A Twitter thread aimed at uplifting journalists—initiated by WBRE reporter Nicole Rogers—has gone viral.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. reporter tweeted:
NEWSIES ASSEMBLE: I’ve been seeing so many heartbreaking attacks on journalists. I want to start a networking thread. Write a little tweet about your role in the news world & follow everyone below. Let’s unite🤞🏼😤
Advertisement— Nicole Rogers (@nrogers_news) January 13, 2021
Broadcasters, students and journalist supporters quickly starting chiming in, including Salisbury, Md. anchor Julian Sadur and Youngstown, Ohio producer Katelyn Amato:
Hey 👋🏽 I’m Julian Sadur and I work as the senior weeknight anchor at 47ABC in Salisbury, Md. We cover Delaware, and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia.
Love this idea, Nicole.
— Julian Sadur (@JulianSadur) January 13, 2021
Hi. I’m Katelyn. I’m the 10pm producer at WKBN in Youngstown, OH. Even on the tough days, I still love my job.
— Katelyn Amato (@KatelynAmato) January 13, 2021
By Thursday afternoon, the thread had hundreds of comments.