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Ted Bridis
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Ted Bridis
@tbridis
I ♥ journalism. Formerly AP's editor of Pulitzer-winning investigative team, Wall Street Journal alum. Mizzou grad.
Gainesville, FL
Joined December 2007
- Student journalism: In his 17 months as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts, high-paying positions for his GOP allies. @garrettshanley @TheAlligator
- Newsrooms increasingly must find ways to accurately, credibly cover political leaders who won't engage directly with reporters: Student newspaper @TheAlligator says University of Florida's new president @BenSasse is ghosting its journalists alligator.org/article/2023/0…
- Whopping 25 of 30 conservative school board candidates endorsed by @GovRonDeSantis win seats across Florida, only five defeated. Will make easier than ever to reimagine classroom politics in public schools.Today is Election Day for crucial school board races across our state. Florida has led with purpose and conviction that our school system is about education, not indoctrination. These 30 candidates are committed to the student-first principles of the DeSantis Education Agenda.
- Sloppy. As a journalism professor and former editor, I would consider it unacceptable if an undergraduate attempted outreach for fair comment only via person’s social media account; trying to contact people we cover ahead of publication via multiple vectors is standard practice.
- Republican voter turnout in Miami-Dade – Florida's most populous county, reliably blue – continues to exceed Democrats'. GOP there mailing ballots, voting early in-person in strong numbers. Statewide, GOP turnout leads by 226,162 @FreshTakeFla freshtake.vote/home/index.php…
- Our @AP investigative team previously disclosed that Melania Trump, who has defended her husband’s hard line on immigration, also worked illegally in US without a visa after she immigrated hereElon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally via @mariasacchetti @NickMiroff @faizsays washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…apnews.comMelania Trump modeled in US prior to getting work visaMelania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States worth $20,056 that she worked in the seven weeks before her attorney says she had legal permission to work in the country, according...
- Replying to @tbridisCoach complains Washington Post set deadline, gave 48 hours to answer questions but Post has been trying to interview her for at least 2 years. Also LSU has large crisis communications, SID staff who could help her. She's not working alone on this. (3 of 8)
- Replying to @tbridis'I will sue Washington Post if they publish a false story about me.' Babb is working with experienced editors, lawyers at Post, one of top US newspapers. They will pore over every word because that's how newsrooms work. They'll ask to see his evidence before publishing. (5 of 8)
- Replying to @tbridisSubjects of investigations often threaten legal action prior to publishing. Generally, as high-profile public figure, Mulkey would have to prove 'hit piece' includes false information about her, knew it was false or acted with reckless disregard. (2 or 8)
- Replying to @Turbo81 and @surilaminPublix asked me to sign a HIPAA waiver to pick up my bulldog’s prescription
- RIP @NKingofDC terrific collegial @WSJ journalist and newsroom colleague who wrote about his 330-mile walk from DC to NYC amid his bout with cancer
- Replying to @tbridisReporters routinely set soft, arbitrary deadlines to respond to questions. Deadline proportional to depth, numbers of questions. If Babb has been working this story for years, 48-hour deadline might not be enough. Coach could simply ask for more time to respond. (4 of 8)
- Replying to @tbridisCoach says reporter tried to 'trick' former assistants by suggesting the coach had approved of them talking. What's evidence of this? Was it in writing? Reporters should always be careful in how we reach out to prospective sources not to mislead anyone. (6 of 8)
