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Reporter @NPR Previously @NYT The Run-Up From LA Send tips to vromo @npr .org

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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
4 years
This is deeply disturbing. The Sec of Education essentially touting the fact that there are no guidelines in place for public schools — as if that’s a positive thing — while urging them to reopen, endangers the lives of millions.
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2 years
My latest @npr -- A coroner in #Uvalde is haunted by identifying the bodies of children -- and a friend. "It's something you never want to see and it's something you don't, you cannot, prepare for. It's a picture that's going to stay in my head forever."
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
2 years
. @CrosswalksLA says they can't rely on the city to keep Angelenos safe so they'll keep us safe. The group recently painted a series of crosswalks in Hollywood inspiring other frustrated people across the country to do the same. Read my @npr story here:
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
Thank you @emilyjanefox for the profile of Hope Hicks. You've given the internet one job to do today: "She filmed an audition tape for a kid’s edition of the hit show Weakest Link. (On the tape, SHE PERFORMED AN IMPROVISED RAP)
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
Don’t listen to your mom. Listen to @npr #ItsBeenAMinute this weekend w @samsanders @JacobMargolis and meeeee!
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
Hard at work covering, erm...politics? Thanks a million for talking on a summer Friday afternoon Nikos Giannopoulos
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
4 years
I’ve made it. Bow before me. Or bring me some hand sanitizer.
@NPRmageddon
NPRmageddon
4 years
Vanessa Romo. Reporter for NPR's News Desk. @vanromo @NPR #NPRmageddon
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2 years
Got a chance to talk to PULITZER WINNER @Maria_Hinojosa moments after the big announcement!
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Futuro Media
2 years
. @Maria_Hinojosa 's advice for fellow journalists is: "Trust your gut about what's a story. But then also be prepared to bring some heart into it." Story by @vanromo .
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
Hearing Biggie Smalls, Jr.,'s Hypnotize in an Oreos commercial robs me of another 15 minutes of life each time I hear it.
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
Unfortunate cut off....
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
4 years
Mass Senate voted to override Republican Gov. Baker's veto of legislation that enshrines abortion rights into state law. It grants access to 16 yo individuals seeking to terminate a pregnancy without parental consent or judicial interference. My story:
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
I haven't thought about El Chacal since my teen years. This was the one moment of levity through this chaotic debacle.
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Esmeralda Bermudez
4 years
I’m waiting for El Chacal de la Trompeta to come in 😳 #Debate2020
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
“May the fires we burn light the way” #PortlandProtests #Portland #pdx @NPR
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
For all the non-believers, here's @NYT on Benjamin Dryer's new book, Dryer's English: "The book is full of no-nonsense pronouncements on matters like the Oxford comma (use it)..."
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Vanessa Romo
3 years
Got to interview Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, for this story. At 94 she says she always knew she'd live to see the day it became a federal holiday.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Finally getting around to reading @longdrivesouth Vox piece, The Haunting of Girlstown. Love this line: "Many of the paths were lined with tall hedges with odd zigs and zags pruned into them, as though the gardener were hallucinating." Chef's kiss!
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
Leaving this here: Drug In A Rug: Is That A Bag Of Cocaine Under Your Toupee?
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7 years
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4 years
Loving LA's new streetlamps-to-come.
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
2 years
I got a chance to chat with with of my 😍 @paqjonathan only to find out he's a true 🤩! My story for @npr
@NPRoye
NPR Oye
2 years
You may know social media star @paqjonathan for his hilarious TikTok videos in which he plays a Mexican mom, but Jonathan Chavez has got his eyes set on acting, music, and ultimately — becoming a "Latino king." The latest from @vanromo
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
LA sheriff Alex Villanueva initially singled out reporter ⁦ @AleneTchek ⁩ saying she may have been part of a conspiracy to leak a video of a deputy kneeling on a handcuffed inmates head. Later, he walked that back, saying she s not a suspect.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
As I walk all over Portland covering the protests, I keep hearing this YG & Nipsy Hustle song blasting out of cars and, apparently, backs of bikes! Stirs up sooo many feelings.
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
3 years
COMFORT DECORATING! You've probably been doing it since the start of the pandemic and if you haven't, here are some great tips on how to make your place more cozy, calming and efficient. My episode for @NPRLifeKit Also, s/o to @dabito and @thedanicheese
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
Met a group of Christian bikers - the Journey Riders Sons of God - who were comforting a 9-yr old girl who hid in the bathroom at Robb Elementary as the gunman massacred a classroom full of children. #uvalde @npr
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
Sometimes I write my own headlines: What The Ba-kaaaawk? Activist Behind #TrumpChicken Isn't Done Yet
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
If any @nprpolitics fans have ever wondered what @scottdetrow looks like dancing to tecno hit #sandstorm , wonder no more
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Vanessa Romo
3 years
"I stand on the shoulders of giants, incredible people who paved the way for me to have this opportunity," says Carl Nassib in a video of his public coming out today. by me @NPR
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
11 years
@dinnerpartydnld Maybe no Stitcher Award but you did get a shout out from @AptTherapy http://t.co/wkS7ebijUI
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
It’s interesting that most people seem to be focusing on the Christmas part of this when she also says THIS: MELANIA: People are saying, What about the children who are separated? Who gives a f*ck!”
@IsaacDovere
Edward-Isaac Dovere
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“Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration? But I have to do it.” - First Lady Melania Trump
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
Heading into Friday like ... #newbootgoofing
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
This is SHOCKING but not surprising. Some years ago I watched as a Seattle police officer pummeled a homeless man after he jay walked across an empty street at about 11pm. I pulled over, demanded to speak to his supervisor, and filed an official complaint about what I’d seen...
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
I'm gonna be super busy for 79 minutes and 43 seconds on Sunday night.
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
I made my comeback on this week's @nprpolitics podcast! 🙋🏻🎧🎤📻
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
"Laughing up their sleeves" -- Now that he invented!
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
7 years
Russia must be laughing up their sleeves watching as the U.S. tears itself apart over a Democrat EXCUSE for losing the election.
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4 years
A f**cking CONFEDERATE FLAG mounted on the Capitol
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4 years
This seems huge...
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
RIP Jay Thomas. Having grown up in LA when @Power106LA started, his voice will always be a reminder of home.
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
5 years
Was so fun to be on @NPRItsBeenAMin this week with @TomDreisbach and @samsanders
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It's Been A Minute
5 years
In your feeds now: a new weekly wrap with guests @vanromo and @TomDreisbach of @NPREmbedded . On the weekly wrap we cover #FlintWaterCrisis lawsuits, disturbing conditions at ICE facilities, and Hillary Clinton's Bernie comments.
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Vanessa Romo
8 years
In my mind he will always be this hottie, forever frozen in this moment and this outfit! NO TENGO DINERO - 1972
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
When pressed about the doctor's background and previous statements, the president was completely unfazed and repeated her claims that she's had tremendous success using hydroxychloroquin.
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
Got this video from @CrosswalksLA showing @LADOT workers removing an unauthorized crosswalk in East Hollywood. City officials say they'll have a traffic circle in place by the end of the day. Story to come.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
This is absolutely ludicrous and incredibly dangerous. How is this happening?
@michikokakutani
Michiko Kakutani
4 years
The White House is blocking CDC officials from testifying next week at a hearing on reopening schools, according to the House Education and Labor Committee. via @politico
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
I stand with #WeMakeKCRW as they look to wrap up negotiations for their first union contract. Your #sagaftra public media colleagues have your back!
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
This is work today...
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
umm...for real?
@GovMikeHuckabee
Gov. Mike Huckabee
7 years
For Cinco de Mayo I will drink an entire jar of hot salsa and watch old Speedy Gonzales cartoons and speak Spanish all day. Happy CdMayo!
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
A thing I’ve learned covering the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial: Depp owns at least 5 penthouses at the Eastern Columbia Building in DTLA.
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
The equivalent of pouring one out...
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
5 years
BREAKING: @NPR newsroom riveted by upside-down-panda-in-a-tree developments. Will he be able to get down??? People need to know.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Trump just said, GOOD. WTF?!?! To the fact they 545 parents of undocumented children can’t be found. That’s is so disgraceful.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Who’s NOT monitoring the mute button?
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Vanessa Romo
11 years
Today I learned: #SHARKNADO @Syfy
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
Another for today: Elon Musk To Facebook: Mmm...K, Bye
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Authorities have stated that the families have not all been notified. That’s why they have not yet released their names and why we don’t know anything about who they were and how lived their lives before this tragedy.
@katchow
kat chow
4 years
I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for. I want to know the fabric of their days and the contexts of their lives.
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Vanessa Romo
8 years
#BREAKING : TWO WOMEN SAY TRUMP TOUCHED THEM INAPPROPRIATELY by the amazing @mikiebarb @mega2e
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
@samsanders What is happening? Also, was Scorcese asleep? Are they starting over? Is this real life?
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
. @nprpolitics team on @titonka vegan mac n cheese. @HorsleyScott verdict: it looked better before I knew what it was
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
2 years
Not @netflix recommending a whole new category of “Mid-Life-Crisis” movies. Why you gotta do me like that?
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
@Gannyroxx @AZ_Brittney Hi there - I'm a reporter with NPR. I'm curious if you happen to live in one of the trigger law states. If so, which one and would you be open to speaking with me about your story?
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
Hard at work on @nextgenradio projects @USCAnnenberg
@CellyontheTelly
Celeste
7 years
@vanromo You are Poppin
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
5 years
Preach!
@Poynter
Poynter
5 years
"Newsrooms have to respect the fact that complicated and controversial stories take time to do right."
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
@DrKSTraynor Hello Prof. Traynor - I'm a reporter for National Public Radio in the states and I'm working on a story about bumblebees possibly engaging in "play." Are you available for a brief interview in the next hour or so?
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Barr just said,”Police injuries far exceed civilian” injuries?!?! Wonder where he’s getting his data bc that is definitely not what I’m seeing in Portland.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
Jan. 6, 2021: The day the damn broke on "LIES." As reporters we've danced around it for 4 years, using euphemisms like "untruths." But in trying to explain how we got here and the president's role in fomenting this level of radical dissention, you just can't escape it. Lies.
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
#karenmcdougal story: She said she loved Trump and that he loved her. He told he so "all the time" and had several pet names for her, including "baby" and "beautiful Karen." Trump allegedly, also favorably compared her to his daughter Ivanka. "He said I was beautiful like her."
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
. @RepLindaSanchez just told @MSNBC she has chosen to go to "a less safe" secret location bc REPULICAN LEADERS REFUSE TO WEAR FACE MASKS!!!
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
4 years
... I wouldn't let it go and after going on air to talk about it (KIRO) the department reached out to me. They wanted me to sit down for a mediation session with the offending officer. But if I agreed, the complaint would be REMOVED from his file. I refused.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
This is SHOCKING but not surprising. Some years ago I watched as a Seattle police officer pummeled a homeless man after he jay walked across an empty street at about 11pm. I pulled over, demanded to speak to his supervisor, and filed an official complaint about what I’d seen...
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
Wowzers. I know there’s a lot of doubt, which is why I say this AI programmer *thinks* he’s cracked it. The story will include lots of POV.
@esweany
Erin E. Sweany
7 years
RIGHT after this my @NPRItsBeenAMin experience turned to me shouting at the podcast and it's discussion of the #VoynichManuscript . @vanromo , please at least check out #medievaltwitter before claiming Voynich has been deciphered.
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7 years
Trump off cam brag @ owning the largest winery in US appears to be untrue: "the wine business, owned independently and run by his son Eric"
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
Sadly, public radio is no better. @LATBermudez
@BermudezWrites
Esmeralda Bermudez
5 years
Newsroom Leadership 2018 reports: @nytimes 78% white @washingtonpost 77% white @WSJ 84% white @latimes 64% white @BostonGlobe 87% white @chicagotribune 87% white @USATODAY 85% white @HoustonChron 89% white @dallasnews 77% white @azcentral 89% white Source: ASNE/NYTIMES
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
When a news anchor has to clarify, "We have eyeballs."
@KFILE
Andy Kaczynski
4 years
Watch White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern refuse to answer on MSNBC when asked six times when the president's last negative test was.
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💖💖💖
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jlo
4 years
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7 years
My amazing mentee @CellyontheTelly is working on a Tory about this 100 year old market. Final audio piece to come! #nextgenradio
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Celeste
7 years
@smorgasburgLA @rowdtla @happeninginDTLA @CivilEats Danny’s stall, Pronto Produce, is 1 of 85 vendors at the 7th Street Produce Market, on the corner of Central Ave & 7th. Tune in tomorrow for Danny’s story. He talks to @vanromo and I on life after midnight! ❤️ #nextgenradio
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10 years
. @rweingarten : "Between NCLB and Race to the Top, fed educ accountability efforts have taken a very, very,very... very wrong!" turn #aft14
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
On brand.
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4 years
“I’m not a cat!” explains lawyer during court proceedings over Zoom.
@MikaelThalen
Mikael Thalen
4 years
A lawyer using Zoom had to let a judge know that he wasn’t a cat after inadvertently activating a face filter
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People just carried a couple of full size mattresses into the middle of the street. Presumably to set on fire. Near the @PortlandPolice north precinct #PortlandProtests #pdxprotest #Portland @npr
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
Covering the breaking-est of Breaking News: Oregon Man Called Police About A Burglar. Armed Officers Found A Rogue Roomba
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
So what are the repercussions?
@SenJohnMcCain
John McCain
7 years
This is the United States of America. We do not do this here. There is no excuse for this kind of thuggish behavior.
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Vanessa Romo
2 years
@LucaBeanSprout Hey there - I'm a reporter for NPR and am wondering if you've heard from anyone who wants to take you up on your offer. I'm working on a piece highlighting voices of people in the 13 trigger law states. I'm working on this over the weekend.
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Vanessa Romo
5 years
NYPD Judge Recommends That Officer Involved In Eric Garner's Death Be Fired
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
. @wemakenpr leadership presented this to the @npr board today. Of note are the actual numbers in the newsroom. To adequately reflect national demographics, we need “at a minimum, another 11 Black reporters, 19 Latino reporters and 2 Native American reporters.”
@WeMakeNPR
We Make NPR
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In the 50 years since its founding, NPR has failed to fully reflect the public it serves, and the persistent and overwhelming whiteness of NPR’s staff and management has prevented NPR from achieving its stated mission. It’s time for action.
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7 years
"That’s right: Three Johns, two Mikes, no women." ...Oof.
@qz
Quartz
7 years
There are exactly zero women working on the Senate version of the Republican health care bill
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14 years
is this where the tweets go?
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@CellyontheTelly
Celeste
7 years
When you convince yourself you’ve been productive enough for fries. @vanromo
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
7 years
While rest of the world is following #comeyhearing I'm here at #faithandfeeedomcoalition conf w @tedcruz
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7 years
@JeffGrubb MEEEE!!!!!
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14 years
Overheard w my own earballs: Is the going thru the Kreme drive thru hitting rock bottom? Answer: depends on how many you eat by yourself.
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Vanessa Romo
6 years
"Trump wanted James Comey to investigate the infamous “pee tape” allegations — to reassure Melania that he hadn’t actually paid Russian hookers to urinate on a hotel bed"
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
I've been saying this all day! @MaxineWaters
@RepMaxineWaters
Maxine Waters
7 years
So Comey told Jeff Sessions he didn't want to be alone with Trump. Women across the country can relate.
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Vanessa Romo
7 years
Can't begin to imagine how @hitsville to did it, but I do LOVE those top 11 songs.
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
I do think one of the reasons COVID deniers have been able to hold on to their, well, denial, is the absence of images of those suffering and dying of the illness. Imagine, having portraits of the victims of the virus and the admins policies on front pages and screens every day
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@vanromo
Vanessa Romo
10 years
A cockroach is terrorizing reporters in the @lausd press room. #weneedmorejanitors
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Vanessa Romo
4 years
@katchow I saw it. I’m re-upping for those who don’t necessarily know that this is how it works and how journalists have to respond when writing up all of these tragic shooting stories.
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