The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that they have charged Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, the company’s 34-year-old former CEO and founder, and ex-president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, with “massive fraud.” According to the SEC, those charged engaged in “elaborate, years-long fraud” to raise over $700 million through exaggerated or false statements about the company’s technology, business
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U.S. students rally to support Parkland survivors, one month after shooting
Their voices will not be silenced. One month after the Parkland shooting, in which 17 people were killed, students and their allies across the country are voicing their support for the student-led anti-gun violence movement. Two key tools people are using to help: Participating in National Walkout Day, which is taking place today around the
The Atlantic: “My 150 Writing Mentors and Me”
Some great takeaways for young writers in this article in the Atlantic. It’s written by Joe Fassler, who created “By Heart,” a series I highly recommend. The TLDR-version of “My 150 Writing Mentors and Me” is this: If you want to write — start now. And find a way to suppress the feeling that anything you write won’t
CJR: “Top journalists reveal the best reporting advice they have received”
Loving the advice/newsroom stories in this article from Columbia Journalism Review. Here are a couple gems to live (and write) by: “Write every story as if it is for page one.” – Jaweed Kaleem, national race and justice reporter at The Los Angeles Times. “I’m really not sure where this came from because it’s essentially a Reporting 101
NYT: ‘Have you seen this?’ Series
Because you absolutely should. Especially the “Freaks and Geeks” post. Have you seen the shoes in this Manet? They're first steps toward a new kind of painting. https://t.co/SbK8lxySCd pic.twitter.com/5MXCvIM0My — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 15, 2017