Charlie Savage’s Twitter Archive—№ 15,818

As Alberto @ibarguen -- the head of the Knight Foundation @knightfdn and former publisher of The @MiamiHerald -- retires, I would like to add a public note of personal appreciation to the encomiums. /1 philanthropy.com/article/knight-foundation-leader-to-retire-leaving-a-powerful-legacy
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In 1999, when I went to work for The Miami Herald as a cub reporter just out of college and he was its publisher, he took a mentor-like interest in me. We got to know each other over occasional dinners/drinks, a Miami Heat game, etc. /2
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In late 2001 or early 2002, when I was thinking about applying for a Knight Foundation journalism fellowship at Yale Law School, he encouraged it (he has a law degree from Penn) and wrote a strong letter of recommendation that really helped me stand out from the pack. /3
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The Yale year transformed my life both personally -- I met my future wife, @luizachsavage, another fellow -- & professionally, putting me on the path to journalism that specialized in post-9/11 legal policy & executive power issues like Gitmo, hot topics on campus that year. /4
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Alberto and I continued to periodically stay in touch as he went on to lead @knightfdn, where has steered altruism at a programmatic level. The help he provided to me as an individual is just a footnote to that legacy. Thank you, @ibarguen, and enjoy retirement. /end
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