Incoming host of The 11th Hour, M-F 11pET on MS NOW
Ali Velshi
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Bearing witness has never mattered more and you don’t have to be a journalist to do it. Contrary to what the people counting on your indifference want you to believe, citizenship is a choice to show up and engage with your neighbors, your community, your country. We will not look away. #Velshi
The Velshi Banned Book Club was launched to highlight under-reported stories of book bans and challenges to titles around the country. As “Velshi” comes to a close, Ali takes a look back at the incredible authors and banned writers who joined the Book Club on #Velshi
In 2022, the Velshi Banned Book Club was launched to highlight under-reported stories of book bans and challenges to titles around the country. It has become a showcase of reading as resistance, as incredible authors have shared perspectives that went where news coverage alone could not go. As “Velshi” comes to a close, Ali takes a look back at five years of incredible authors and banned writers who joined the book club on “Velshi.”
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Bearing witness has never mattered more than it does right now. And you don't have to be a journalist to bear witness. Darnella Frazier, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Eugene Goodman, and Febb Burn. History is filled with people who bore witness and held power to count. We will not look away. Because contrary to what the people counting on your indifference want you to believe, citizenship in a democracy is not something you are handed. It is something you do — a choice to show up and engage with your neighbors, your community, your country. And in this moment, your country needs you. The Republic is not lost. It is deeply endangered. And endangered things can be saved — but not by waiting. You have 148 days. One hundred and forty-eight days between this morning and November 3rd — Election Day — to organize, to register voters, to have the conversations that need having, to show up for democracy. See you on The 11th Hour.
“I chose America. I still choose it because of what was built here. A nation founded not on blood or soil or a single faith, but on an idea and an argument and a set of rules generous enough on its best days to hold all of us.” www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
Starting June 15, I’m making the move that I've worked toward since the day I arrived. I’ll be taking the helm of @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social on @ms.now. The 11th Hour is where I started at this network a decade ago. Coming back is a full circle moment for me, and I hope you'll join me.
See you 6/15
Ali Velshi teared up as he spoke for nearly 20 minutes about the importance of journalism in holding the powerful to account in this age of extreme hostility.
Ali Velshi teared up as he spoke for nearly 20 minutes about the importance of journalism in holding the powerful to account in this age of extreme hostility.
The post MS NOW’s Ali Velshi Tears Up in Emotional Sign Off Ahead of Move to 11pm — Delivers Clarion Call for Journalism: ‘Bearing Witness’ Never Mattered More first appeared on Mediaite.
