Posts tagged Press
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Fear and “loathing” in DC: Local news cutbacks and recalls are a dangerous mix
2024 has kicked off with waves of misinformation and attempts to divide the public in DC, with worrying implications for good policymaking. Facts and analysis are two of the best antidotes, but with local news coverage under serious threat in the Washington region, we may be in for a rougher ride. Keep reading…
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Why do reporters still unquestioningly quote AAA on speed cameras?
AAA does not like speed cameras, and pursues a particular (and effective) strategy of constantly filing FOIA requests for data about the revenue from speed cameras and putting out press releases which cast the cameras in a negative light and try to frame the cameras as mostly being about a cash grab by local governments. Keep reading…
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To start addressing displacement, let’s start with better reporting on gentrification
A recent National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study confirms what everyone living here can feel: Washington, DC, has gentrified more intensely than any other city. It’s great that our paper of record is reporting on this kind of research, but the Post and other local outlets need to step up their game. Keep reading…
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Four people died walking on area roadways last weekend. Here’s how police and the press should talk about this.
A recent rash of drivers killing people walking around our region, especially in suburban areas, got a lot worse over Labor Day weekend, with four more deaths on area roadways. If you're thinking, “I read about this already last week or the week before,” sadly, no. Keep reading…
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GGWash is launching its inaugural urbanist journalism fellowship. We’re looking for two fellows!
Greater Greater Washington is thrilled to announce that we're launching our very first urbanist journalism fellowship! It's a part-time, paid position for two local budding journalism professionals who are interested in the forces that shape how Washington grows and develops. Keep reading…
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One area artist and the Post style section canonize unsafe or illegal parking
Neither artist Maggie O'Neill nor Washington Post style writer Lavanya Ramanathan give any acknowledgement that maybe parking illegally, regularly, “brazenly” has a downside. Keep reading…
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The #FutureofDCNews is bright
More than 100 people gathered to engage with a panel of local journalists, reporters, and editors about the future of local journalism in Washington at our first #GGWashlive event. What kinds of topics do you want GGWash to tackle in the future? Keep reading…
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Events: GGWash happy hour, DC’s local journalism, and MARC train changes
GGWash and local elected officials will be in Prince George's discussing the county's zoning rewrite, and there's a forum on the future of local journalism in DC and a meeting about MARC train changes in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Our constellation of local news sites has dimmed
The Current Newspapers, the tetrad of hyperlocal printed newspapers in Northwest DC, is in bankruptcy. Local news website DCist closed in November. Washington City Paper almost met its end but was rescued by local businessman Mark Ein. What can be done about the decline of local news? Keep reading…
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Come to our journalism forum Tuesday and a February happy hour in College Park
We're returning to Prince George's County for happy hour at MilkBoy ArtHouse, located next to the University of Maryland. Where should we have our next event? Keep reading…