserved communities burdened by pollution. New for
@AP
:
I want to highlight some of the exceptional investigative projects from our Riverside High journalism students.
They tackled some heavy topics: gun violence against students, sexualization in girls’ sports, inadequacies in sex-ed curriculum & more.🧵
In Chapel Hill today,
@SecYellen
warned the increasing frequency & severity of natural disasters could create devastating short-term supply reductions & price spikes. She is the third Cabinet member to visit NC in September alone. My latest for
@AP
.
#ncpol
“If immigration is a problem, it’s the best possible problem the U.S. could have,”
#BetoORourke
said at his Boston student meetup. He explained that his neighbors from other countries make his Texas community infinitely better.
#mapoli
@BetoORourke
@TeamBeto
@BUNewsService
Annual Congressional Dinner with fellow Capitol Hill reporters, lawmakers & my
@MedillSchool
family. Thank you to the
@washpressclub
for welcoming us early career journalists with open arms!🥂✨
This is truly so kind. I couldn’t be prouder to (loudly) represent
@nlgja
& my whole LGBTQ journalism family in this new role
@AP
. I feel so empowered by the opportunity to bring more representative storytelling to the South, beginning this pride month! 🌈
hannah is one of the first people who has taught me the true meaning of “chosen family.” i’m an outer, prouder journalist because of her, and i could not be more glad
@ap
/
@report4america
has hired such a dedicated and thoughtful reporter who I’m grateful to call my friend. 🌈
An avid runner & mother of three boys. A woman who was the “rock” of her family & a beloved neighbor. A Navy veteran whose wedding was two weeks away. These were among the victims of the shooting rampage in Raleigh that killed five & wounded two more.
@AP
The
@AP
squad is showing out in Philly at
#nlgja23
! 🌈
Here’s where you can hear us speak:
• Friday afternoon plenary:
• Friday Career Expo:
• Saturday breakout session on AP Style:
Great to have some of my Riverside High journalism students shadowing me today at the General Assembly!
They sat in on news conferences, committees & a House floor session, talked to lawmakers from their district & learned about lobbying from folks at Planned Parenthood.
#ncpol
I’m proud to share my first investigative story for
@wgbhnews
&
@NECIRBU
, which explores last year’s sharp decline in inmate suicides at Massachusetts county jails. A big thank you to
@christo_burrell
, who has been a great mentor & partner on this project.
A new Massachusetts law aims to cut down on solitary confinement -- a known factor in inmate suicides -- by limiting the amount of time a prisoner can be held in solitary:
Honored to work on
@AP
’s main
#abortion
story of the day — a roundup detailing how Democratic governors are shielding out-of-state abortion patients from prosecution by their home states.
Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure — along with the providers who help them — from being prosecuted by their home states.
As Pride month comes to an end, who are some LGBTQ+ journalists we should all be following year-round? What have you learned from reading their stories? Shout out your faves!
@nlgja
@TransJA