{"id":255,"date":"2025-12-22T17:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/podcast-marisa-kabas-on-landing-big-scoops-as-an-independent-journalist\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:42:58","slug":"podcast-marisa-kabas-on-landing-big-scoops-as-an-independent-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/podcast-marisa-kabas-on-landing-big-scoops-as-an-independent-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Marisa Kabas on Landing Big Scoops as an Independent Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marisa Kabas is the founder of The Handbasket, an independent newsletter and website that has been breaking stories left and right about government workers, the media business, and Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign. 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