Trump had offered to pay $200K in legal fees exchange for our silence. We said hell no. Really grateful to the judge and the amazing NYT lawyers for having our backs through this ordeal. Not fun to be sued personally for $100 million.
David Barstow
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David Barstow
@DavidBarstow
Head of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Berkeley, CA
Joined December 2008
- One detail in the stunning NYT opus about what led to the failed coup: "For example, the term “Storm the Capitol” was mentioned 100,000 times in the 30 days preceding Jan. 6, according to Zignal Labs, a media insights company." nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/…
- I am beyond thrilled to share that I'll be the next leader of the storied Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism. Investigative reporting needs reinforcements, and I can think of no better place to hunt for recruits.
- Donald Trump pays a big price for trying to silence journalists -- a judge today orders him to pay all legal costs, $392, 638.69, for filing a frivolous, harassing, lawsuit against me, Sue Craig, Russ Buettner and the NY Times for our Pulitzer-winning 2018 expose of his finances.
- Jim Risen deserves the gratitude of every reporter who has ever looked a source in the eye and said, "I'll protect you." Well done, Jim.
- Worried about the future of investigative reporting? Take heart: @UCBerkeleyIRP has 45 Berkeley Journalism students working hard on 25 different investigations for publication in the NYT, the Wash Post, New Yorker, Reveal and AP, among others. Such impressive talent. Go Bears!
- A searing, sickening look at sex trafficking inside our largest hotel chains -- the latest @UCBerkeleyIRP investigation, this one by the fearless @bmyeung:
- I'd be happy to help.@presssec Sarah Sanders tells Fox News’ Chris Wallace “frankly, Chris, I don’t think Congress — particularly not this group of congressmen and women — are smart enough to look through the thousands of pages that I would assume that President Trump’s taxes will be.”
- I’m proud to be a founding donor of @19thNews, which aims to empower women with the information, community and tools they need to be equal participants in our democracy. Learn more about their mission: bit.ly/2vjbbNJ #WeAreThe19th And donate: 19thnews.org/membership//#F…
- Notice how all the sources are on the record. Dozens of them. Investigative reporting at its best -- scrupulous, credible, damning. Righteous work by Florida's best newspaper.Stunning and courageous reporting here from @BetsBarnes and the @TB_Times, led by @markkatches. For Arizona readers, and readers across the country, worth a read: projects.tampabay.com/projects/2020/…
- The second to last paragraph in the latest from Glenn Greenwald is worth reading twice to fully absorb its absurdity:
- Cool news: @UCBerkeleyIRP with our partners @frontlinepbs and @propublica are finalists for the 2022 Alfred I duPont-Columbia University Award for "American Insurrection.'' So proud of @giselilla @KathrynHurd @ellieelightfoot who joined the great @ACInvestigates for this journey
- Jared Kushner probably paid little or no income tax from 2009 to 2016. nyti.ms/2IUNXQI The Money Quote from a guy who would know: “If I had to live my life over again, I would have been in the real estate business,” said Jonathan Blattmachr
- If you read nothing else today, read the first 15 graphs of AC Thompson's deep dive into assisted living. Wow. bit.ly/17eHsfZ
