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I spent my hour long commute to and from high school listening to @ThisAmerLife. It's how I fell in love with journalism.
Fast forward to now. Hearing my reporting and Renee's story on the show was...simply surreal.
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Brenna T. Smith
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Brenna T. Smith
@brenna__smith
Joined June 2012
- My *first* story with USA Today: Defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot continue to crowdfund their legal fees online using popular payment processors despite a growing crackdown from tech companies.
- As Russian forces pushed toward Kyiv, they stormed an apartment complex in a nearby suburb and held residents hostage. The New York Times spoke with seven people who escaped and obtained security camera footage and witness videos. nytimes.com/2022/03/20/wor…
00:00 - I called my doctors office earlier today to make an appointment & when the receptionist answered the phone without thinking I went “Hi my name is Brenna Smith and I’m a reporter with The Baltimore Banner” & she just went “Ok. Good for you.” Journalism has ruined me 😂😂😂
- Replying to @BrettMmurphyThanks for the support Brett! At least all the engagement means more eyes on the story...
- The amount of hate my colleagues @rach_greenspan, @KalhanR, & @TaylorLorenz are receiving right now for supporting me is sickening. This is what creates a culture of silence. Send some love they're way please ❤️
- The New York Times verified videos from the firefight at Europe's largest power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. It appears to show a line of military vehicles shooting at buildings inside the complex resulting in fires breaking out. Read more here: nytimes.com/live/2022/03/0…
00:00 - We rolled back the film from over 100 fatal traffic stops to understand how the most routine police interactions can turn deadly. We found a striking pattern — right before the “final frame” of the fatal encounter, officers put themselves in imminent peril.
- Replying to @brenna__smithI had the best time working w/ the incomparable @willcarless & @jguynn on this story. They're the best of the best and I learned so much from them.
- Replying to @brenna__smith @trbrtc and 2 othersThe New York Times obtained and verified video from inside the nuclear power plant that was attacked by Russian forces on Friday morning. Reported w/@malachybrowne, @robinnyc7, @MarcSantoraNYT,@AngLiStories, @LucasLilieholm, & @dim109. Read more here: nytimes.com/live/2022/03/0…
00:00 - The latest in a series of strikes in Ukraine: a residential building in Kyiv. Rescue and evacuation efforts are underway. Prior shellings include hospitals, schools, and more residential areas. More from our live blog: nytimes.com/2022/02/25/wor…
00:00 - Replying to @brenna__smithThen, on March 3, the eighth day of the war, soldiers came to their doors. The residents watched their closed-circuit television as tanks and troops arrived outside. “We didn't know what could happen to us,” one said. “It was just a total state of fear.”
00:00 - Replying to @brenna__smithIt was an honor to work on this with my Ukrainian colleagues @MashaFroliak & @dim109. Masha interviewed all the residents with a rare mixture of professionalism and empathy, and Dima made the visuals shine with his expert editing skills.
