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An Interview With A Fired Unaccompanied Children Ombuds
17
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Sabrina Imbler
June 13, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Terminated Analyst At The Substance Abuse And Mental Health Administration
20
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Sabrina Imbler
June 9, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Contract Specialist At The Office Of Personnel Management
15
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Sabrina Imbler
May 14, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Web Content Manager At The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
23
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Sabrina Imbler
May 8, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired EPA Environmental Justice Program Analyst
12
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Sabrina Imbler
May 6, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Science For Development Fellow At USAID
35
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Sabrina Imbler
May 5, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired U.S. Forest Service Hydrologic Technician
31
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 2, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Program Analyst
18
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Sabrina Imbler
April 29, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Agricultural Engineer
16
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Sabrina Imbler
April 24, 2025
Politics
An Interview With A Fired CDC Health Communications Manager
32
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 18, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USAID Education Officer
22
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Sabrina Imbler
April 16, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Program Coordinator
29
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Sabrina Imbler
April 9, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With An Epidemiologist Who Lost Her Job Because Of The DOGE Layoffs
32
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Sabrina Imbler
April 4, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired EPA Public Affairs Specialist
9
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Sabrina Imbler
March 27, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USFWS Fish Biologist
38
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 25, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Specialist
58
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 20, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Director
43
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 18, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Budget Analyst
85
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Sabrina Imbler
March 7, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USFWS Biologist
61
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 4, 2025
Journalismism
Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead
507
Comments
Samer Kalaf
March 11, 2024
Journalismism
Music Journalism Can’t Afford A Hollowed-Out Pitchfork
413
Comments
Israel Daramola
January 18, 2024
Journalismism
Popular Science Ends And Science Journalism Keeps Shrinking
146
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
November 30, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media Shutters Jezebel After Abandoning Sale Efforts
439
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Chris Thompson
November 9, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar
421
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Chris Thompson
August 31, 2023
Journalismism
The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay
206
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Lauren Theisen
June 12, 2023
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