• “I personally do not think it’s uncouth to throw [a**] and have a political opinion or to call out inept officials who paint themselves as traditional and outwardly pious.” Uprooter Angely Mercado
  • https://mediamercado.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-was-always-political?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer&triedRedirect=true

• POLITICO is hiring an editor to guide coverage of California energy, environment, climate and transportation policy.
  • https://politico.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/politico/job/Sacramento-CA/Editor_JR100274

• At this year’s On Air Fest, Uprooters Jordan Gass-Pooré and Roxanne Scott will be on a panel with other leading climate journalists about narrative climate podcasts. Feb. 25th at 11:30 AM ET
  • https://www.onairpresents.com/events/onairfestbrooklyn2026/session/climate-podcasts
• Join Uprooter Jordan Gass-Pooré (creator of the “Hazard” series of podcasts) and Amy Westervelt (co-creator of “Hot Take” and the long-running podcasts “Drilled” and “Damages”) in a post-On Air Fest conversation to learn how we can save narrative climate podcasts from going extinct. 
  • Wednesday, February 25th at 12:30 p.m. ET on Zoom
  • https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jm0vJBS-Tk-qizidYNwxiA?_gl=1*1o67k97*_gcl_au*MTQyMjQyOTU4NC4xNzY5MTgxNDY5LjI2NzMxNjc0Ny4xNzcwMTU4NzIyLjE3NzAxNTg3MjI.*_ga*MjU5MjQzMTYzLjE2ODMyMTI4Mzc.*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*czE3NzA5OTc5MzgkbzEwMCRnMSR0MTc3MDk5ODMxMCRqNTkkbDAkaDA.#/registration
• Uprooter and Advisory Board member Chad Small will be speaking along with other AAAS Mass Media Fellows at the AAAS Annual Meeting on February 14th!
  • https://bsky.app/profile/aaasmassmedia.bsky.social/post/3mddymg46422q

• Uprooters, please fill out our short member survey to help Uproot staff better understand who is in our network and how we can best serve you in the coming years. Thank you for being part of this community and for helping shape Uproot’s future.
  • https://buff.ly/uPy6BiN