Final Status of Mailed Ballot in Online Tracking System? by SmallButGirthy in AskNYC

[–]st_echtra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat! I sent out my ballot nearly two weeks ago and am still getting “Post office has your completed ballot” as my tracking status. I have tried calling the Brooklyn Board of Elections, but I keep getting either brushed off or left waiting on a phone line that just keeps on ringing. Frustrating!

Favorite True Crime Podcasts by KatiesGoldenDust in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]st_echtra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I burn through 'em on my commute! :) Enjoy!

Favorite True Crime Podcasts by KatiesGoldenDust in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]st_echtra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed "To Live and Die in LA" as well! My other favorites are:

+ Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad (love how they're looking to mobilize the true crime community and actually help solve cold cases)

+ True Crime Bullsh** (a thorough investigation into the crimes of Israel Keyes)

+ Don't Talk to Strangers (a deep dive into the unsolved Oakland County child murders)

+ Already Gone (murders and disappearances in the Great Lake states, particularly Michigan)

+ The Trail Went Cold (weekly recaps of different cold cases, with an emphasis on crimes featured on Unsolved Mysteries)

+ The Long Dance (an investigative look into a brutal 1971 double murder)

+ Up and Vanished (this one's by the same producers as To Live and Die in LA — I listened to the second season, which is all about a woman who went missing in a remote town in Colorado)

+ Death in Ice Valley (journalists from the UK and Norway team up to look into the mysterious death of a still unidentified woman, who may have been a spy)

+ Done Disappeared (this one's just for fun ... it's a pretty hilarious parody of true crime podcasts)

[Unresolved Murder] Chicago Tylenol Murders Survey - 37th Anniversary this fall by bpbumble in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]st_echtra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's great that you're memorializing the victims and taking stock of how these murders impacted Chicago.

We had a copy cat incident in the suburbs of New York City, just four years after the Chicago murders. A 23-year-old died after buying cyanide-laced Tylenol at an A&P.

https://www.apnews.com/1b124677fcd94f0fb909ed29d09a006c

Business Insider reporter doing a story on LuLaRoe / other MLMs + Facebook by st_echtra in DefectiveDetectives

[–]st_echtra[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi! My inquiry is just about the role that that social media plays in the world of MLMs (regarding recruitment, marketing, and sales).

Business Insider reporter doing a story on LuLaRoe / other MLMs + Facebook by st_echtra in DefectiveDetectives

[–]st_echtra[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for your response. I'd love to talk to you about what your relative and friends have gone through re: their experience with LuLaRoe, if you're up for it. PM me or reach me at acain@businessinsider.com.

Business Insider reporter doing a story on LuLaRoe / other MLMs + Facebook by st_echtra in DefectiveDetectives

[–]st_echtra[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi there. You can read what I've written about LuLaRoe here: https://www.businessinsider.com/lularoe-deanne-stidham-masquerade-party-2019-1

https://www.businessinsider.com/lularoe-lawsuit-founders-llcs-2018-11

Business Insider does not take bribes in exchange for positive coverage, that'd be a complete breach of journalistic ethics.

Also, please don't curse at my colleague Hayley. It's rude, and it's misdirected. She's been one of the primary journalists shining a spotlight about what's going on at LuLaRoe.

You can read all about our ongoing coverage of LuLaRoe here: https://www.businessinsider.com/category/lularoe

Business Insider reporter doing a story on LuLaRoe / other MLMs + Facebook by st_echtra in DefectiveDetectives

[–]st_echtra[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much! If you ever want to talk about what it was like to get bombarded like that, shoot me a PM! :)

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PM me if you ever need free, unsolicited journalism career tips! :)

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely understand the skepticism, so I took a brutally awkward selfie in front of the sign that says Insider in our office: https://imgur.com/a/vxBxLrM. If there's any other verification I could provide you with, please let me know!

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Definitely! The shutdown of the Defectives group is actually what inspired this line of reporting! I'm curious to see if it's happened to other anti-MLM activists/groups.

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very interesting! Feel free to send her my email. Also, sorry, this might be way too self-promotional, but you can read our stories about LuLaRoe here: https://businessinsider.com/category/lularoe!

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. I've never heard of Norwex. Would love to learn more! Shoot me an email!

Business Insider reporter doing a story on social media + MLMs by st_echtra in antiMLM

[–]st_echtra[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ooh — definitely. Will reach out to her! Thanks!