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  • Phil 📸phil@newsie.social
    Jul 12, 2026, 7:00 AM

    @JeffGrigg @VeroniqueB99

    She is indeed a badass.

    But for the media, who did interviews with her via Starlink along the way, it was a "too easy" accomplishment.

    The issue isn't about Kelsey breaking records, it is about how the media treats amazing people who become too accessible to them.

    The drama of record-setting exploration like this ls being measured on the same scale as YouTubers thru-hiking after soliciting equipment sponsorships.

    This is in a completely different category.

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  • Phil 📸phil@newsie.social
    Jul 12, 2026, 4:30 PM

    @tarbonam @JeffGrigg @VeroniqueB99

    I read a couple of articles about her and listened to an NPR radio interview while she was in the mid Pacific. Most, but not all, of the reporters covering her story were women.

    There is at least as much misogyny in journalism as in the world at large. So did the fact that she's a woman impact the amount and placement of coverage she received? Sure.

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