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Wildlife and outdoors reporter for @latimes . Native Angeleno. @Reed_College_ + @pepperdine alum. AMFT. 🐈 mom. Say howdy: lila.seidman @latimes .com.

Los Angeles
Joined March 2016
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Lila Seidman
2 months
~Some personal news~ Since rejoining the LA Times, I've transitioned to a new beat covering California wildlife & the outdoors for the environment desk. Coverage will include state/national parks & urban ecology. Send tips & cute mountain lion pics to lila.seidman @latimes .com!
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2 years
My editor made me an ornament of my first front page story and I’m dead. Just so touched 😭😭😭
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2 years
Journalists are the people who read all the museum wall text
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2 years
Telling a journalist, “That’s a great question,” is like injecting serotonin into their brain
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4 years
Heartening to know that life continues on in the face of adfursity
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3 years
Researchers long wondered how sharks, beyond the rare bites that make headlines, behave around people. Were they curious? Were they skittish? Or did they just ignore them? “So far it looks like sharks just don’t care." A must-devour by @joemozingo
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Lila Seidman
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Somehow in LA, it’s always colder inside than outside in the winter and hotter inside than outside in the summer
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2 years
Being a journalist is like being a college student eternally stuck in finals week
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3 months
I couldn't sleep at all last night -- maybe I sensed something bad was coming. This is my first layoff after more than 10 years of working as a reporter. I have no idea what happens next, but thank you everyone who has read my work and supported me along the way.
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Lila Seidman
2 years
~Some personal news~ After years of telling folks I planned to integrate my clinical therapy graduate work into reporting, it’s happening! Starting today, I’m covering Mental Health for @latimes , shifting away from breaking news. Send me all the pitches: lila.seidman @latimes .com.
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Lila Seidman
3 years
A pyrocumulonimbus cloud soared 40,000 feet above the eastern edge of the #DixieFire last night, generating a fire whirl that shot up like an eerie tendril over the flames. Officials say it's a sign the fight against the massive fire is far from over
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Lila Seidman
3 months
Devastated, numb. This is the end of the line for me at the Times. If anyone has job leads, please send them to the dark cave I'll be staying in for the next few days.
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Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸
3 months
L.A. Times management has notified me that 94 @latguild members are being notified of intended layoff today, or about one-fourth of our whole membership. This total, while devastating, is nonetheless far lower than the total number of Guild layoffs initially expected last week.
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Nothing’s more LA than the Christmas agave
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Lila Seidman
2 months
In Lazarusian twist of fate, I am keeping my job at the LA Times. I truly feel like I'm coming back from the dead. Getting to stay in this industry another day is an honor and privilege I don't take lightly. I'm still reeling, but can't wait to get back to work.
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Lila Seidman
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Amid all the traumatic journalism news out there, I have something personally bright to report: Beginning today, I am reporting for the LA Times' News Desk, covering trending topics and breaking news! Send me your tips, tribulations, etc. 🌟
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~Some personal news~ I'm no longer the LA Times mental health reporter. It was a difficult, often heart-wrenching beat. But I'm grateful I was able to shine a light on issues that often go unseen. Before I get into what’s next, here’s some work I’m particularly proud of:
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Lila Seidman
3 years
The Dixie fire seared more than 100,000 more acres in the last 24 hours, and has spread to four counties. It jumped to the rank of 3rd largest fire in California history, up from 6th just yesterday.
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Merry LA Timesmas!
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2 years
A pair of researchers found a lack of affordable housing was the biggest predictor of homelessness. Mental illness and addiction are factors, but "I firmly believe that we can’t treat our way out of this problem," one said. via @GaryWarthUT
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4 years
Performance piece connected to the war in Artsakh underway along the LA River
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2 years
It’s my birthday
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If you live in LA, you've heard - and felt - that the mosquitoes are bad. But they're really, extra bad right now. Hilary doused the region and sent populations of mosquitoes skyrocketing. Aedes, the ankle-biters, are triple the average. My latest:
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Lila Seidman
4 years
It's true & it's devastating: Glendale News-Press is shutting down. Thank u for the outpouring of support - ppl's interest in local news & govt has made the work so fulfilling. I have a next step, so pls send yr virtual drinks to the reporters who are hurting the most rn
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3 years
How much should I try to sell for?
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Lila Seidman
11 months
When I told my friend who has no knowledge of the newspaper business that the LA Times was making deep cuts in audio, social media and website staff, he said, "So they're turning their back on the future?"
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Lila Seidman
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It is unbelievably strange not to be pitching a story, interviewing someone for a story, writing a story, editing a story, fact checking a story, promoting a story. That’s been my life for a decade. It’s all I know.
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4 years
Turns out the Brown Derby cup is languishing in someone’s backyard
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Lila Seidman
4 years
I barely slept, wondering if my story on LA Armenians risking everything to fight for their homeland would do justice to their powerful stories. I'm touched by the response. Here's a glimpse into why some ppl are leaving family & careers for the front
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2 years
Hard yes
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Lila Seidman
9 months
FRONT PAGE OF TODAY'S LA TIMES: My story on why LA County ended a mental health program aimed at keeping the sickest residents out of hospitals & jails -- and will return millions of dollars given to run them. Hope you'll give it a read!
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Lila Seidman
4 years
Is there anything more hauntingly beautiful than a shuttered Cheesecake Factory in the rain, @americanamemes ?
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This is my greatest triumph to date
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Lila Seidman
4 months
I've cried (and cried and cried) this week, wondering what's going to become of the la times, a paper I grew up with and always aspired to be part of. Today we walk out together in a last-resort effort to try and save it.
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Lila Seidman
4 years
Here's my KPCC interview giving a glimpse into what I saw & the people I spoke to at the large Armenian solidarity protest yesterday in L.A. It's followed by a segment w/ @LianaAgh , who does a great job explaining the significance of the protest
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Lila Seidman
11 months
Patron saint of the Valley
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✨ MASTER 💅
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Lila Seidman
4 years
Just in! Glendale residents are now required to wear a mask walking anywhere outside their homes -- not just in essential businesses, following a 4-1 vote just now by City Council. This goes beyond requirements by LA County #MyGlendale
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Lila Seidman
4 years
You guys might have noticed I've been writing a lot of California stories lately. (Alright, I'm sure you didn't notice.) But it's a good segue to announce that I joined LA Time's Metro team, covering breaking news and stories abt the city/state I'm from and love with all my ❤️
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A quiet end of a stressful era: I finished grad school. No fanfare. No confetti. But a big sigh of relief. I am now a MASTER.
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Lila Seidman
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All the support I've received since announcing my layoff has been touching. I'm overwhelmed, and grieving, but please know I appreciate all the kind words and encouragement.
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Lila Seidman
2 months
My 1st story after returning to @latimes ! It's about the tenacity of a Death Valley lake that park officials expected to dry up long ago. Instead, storms this month roughly doubled its size. People are now kayaking on it, including at least one ranger!
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Lila Seidman
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Ahem! It's my first day covering the California outdoors for the @latimes 🌲 I'm looking to chat with folks who recently hiked in the Eastern Sierra -- or are planning to head up soon. For a story on what to expect months after the record snow. DM or email me 🙏
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Lila Seidman
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After more than a year of closure, Monterey Bay Aquarium is reopening! The otters and penguins are "really, really engaged when they see people now in the building." 😍
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Lost, hungry and tired, a hiker wasn't sure if he'd be able to survive another night in the wilderness of the Angeles Forest. LASD's search & rescue team found him before he had to -- with the help of citizen GPS sleuth @ai6yrham .
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Even as the news cycle relentlessly marches on, I want to acknowledge that this is a sad day for the la times. It marks the official departure of many of our colleagues, whose absence weighs heavy on the heart.
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Lila Seidman
3 years
Last Christmas, the biggest news was how bad the "Cats" movie was
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Lila Seidman
4 months
I feel crushing sadness over what’s happening at the la times. I love this place so much. It’s been the honor of a lifetime to work alongside my brilliant colleagues and I hope there’s a dignified path forward for us. That’s why I’ll be standing with them at tomorrow’s walkout.
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L.A. Times Guild 🦅
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🦅THE L.A. TIMES GUILD IS WALKING OUT🦅 We are calling for a one-day walkout TOMORROW, Jan. 19, in protest of management's proposal to cut staff and multiple unfair labor practices.
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The weather report in LA Times’ Essential California newsletter deserves a shoutout
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This includes grocery store and restaurant employees who work or live in Long Beach.
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Los Angeles Times
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COVID-19 vaccines now offered to Long Beach food workers; teachers are next
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A judge today ordered LA County health officials to provide scientific evidence justifying its outdoor dining ban. If the evidence isn't sufficient, the judge could overturn the ban early next week. My story:
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Lila Seidman
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I have no good reason or explanation for this, but my new “thing” is painting egg portraits of everyone in my germ bubble
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I did not think I could summit Mt. Baldy. And I definitely did not think I could summit it in intense snow and wind. But, incredibly, here I am (for a story).
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Lila Seidman
3 years
The #KNPComplex fire has reached the Giant Forest, an official just confirmed.
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35,000 demonstrators showed up today, according to an estimate by LAPD
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Lila Seidman
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Just learned my mom has been vaccinated and I am so, so, so relieved. She’s ridiculously high-risk, over 65 and asthmatic, and has been working onsite at a hospital as a medical transcriptionist throughout the entire pandemic. Long exhale.
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Lila Seidman
3 years
LA Time's front page today features no less than FIVE former Times Community News reporters! Myself, @vegapriscella , @LukeMMoney , @faithepinho & @campadrenews .
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Lila Seidman
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I attended a virtual court hearing this morning and not a single lawyer was a cat. Very disappointing.
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Glorious view of Griffith Park from Glendale
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When one Beverly Hills neighborhood in 2016 voted for Trump over Clinton, it was seen as an anomaly. This time around, no one seemed shocked that an even wider swath went red. “Trump has been very good for rich people," one resident said. My story:
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Breakfast cake. The best cake.
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5 days, nearly 50 miles on foot and 0 showers later, I survived my backcountry camping trip on the Channel Island of Santa Rosa
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Front page of today’s LA Times.
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Took a big step and went solo camping for the first time (in Death Valley). Two years ago, I doubt I would have been confident enough to drive there alone. I know it’s not a huge deal, but feeling empowered & self-sufficient, ready to hang w/ Thoreau & Emerson
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Lila Seidman
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Sigh. My last outdoors newsletter, a Q&A with legendary mountaineer Rick Ridgeway, was supposed to kick off a series on what it means to live wild in 2024. Instead, it's a period on my tenure.
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My dad turned 81 yesterday! He’s a spicy octogenarian, so we went to Jitlada.
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Celebrating my one-year anniversary with LA Times this week. Starting as the pandemic took off set the tone - it's been a wild, woolly year that's stretched my abilities. As a reporter, as a person. I've learned so much, including that I still have so much to learn.
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3 years
Every time you think you’re getting a new season in LA, it’s summer. It’s always summer
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Lila Seidman
4 years
A group of elected officials gathered today on the steps of City Hall to condemn what they called Azerbaijani and Turkish aggression against the Armenian ppl in Artsakh & demanding the U.S. intervene
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Lila Seidman
3 years
Why does everyone say dating journalists is so bad. We’re so good at asking our date questions. Until they break down and cry.
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Just driving through ktown gives me parking anxiety
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Lila Seidman
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PANDEMIC DREAMS: Hello! I am collecting dreams during this period of mandated quarantine to archive & for a potential future project. Pls email *any* interesting dreams from this period, typed out or audio recorded, to my personal email: lila.seidman @gmail .com. Thnx😷!
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Lila Seidman
2 years
PSA: If you're not listening to free audiobooks on the Libby App thru the @LAPublicLibrary , I'm sorry but you're not doing it right!!!
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Lila Seidman
4 years
Covering Glendale for nearly 2 years, I frequently heard folks reference its racist past, including ties w/ the KKK and Nazi Party. City officials say they're finally willing to confront that dark history and move forward. Here's my story:
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Lila Seidman
3 years
Do non-reporters realize that many reporters are just nerds who want access to personalized mini-lectures by experts in a bunch of fields?
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3 years
🚨Placerville council members just unanimously voted to remove a noose depicted in the city logo after an hours-long meeting.
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Lila Seidman
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Fake trees constructed to camouflage cell towers are all around us -- imitating palm, pine & even eucalyptus. @DanielNMiller dives deep into the philosophical implications of the faux flora in LA, a city often lampooned for artificiality
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Lila Seidman
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Going on assignments with @francineorr was basically a masterclass in how to treat sources with respect and dignity. She was my sidekick for some very difficult mental health stories. So honored to have worked with her and learned so much in the process.
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A climatologist told me it would take 17 years of above-average rainfall & snowfall to refill Lake Mead, an important water source for the West. He added, "There's no quick fix to drought."
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Lila Seidman
3 years
Jumped into the back of a Glendale Fire Dept ambulance early this morning to watch a team bring doses of the coronavirus vaccine to homebound patients across the city. Today marks the launch of a pilot program designed to reach this vulnerable group.
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Lila Seidman
2 years
When a Trader Joe’s employee tells me I’ve made a “good choice” on an item, I feel like the only girl at the ball
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Leaning into the weekend like
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Don't want to jinx it, but: I made it to 2,000 followers today! Thank you so much to everyone who's tuned in & stayed -- whether it's for my news coverage or bad jokes. A local city councilman once called my Twitter "off," and I take pride in that.
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Sums up the LA housing market
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Rare LA River shark sighting
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It’s hot so I cut, like, all my hair off
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Someone carrying an anti-vax sign at this Tinhorn Flats restaurant rally in Burbank aggressively (accusingly?) asking me if I’ve “ever read Foucault” might be the surrealist moment of the past year
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MY FIRST BEAR SIGHTING. During a meteor shower. In Altadena. Pretty epic.
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Celebrated my first A1 story with a flu shot and exam of what’s likely early-stage carpal tunnel
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If anyone has friends or family in Artsakh, knows someone with friends or family in Artsakh or knows someone who left the states to go to Artsakh amid the conflict, please DM or email me. For a story.
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Lila Seidman
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So cool to see my Channel Islands backpacking adventure printed in today’s @latimes Saturday edition — beautiful layout does justice to Santa Rosa’s magical landscape ✨
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“We’re a majority-Latino county with 10M people,” Eater LA's Farley Elliott said. “The idea that Erewhon is a baseline for how the majority of Angelenos eat is not only absurd, it’s beyond offensive.” I love all the comments from @overoverunder in here
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2 years
Being one the Merriam-Webster’s web examples of the word “globular” is one of the biggest honors of my life
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Humbled and honored to join this year’s group of talented data fellows!
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Center for Health Journalism
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17/ @lila_seidman , mental health reporter @latimes , will dig into the numbers and break down what actually happens when calls arrive to the 988 suicide prevention hotline.
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Possibly the most beautiful Denny’s in the world
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My 92-year-old grandma, an abstract painter, has picked up the brush again after many years! Her occupational therapist is an inspirational gem. Truly made my day to find this out.
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Lila Seidman
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WOW! Great news for community news!!!!
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City of Glendale, CA
4 years
Great News! The Glendale News Press is back! Publisher of La Cañada Outlook to revive Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and Valley Sun. Read more here: #MyGlendale
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Lila Seidman
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Let me give budding reporters a piece of advice. Whatever you do, do NOT post a picture of your sweaty armpit on Twitter. It could become one of your top Google image search pics and haunt you for the rest of your career.
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