I'm a journalist, communicator and nonprofit leader, Executive Director at @IRE. I'm a dad, husband, traveler and Jayhawk. Previously: @INN, @PRI, @LJWorld
Minneapolis, MN
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When you start banning journalists for doing journalism, it's the beginning of the end for me. Find me elsewhere. I want to stay in touch:
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🚨 Applications are OPEN for the #AccessFest2026 Fellowship!
Selected fellows receive:
✅ FREE conference registration
✅ 1-year IRE membership/renewal
✅ Access to investigative journalism training & resources
Open to journalists, students & educators.
📅 Deadline: Sept. 13 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Apply today and grow your investigative reporting skills: bit.ly/4fqOr1P
#Journalism #DataJournalism #IRE
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Hearing just one key facility in Farmington, MN (dubbed ZMP) is down - not at the airport itself.
Sounds like network issues, causing trouble for early voting in the South metro as well.
All inbound and outbound flights at @mspairport are currently halted due to some kind of an ATC outage.
- Reporting to you live from Seattle, where we’re stuck at the gate waiting for said outage to resolve so we can back up & take off …
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JUST IN: All flights in and out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are halted Thursday afternoon due to apparent air traffic control system issues, the FAA says. cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/m…
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Help shape @IRE_NICAR’s future! Members, join us next Wednesday at 1p ET for special office hours to share your thoughts and ask questions about our new strategic plan. We want your feedback, as it’s being crafted. Can’t attend? Please fill out our member survey instead!
-EVENT REGISTRATION: bit.ly/4hSBMpW
-MEMBER SURVEY: bit.ly/3TGTi6C
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🚨 Registration is OPEN for #AccessFest2026!
Join IRE Oct. 8–10 for three days of virtual watchdog journalism training covering investigative reporting, writing, public records, accessibility, inclusion and more. Rates are an affordable $76 for professionals and $26 for students.
💻 No travel required. Register today! bit.ly/4vxIAg7
#Journalism #IRE
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❓Got questions about IRE's future?
Join Board President @hinklej and Executive Director @JKealing for July 15 Office Hours to discuss AccessFest26, committee volunteer opportunities and more.
Bring your questions.
Register: bit.ly/4aF4UN4 #Journalism #IRE
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My words on @IRE_NICAR naming @JKealing as its next executive director: “His extensive background in nonprofit journalism and commitment to collaboration make him the ideal leader for IRE. We are confident that his vision will propel our mission forward and help us navigate the evolving landscape of journalism.” Thank you to the board, staff and hiring committee for making this moment possible: bit.ly/4f0CFdc. Looking forward to the future! Welcome, Jonathan! #IREforAll
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🚨 Exclusive: The White House made a direct call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card.
FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.
FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.
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From @TheAthleticFC: Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Multiple FIFA officials previously said that a team cannot appeal a red card or suspension. nyti.ms/44KXAvR
ALT Folarin Balogun Available For USMNT vs. Belgium as Red Card Ban Suspended
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The promised @Delta One Lounge at @mspairport is moving one step closer to reality. The airport has identified a 20k square foot space above the G Concourse for a location and is about to spend $1 million to evaluate its structural soundness and build out costs. cc @kpottermn
ALT Government document outlining possible Delta One lounge at MSP Airport.
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The three most tracked aircraft on Flightradar24 at the moment are a trio of U.S. Air Force Stratotankers.
Track: flightradar24.com/multiview/…
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Sounds like an Air Canada regional jet collided with a LGA airport fire truck.
Pure chaos at LGA - LaGuardia, NY just now. The airport is closed. It sounds like a vehicle has collided with an airplane.
Audio via @theATCapp
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Independent Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort says federal agents came to her door at 6:30am and arrested her for filming the protest at that St. Paul church. Via her Facebook:
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Trump confirmed some federal agents will begin to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday in a conversation with mayor startribune.com/ice-raids-mi…
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Alex Pretti’s hospital colleagues hold a moment of silence in his honor 💔
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Alex Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, AFGE says.
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The @StarTribune reports that the man shot multiple times by ICE agents in Minneapolis Saturday has died. Second fatal shooting in 2 weeks.
ICE tried to force local officers from the scene. Mpls Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused, per Strib sources
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BREAKING: Man shot by federal agent in Minneapolis on Saturday morning witnesses say startribune.com/ice-raids-mi…
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