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We’re Hiring an Assistant Editor for Social Media and Engagement

This new hire will oversee our social media outreach and help build a deeper relationship with our audience.

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles recovered from beaches, rivers, and streets from around the United Kingdom is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs as part of a stunt by environmental campaign group Greenpeace on February 25th, 2019, in London, England. The sculpture was delivered to DEFRA to apply pressure on Environment Secretary Michael Gove to move forward with a proposed deposit return scheme for bottles and cans bought in the U.K.

Viewfinder: Greenpeace Campaigns for a Deposit Return Scheme in the U.K. With a Giant Plastic Bottle

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs on February 25th, 2019, in London, England.

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We’re Accepting Applications for the 2019–2020 Pacific Standard Audience & Engagement Fellowship Class

We're currently looking for two fellows, one focused on visuals and one focused on social media and engagement, to join us for a one-year program starting in July.

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We’re Accepting Applications for the 2019–2020 Pacific Standard Editorial Fellowship Class

We're currently looking for two editorial fellows to join us for a one-year program starting in July.

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Spike Lee, director of BlacKkKlansman, attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards on February 24th, 2019, wearing the "Love" and "Hate" rings from his 1990 film, Do the Right Thing.

Viewfinder: Spike Lee Attends the Oscars

Spike Lee, director of BlacKkKlansman, attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards, wearing the "Love" and "Hate" rings from his 1990 film, Do the Right Thing.

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Viewfinder: Thousands Rally at a Youth Climate March in Brussels

Youth protest during the seventh annual Brussels youth climate march on February 21st, 2019, in Brussels, Belgium.

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Viewfinder: Commemorating the Violent End of Ukraine’s Revolution

An activist pays tribute at a memorial for the more than 100 Maidan activists who were killed during the 2014 Ukranian revolution, at a memorial event near Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on February 20th, 2019.

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Viewfinder: Anti-Semitic Vandalism in a Jewish Cemetery in France

A man walks by graves vandalized with swastikas at the Jewish cemetery in Quatzenheim, France, on February 19th, 2019, the day of a nationwide march against a rise in anti-Semitic attacks.

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Viewfinder: Elephants Arrive in Sri Lanka’s Capital for an Annual Festival

Commuters interact with an elephant as he rests on a public road ahead of the annual Navam Maha Perahera festival of the historic Buddhist Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 18th, 2019.

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Gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on February 17th, 2019. The yellow vests movement began in November after French President Emmanuel Macron announced impending fuel taxes, which many rural French citizens said they could not afford, and calls for government tax reforms to address the high cost of living and for Macron's resignation.

Viewfinder: Yellow Vest Protesters March in Paris

Yellow vest protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, protesting Emmanuel Macron and high costs of living.

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