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Comment: It is very difficult for journalists to meet the inclusion criteria since most media outlets don't cover journalists for other media outlets.The Philadelphia cite is good, and the Talking Biz cite is marginally OK, but the others don't go toward notability. They need to be independent and via reliable sources. (Twitter and articles bylined Bobby Allyn are not valid.) JSFarman (talk) 23:29, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Bobby Allyn | |
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| Born | April 1987 (age 39) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Education | American University |
| Occupations | |
| Employer | National Public Radio |
| Website | Bobby Allyn |
Bobby Allyn (born November 1987) is an American journalist for National Public Radio. He covers technology with a focus on accountability in social media and among the Silicon Valley elite. He was previously a reporter at NPR member stations WHYY in Philadelphia and Nashville Public Radio.[1]
Career
[edit]Allyn began his career writing for The Oregonian, the daily newspaper in Portland. He later moved to The Tennessean in Nashville, where he covered state and federal courts. He moved then to Philadelphia, where he was a breaking news and criminal justice reporter for WHYY, and he covered the two criminal trials of Bill Cosby.[2]
In May 2023, Elon Musk sent an email to Allyn with the subject line "You suck."[3]This was in response to an NPR story Allyn wrote in which Musk made a threat to Allyn over email that he would reassign NPR's Twitter handle if the news organization did not resume posting from its account. This incident occurred after NPR quit Twitter due to a label applied by Musk that falsely suggested NPR was state-controlled media. The label led Allyn to start an email exchange with Musk that resulted in several stories.[4]
In June 2026, Allyn reported that federal authorities were investigating former Representative George Santos for potential insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi[5]. Following the repot, Allyn documented that Santos told him, "this story would get a gun in your face," [6]an accusation Santos has denied. [7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Roush, Chris (March 6, 2020). "NPR reporter Allyn moving to San Fran to cover tech". Talking Biz News. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ↑ "New WHYY Reporter Has the Best Story About Being Fired". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Musk threatens to reassign NPR Twitter account if it won't start tweeting again". Ars Technica. May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2026. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ Ecarma, Caleb (April 7, 2023). "Elon Musk Is Really Not Helping His Cause of Bringing Advertisers Back to Twitter". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ "DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi". NPR. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it". NPR. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "George Santos (@Georgesantos) on X". X (formerly Twitter). June 5, 2026. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
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