Jeff Thompson

OPB wins three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in digital and broadcast journalism The awards highlight OPB’s reporting on broad range of Pacific Northwest subjects

Congratulations to @joniaudenland.bsky.social, @prakrutib.bsky.social, @anomalily.net and Conrad Willson. Well done 👏🏆🎉

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Federal funding for public media is facing threats. Here’s why that matters. Joined with member support, federal funding plays a critical role in helping OPB provide universal access to factual information—especially in often overlooked rural communities.

Last night, President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end federal funding for PBS and NPR
It's an evolving situation, but here's what we know
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I’m on the Morrison Bridge in Portland where thousands of protesters are marching. The bridge is completely closed to traffic, as people protest President Trump’s administration

‘Hands Off’ protest events underway in the Pacific Northwest as part of national day of action In Oregon alone, dozens of “Hands Off” events are planned, from Gold Beach to Astoria, to Hood River, Enterprise, Redmond and Klamath Falls.

More than 100 #HandsOff protests are planned in Oregon and Washington today, along with hundreds of others nationwide

A splash of color hits Pioneer Courthouse Square as Portland celebrates Holi Holi is one of the most sacred holidays in Hinduism, celebrating the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It’s perhaps best known as a festival of colors, during which people cover everything in colorful powder.

In previous years, Holi celebrations in the Portland metro area have been held in suburbs like Hillsboro. But thanks to local DJ Prashant Kakad, this year's festivities took place over the weekend in the heart of Portland.

Oregon Senate votes to make T-bone the official state steak Oregon CattleWomen have championed the T-bone as the official state steak, due to its two distinct sides like Oregon, with a split like the Cascades down the middle.

On this all of Oregon's senators could agree

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Careful what you wish for buddy

a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room . ALT: a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .

I haven’t really done anything here yet. But I have to step it up now because my @opb.org friends are here

Godspeed

Do you remember
IT WASN’T NOT FUNNY
from Season 2? Classic.

Blue sky in PV 🥹

For years the mayor of an Oregon Coast city has posted hateful memes on Facebook Since 2016, Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer has posted racist memes mocking both the trans community and Mexicans. He's also made posts that joked about committing violence against women.

Newport’s mayor has been posting hateful memes to an ‘LEO ONLY’ Facebook group since before he was elected. He says they don’t reflect who he is

I’m old. You’ve got me there. But I don’t get why I suddenly need three twitters