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We are happy
@hannahcrileyy
and Hazel reunited this morning! Very cool that Decaturish was able to play a role in her safe return :)
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The hunt for Hazel: Internet helps DeKalb woman search for lost dog
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We have a potential journalism scandal in the making here in Georgia. Last year, UGA established a free First Amendment Clinic for publishers navigating open records and open meetings disputes. They've been a godsend to small publishers like Decaturish.
Earlier this year, they
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Decatur City Commission reallows duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in the city
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Other media excluded from today's presser include: WABE, GPB, one 11 Alive crew, WSB, per our reporter. So to review: The city of Atlanta organized a press conference about Cop City, invited all the press, then excluded members of the press. Good job, y'all.
Hey
@MSmithATL
and
@andreforatlanta
, it's not actually a press conference if you don't allow all members of the press to attend. This is ridiculous.
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Definitely saw this in Decatur on Saturday. The conversation in the room was quite different from the one happening among journalists and influencers, to the point that many people we spoke to were surprised to find that other Democrats felt the same way.
People seem to be waking up this weekend to the fact that there is very real grassroots pushback to efforts to force Biden off the ticket. Whether that is determinative or merited I’ll leave to the side for the moment. This should not come as any surprise.
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Gyimah Whitaker sworn in as City Schools of Decatur superintendent
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This is a very odd Twitter story tease and headline from the AJC. Every one of these conspiracy theories has been debunked. Repeatedly, often by the excellent work of AJC reporters.
Did Fulton double-count ballots in 2020? Georgia Election Board revives case
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The State Troopers also initiated this chase, according to the GBI. Important context: In Georgia, State Troopers are about the only agency that can initiate a chase and use the PIT maneuver more than most other agencies in the state, which causes numerous injuries. When we heard
UPDATE: Trooper comforts baby after chase ends in crash, shooting in Atlanta
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Forthcoming updates to the City Schools of Decatur cheese sandwiches story:
- CSD will no longer be serving cheese sandwiches and has changed this policy.
- Arby's provided the money to cover the debt and they'll be giving money to other schools with unpaid lunch debts as well
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DeKalb County issues stop work order for Cop City site
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People in Winnona Park in Decatur, GA are currently celebrating Joe Biden's win with folk songs.
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To all the journalists and citizens who stayed up to document last night's / this morning's Atlanta City Council meeting
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Update: They found her
The hunt for Hazel: Internet helps DeKalb woman search for lost dog
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The AJC's coverage of Cop City has been snake bit from the beginning due to the obvious conflict of interest. It drove a wedge between the paper and the community it serves.
Ok I love media accountability, dunking on the AJC, and debunking their copaganda… but could we also post alternatives when we do this?
We can both call them out and share solutions.
Here are a few:
@atlanta_press
@scalawagmag
@CapitalB_ATL
@canopyatl
@thexylom
@Decaturish
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Just got off the phone with CEO-elect Lorraine Cochran Johnson. This quote stands out:
"My victory really signifies the end of the machine, the political machine, in DeKalb."
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Some personal news:
Atlanta media group buys to expand its investigative coverage - Atlanta Business Chronicle via
@AtlBizChron
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Follow up from the press collective editor, sent after this was published:
"Anything about the dean being pressured by donors was off the record and speculation– I honestly can’t remember if we specified that or not."
So noted. But the clinic has definitely stopped its open
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A second editor we just spoke to said there definitely was pressure but can't reveal sources on that. We've left a message seeking comment. The clinic is definitely out of the business of handling public records disputes.
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Decaturish and other media outlets were invited to today's presser about the Atlanta Public Safety Training center, aka Cop City, held by DeKalb CEO Mike Thurmond and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. A small group of journos, including us, aren't being allowed into the presser. Why?
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Decatur Schools announces $88,000 school lunch debt has been paid
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Today, we have updated our editorial guidelines to add the word "homes" to the list of words you should 100% triple-check the spelling of before publishing. Technology is great, but spell check doesn't catch everything. 🤦
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Media gatekeeping in ATL is alive and well. Unfortunate, but also not surprising.
The Atlanta Voice is among the Black media turned down for credentials to the CNN debate *in* Atlanta. Also, the biggest political story in Atlanta now is campaigns’ outreach to Black voters who, for some reason, don’t feel like a part of the political process.
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The Georgia First Amendment Foundation released a statement about the Georgia First Amendment Clinic no longer directly advocating for the press on matters related to the open meetings and open records act.
It's time for the press to start digging.
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Not sure about Atlanta, but in DeKalb water outages aren't tracked via computer the way power and internet outages are. The Watershed department in DeKalb depends on residents to call and report this information. It's confusing and frustrating for residents.
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Here we go, y'all.
North DeKalb Mall project gets $70 million in tax reimbursements; demolition could start in 60 days
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Y'all...
A potential water main break is being investigated near the intersection of Euclid Ave. NE & North Ave. NE. A temporary disruption of water service for residences & businesses may occur.
Add'l updates will be provided as more info. becomes available.
#DWMatWork
#ATLWatershed
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This story is about to get much bigger. At least two other families of inmates who died at the DeKalb Jail in 2022 have hired attorneys.
Family of man who died of hypothermia at DeKalb County Jail seeks $15 million in lawsuit
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Tucker City Council passes nondiscrimination ordinance after mayor leaves the room
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Will our colleagues at the
@ajc
weigh in on this decision to suspend the advocacy work of the First Amendment Clinic?
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We're about to publish an absolutely wild story about Clarkston, and we don't say that lightly given how much drama that city has seen over the last few months. Stay tuned...
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While y'all are here, please remember that your support makes what we do possible.
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Records released by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office show that 2022 was the deadliest year for inmates since 2012, with a total of nine deaths reported this year.
That’s two more than were officially announced by DeKalb County Jail officials
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Hard to see a scenario going forward that doesn't involve a hand recount of all May 24 elections in DeKalb County at this point. This is a huge swing between machine and paper ballot totals.
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Fact-checking is essential.
@Jeopardy
I am pretty sure the original
@WaffleHouse
is located in the City of Avondale Estates, not Decatur…
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Decaturish bought a blue check to protect our brand & to (hopefully) get better customer service if we need it. Frankly, we wish Facebook would do this for businesses. We respect and understand people saying "hell no" to paying for this. If you want to reflexively block blue
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The Deer and the Dove Chef Terry Koval wins James Beard Award
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This story is pretty remarkable. One wonders how it will affect legal proceedings against some of the folks who have been arrested on the premise that they are connected to "domestic violent extremists" when that's now demonstrably untrue.
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Long-awaited DeKalb Avenue resurfacing begins on May 15
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Judge strikes down Georgia law banning food, drinks in voting lines
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Do what now? There's an upcharge to prevent our account from getting hacked? Sorry you made a stupid business decision and paid too much for Twitter, Elmo, but this is ridiculous.
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Music Midtown is canceled. Media outlets like our paper of record should credit
@neonflag
for getting this scoop last week. He had the story before anyone else.
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Thank you SO much for mentioning Decaturish in your article. We're glad you were reunited with Hazel. What an ordeal that was.
i know you’re all genuinely sick of me talking about hazels great escape at this point but this was fun to write, and also
@Slate
did the most metal illustration of all time and I thank them
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"Decatur, GA: We have water (for now)."
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Very cool to get a call from the New York Times asking for a quote about
@neonflag
George has been quietly kicking ass for years and there's no one in our local journalism ecosystem who deserves the recognition more.
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We are generally in favor of people reading. This is good news.
Decatur Book Festival returning, will be held Oct. 4-5
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Decatur Taco Mac closes after 22 years
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Hey
@MSmithATL
and
@andreforatlanta
, it's not actually a press conference if you don't allow all members of the press to attend. This is ridiculous.
Decaturish and other media outlets were invited to today's presser about the Atlanta Public Safety Training center, aka Cop City, held by DeKalb CEO Mike Thurmond and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. A small group of journos, including us, aren't being allowed into the presser. Why?
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OK, the first editor we spoke to clarified their initial statement. Both
@atlanta_press
editors are in agreement: they say there was outside pressure on the clinic because of the suit.
"I called it speculation in regards to where the outside pressure came from. We do not know if
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From the editor: Any politician who isn't offering constructive solutions to stop future massacres of children should have the decency to not say anything this evening. Your words mean nothing.
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Opinion: South DeKalb needs more 'third places'
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This individual is a former Decatur, GA resident who has been sub-tweeting threats at the Editor of Decaturish after the editor told him to stop contacting us.
@DeKalbCountyPD
has been notified, but say they can't do anything. So, we're documenting it here.
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Important things the AJC statement doesn't address:
1) What did the AJC's investigation into the reporting of this story reveal about the actions of the editors involved? An editor should have been asking hard questions throughout the reporting of this story. Did that happen?
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Family of man who died of hypothermia at DeKalb County Jail seeks $15 million in lawsuit
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Just contacted
@CSX
to ask for information about upcoming railroad crossing closures. They informed us they don't send out press releases about closures. Then they hung up. This sort of thing is why this company does not have a great reputation here in DeKalb County.
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Great photo from Kirkwood in Atlanta, GA by one of our readers, Sean Casey
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While you're here: We need your support to keep doing what we're doing. Visit for more information.
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Atlanta, gonna need you to chill for a second. K, thanks.
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One day we might find room in this town for a conversation about how journalism operates here and a debate about whether that's a good thing for our industry's long term sustainability. Too often, the people asking the right questions are brushed aside.
The Atlanta Way 2.0 has been active for at least a year and has held at least one (unadvertised) public-policy planning meeting (on MLK Drive 'revitalization'). Now explicitly seeks to attract journos (already has). Journalists should dig into it, not be further compromised by it
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Judge orders removal of Confederate monument in Decatur Square
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Oh?
BREAKING: Days after news broke that UGA's First Amendment Clinic would stop handling open records cases, law school dean Bo Rutledge announces he's stepping down and returning to the faculty.
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Video of Pullman Yards owner berating Watershed employee outrages neighbors, officials
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Agnes Scott student named 2024 Rhodes Scholar
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This whole thing is bizarre. DeKalb County comms has been pretty buttoned-up when it comes to the training center. Press releases don't typically go out without multiple levels of sign-off. Super weird.
Update: The city of Atlanta contacted Decaturish to say the stop work order has been lifted. Full explanation appears in the article. Short version is the swo was lifted at 4:25 p.m. but county issued a press release at 8:25 p.m. saying it had been issued
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The DeKalb County School Board hasn't given us any legal justification for withholding information about yesterday's vote. The school board took a public vote in a public meeting on an item discussed in an executive session. What they voted on should be a matter of public record.
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DeKalb School Board member Dr. Joyce Morley, who has been talking for the last 15 minutes about an agenda item and not asking any questions, is saying the board meetings are too long.
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Amazing story. It's even more amazing that the leading newspaper of record in this state - the
@ajc
- can't bring itself to issue a simple statement about this decision. The AJC is supposed to be the standard-bearer for press freedom in GA. Right?
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Business news website says Trader Joe's has its eye on location 'near Decatur'
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UGA First Amendment Clinic drops 'Cop City' suit, stops working on open records disputes via
@decaturish
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The AJC didn’t attend the April 26 meeting in person. Decaturish is the only media outlet that attended the April 26 meeting in person and the only outlet, so far, that has pushed for transparency about what the board voted on. Decaturish is also the only outlet to point out that
DeKalb School Board accuses member Joyce Morley of violating ethics code
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"Triumphant." "Energized." "Reinvigorated." What a weird tweet.
Donald Trump made a triumphant return to Capitol Hill on Thursday, his first with lawmakers since the Jan.6, 2021 attacks, embraced by energized House and Senate Republicans who find themselves reinvigorated by his bid to retake the White House.
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Wow, y'all won't believe this. Remember when Decaturish published that story about an ATM getting blown up at North DeKalb Mall? This morning's incident on Scott Boulevard - where police executed at a search warrant at a home near Westchester Elementary - is connected to that. We
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Voters definitely were disengaged this election. Early voting totals in DeKalb were down about 20k votes compared with 2022. And there were more early voting locations this year.
The Dems in Georgia are in a weird space, it seems to be a general lack of awareness of statewide and local down ballot candidates
In combination with a lack of a coherent message or strategy
Not to mention any real attention given to its core base of voters
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Good morning: your friendly reminder there is zero evidence of election fraud in DeKalb County. There's plenty of evidence of a machine malfunction created by a unique set of circumstances. The only question is whether that malfunction affected other races.
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A spokesperson for UGA sent us the following.
The decision to transfer this matter to new legal counsel is part of ongoing efforts to align the First Amendment Clinic’s activities more closely with the institution’s educational mission.
While our law students will continue to
We have a potential journalism scandal in the making here in Georgia. Last year, UGA established a free First Amendment Clinic for publishers navigating open records and open meetings disputes. They've been a godsend to small publishers like Decaturish.
Earlier this year, they
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Arrest happened in August and just now coming to light. The arrest record also disappeared from a public website. How intriguing.
A long-time Dunwoody police officer has been charged with domestic violence.
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The publisher of Decaturish had plans to play Zelda all day but took a break to tour the three affordable units at the Park 108. Story Sunday.
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Another video from downtown Decatur, GA. Celebrations erupted in the city following the announcement that President-elect Biden had defeated Donald Trump.
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Correction to this: First Amendment Clinic has been around since 2020, but they did a lot of outreach last year, which is how we found out about them.
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Asked the local health department for data on monkeypox cases in DeKalb. They referred questions to the state health department. State health department referred questions to local health department. That's encouraging.
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The
@ajc
attorneys are informing DeKalb VRE they are violating the law by not allowing photos. Go get em.
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Good luck to the public information officer who gets to explain this one.
Atlanta police arrested a 76-year-old woman for protesting the "Cop City" training complex. This arrest is another violation of the Constitution and international human rights.
As the police repression intensifies, the protest movement grows stronger.
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Decaturish isn't a booster publication. We cover our community fairly and honestly. Sometimes that means saying things people don't like to hear. We understand that's not for everyone. If it's not for you, there are other publications that will tell you the narrative you prefer.
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Another coyote is story blowing up the website. Our media partner,
@ATLNewsFirst
, has our photos and sources. We know other local TV stations will follow because they can't resist a coyote story. To the other media orgs: please credit us. When you take our story ideas and don't
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Zoe Seiler promoted to assistant editor of Decaturish
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Cop City explained: A look at the ongoing controversy surrounding police training center
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Smaller indie publishers will suffer the most. Larger organizations with their own attorneys are fine. This decision helps larger organizations with more resources. But those organizations often aren't providing local coverage like they used to.
When I was doing "Cop City" reporting (which led to an Atlanta Press Club Award) for
@thexylom
and facing censorship from Georgia Tech, the GA 1st Amendment Clinic reached out to offer pro Bono help if necessary.
Now, all of us in Atlanta are exposed and vulnerable.
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We keep seeing news articles calling this platform "X, formerly known as Twitter." But it's still just Twitter for us. Only Prince deserves the honor of being addressed as "formerly known as." That should be a rule in the style book if it isn't there already.
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We are no experts on the Open Records Act, but we have asked for a specific code citation that gives GBI authority to release records maintained by another agency. Did GBI have to pre-approve Atlanta Police releasing video of the incident?
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Decatur FC, a semi-pro women's soccer team, is coming to the city in May! *Insert Assistant Editor Zoe Seiler's little excited dance about this*
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Patel Plaza in Decatur is planning a major renovation, wants the exterior to look more like Whole Foods, attract younger customers. More details:
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All the election conspiracy theorists salivating over the DeKalb District 2 drama can jump in a lake. Nothing that happened here indicates nefarious intent. Human error, and a desire to certify elections on time, is the most likely cause of what we're seeing.
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Liliana Bakhtiari has won the Atlanta City Council District 5 race. For the full election results, visit:
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