new glitch where all my notifications are displayed twice, honestly impressive how bad this site has gotten
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Author of D.C. Media Monitor, a (currently dormant) newsletter about the local news industry in the District. Pug dad. PR person but this is a personal account.
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me alone at a legacy newspaper trying to cover a $56 billion a year global industry that caters to an audience of 3 billion+ humans and is the dominant arts medium of the 21st century
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Replying to @LauncherWP @winterion and @wapo
Gene Park is a great writer, but I get the impression he's going to be a one man show and has been handed the digital age newspaper adage of "do more with less." Seems a shame.
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What's going on at the Washington Post?
Publisher & CEO Fred Ryan says recent layoffs are strategic but inside the organization, some people say the business—and he—is floundering.
My story:
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💡I've been hearing from some of you interested in the process behind stories we write at the . I'm going to try to provide insight on Instagram.
My new page is here: instagram.com/emilydaviesrep
This is an experiment in transparency. I'd love your feedback.
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We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.
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Bus service delays and cancellations by 's Division of Transportation highlight bigger issues with the experiences of special-needs students in D.C., parents and advocates say.
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Looks like D Light Cafe in AdMo was robbed last night 😔 This is a wonderful spot run some really nice Ukrainians in DC who have done a lot to raise awareness and money for war relief - let’s all make sure to support them when they’re able to reopen.
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Riding metro home, guy in suit next to me pulls can of vodka soda out of his briefcase, hands it to the twenty something guy in a hoodie across the aisle who does not appear to be with him. Then, he pulls another one out, they both 🍻 and start drinking in silence.
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I gotta say, kudos to Adam Goldman for actually eating a sandwich on the streets of Capitol Hill while James O'Keefe harasses him and calls him names. Does O'Keefe actually think Adam is the one who comes off badly here?
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It's easy to watch this video of James O'Keefe ambushing an NYT reporter he has nothing incriminating on and think that O'Keefe — recently laying off his employees and still under FBI investigation — is getting a little desperate. youtube.com/watch?v=cM8Uzd
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This makes it official. I promise to take no prisoners
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This seems.... not good!
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NBC politics reporter gloats about evicting tenant: "I hope he enjoys the sex in prison" defector.com/nbc-politics-r
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EXCLUSIVE--NewsGuild President @gaufre sent a letter to DOJ antitrust division's Jonathan Kanter today, asking him to investigate the increasingly consolidating Pittsburgh news market.
Latest @BLaw
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Yesterday's layoffs at the Post included "cuts made in the metro section" according to Poynter's .
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not Grub Street absolutely reading Odd Provisions 😭😭
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If you say you want a younger more diverse audience, actually invest in the people and initiatives effective at building one.
Don’t keep pushing out and stymieing the careers of those who do it well and complain you aren’t reaching new people
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Official George Washington University Statement: Hippos Are Not Free To Be Bold
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#NABJ joins and in mourning the loss of . Rose, 37, was a longtime chapter member, volunteer, talented digital journalist, and visual storyteller. He passed away last week.🕯️
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Something good I wanted to share:
The Chronicle now has an in-house therapist, a big step for a newsroom. Thankful our bosses have recognized the toll of our jobs, and have taken real steps to address it.
The importance of these convos among journalists can't be overstated.
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genuine question. what is the purpose of opinion columnists. do we as a society gain anything from these type of articles
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absolutely craven to publish this headline after the murders in monterey park
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A Washington Post journalist told me today's layoffs—and the month that led to it—seemed unnecessary. "I don’t think today’s news inspires any additional confidence in management and how they have handled this."
My story on the layoffs:
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We have received no clear explanation for why these layoffs had to happen.
As far as we can tell, they are not financially necessary or rooted in any coherent business plan from our publisher, who has said that he expects the company to be larger a year from now.
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comes as HBO announces The Last Of Us show raking in some of its largest viewership numbers in its history
there IS an audience in mainstream gaming journalism, so this is a bummer
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More details on @washingtonpost layoffs, per memo from Executive Editor Sally Buzbee:
— 20 newsroom positions eliminated
— 30 open positions will not be filled
— WaPo is sunsetting Launcher, its online gaming vertical, and KidsPost, per two sources familiar
Memo below: twitter.com/sarafischer/st…
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KidsPost is gone, too, per the Post's own reporting on its layoffs
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Those non-essential needs include the Post's videogame and esports vertical, Launcher, per sources.
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Weird way to say "Local Parents Support Banning Books"
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NEWBURYPORT — Local parents are pushing back against a letter signed by ACLU Massachusetts asking schools not to ban books. newburyportnews.com/news/local_new
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sir these documents are yassified
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"The company is eliminating 20 positions and not filling another 30 vacancies, a figure less extensive than many had expected."
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Washington Post lays off some employees washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/
Don't let this vital higher ed news pass you buy: Some GW students want the Hippos to be the U's new nickname.
But admin said a hippo does not align with their guiding principles of "shaping the future" and being "free to be bold."
Agree to disagree!
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Layoffs just started at the Washington Post and despite that the company just sent out an all-staff "Welcome to The Post" email regarding three recent hires.
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Layoffs are hitting WaPo today. The Guild has emailed members: "We have good reason to believe that the number of people affected is far smaller than what Fred Ryan initially alluded to at the town hall."
Guild adds any cuts are "unacceptable" during "time of continued growth."
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The thing I don't get is the Post doesn't need to operate at a profit. More so than any other paper in the country. And yet...
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Interesting report on Whitman-Walker: Turning the 14th St NW location into a LLC, mixed-use development saved it from financial collapse and enabled the Congress Heights center.
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Washington Post people, you can reach me on email (abeaujon@washingtonian.com), phone (202-739-2421) or Signal (703-254-8435)
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News: Layoffs began at the Washington Post this morning. Staff impacted were notified via email
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the napkin saying "Life Happens. Dunkin Helps."..... their minds
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Absolutely begging journalists to stop falling for Super Bowl ad hoaxes and covering them as news.
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The letters spelling “KARON” were longer than the casket that held his 13-year-old body. Some of the mourners were too small to see over the pews.
“I’m just angry I can’t grow up with him,” one of Karon Blake’s classmates said.
A devastating funeral:
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