Ben Popken

Ben Popken @bpopken

@mdavidallen Can be larger than a neighborhood/block as well! :) — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

@mdavidallen I can’t find the link now but read a person who left local news to do a startup news and thought she was mainly going to do investigations and it turned out people wanted info on what could be done to make community better, data, access to local resources, et — PolitiTweet.org

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@mdavidallen I just think if we start designing for readers first as customers rather than an audience to be served up it can align the incentives better. There is such a huge desire for the context we’re talking about and solutions rather than just highlighting problems. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mdavidallen More context. The bounce of why things are such a way: How the guy who told Russian war ship to piss off was early sign of Ukranian resolve, how years of low production laid groundwork for energy price spikes, how lots of people switching jobs in an economic recovery is normal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Minimal pages with links are good: https://t.co/OsTEpZgad4 (h/t @oneunderscore__ ), this is also part of the sauce for craigslist, reddit, drudge — PolitiTweet.org

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@joemurph @Circa I did not but will check it out as a precedent! — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

@mdavidallen And also all the waiting for chains of kludgy ad-tech networks to serve up the targeted advertising for full page to load — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

@mdavidallen More of a week in review approach — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

What would news look like if we designed it first for users in areas with poor connectivity and monthly data plans? — PolitiTweet.org

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Best publishing platform? — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

Blue and yellow buoys spring up as Maine lawmakers sign Ukraine support resolution. Maine stands with Ukraine. https://t.co/pGvW4a1iMb @PressHerald https://t.co/Dqg6hL4NYp — PolitiTweet.org

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@chuck_martin If I did, would have to be a new thing — PolitiTweet.org

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@joeljohnson not ads — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

Definitely room in the marketplace for a voice like Consumerist to rise again - grassroots, up with people, strong takeaways with truly actionable information: how to’s, links, emails… for love of pete, give your readers a handle to grab on to to make their lives better! — PolitiTweet.org

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@steveniweiss That's true, the tools are all still there. Personally I have thought about starting a news service that is just a text file on a server I control. — PolitiTweet.org

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Working with kind, communicative, whip smart journalists with high integrity like @BrandyZadrozny was what made working @NBCNews so great. Thank you, my friend. — PolitiTweet.org

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Death to platforms? Is there a way to bring back a non-corporate protocol-based internet that is citizen-consumer-user friendly? — PolitiTweet.org

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My taco pizza was a hit! Thanks for another fun and healthy family-friendly recipe, Jenny @DinnerLoveStory! https://t.co/TNQt4zBSFE — PolitiTweet.org

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@EllenYChang @chrisod I think it may take more space and bundle wrap also allows you to pack a blazer without wrinkles — PolitiTweet.org

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@EllenYChang Thank you kindly — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AliVelshi: Tonight brings news that the area around Kyiv has been liberated. But rather than being cause for celebration, there is dev… — PolitiTweet.org

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My son had to make a map and brochure to an imaginary island for school. He called his Catnap Island. I love the city names his beautiful brain came up with: Furopolis (capital), Lapwich, and Hungryshire. — PolitiTweet.org

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@noUpside Looking fresh! I like how everyone’s eyes don’t line up in the middle so we know they’re not a GAN-generated set! — PolitiTweet.org

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@MDaware Yes I think it was a compendium of "beach hacks" — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

@MDaware That's the kind of vetted advice I provide readers! :) — PolitiTweet.org

Ben Popken @bpopken

Our team was small but mighty because the silos collapsed. Everyone knew what everyone was working on and helped according to their talents and abilities, and stories found their best natural platform. TV and digital flowed fluidly together. No small thing! — PolitiTweet.org

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Which reminds me, where does @Sen_JoeManchin stand on closing loophole where a medical exception request can be denied when patient is allergic to the only brand their insurer covers? At the time his press sec reached out to say they wanted to put it in the next big health bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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I loved how at NBC we had this platform to uplift everyday awesome people. I pitched people who make intricate "backyard rollercoasters" for their kids (and let's be honest, themselves!) and @GadiNBC did a lovely turn with it for Nightly. https://t.co/cuxNRCs8aI — PolitiTweet.org

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I will never forget finding and pitching the story of Gaby, a 9-year-old type-1 diabetic from West Virginia, who couldn't afford insulin she wasn't allergic to. @jolingkent and @MCappetta delivered the story with heart and clarity for @NBCNightlyNews. https://t.co/PSrgbVkPX0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Tho TBH I really got the biggest kick out of making the hard drive destruction web explainer video, wielding the sledgehammer, vice, bat and gold fish bowl on the hard drive with @JohnMakely @MarshallCrook https://t.co/Bpn24Dhnkc — PolitiTweet.org