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We are the reporters, hosts, producers, engineers, and content creators who power @wamu885 and @DCist. Union strong with @sagaftra. #WeMakeWAMU
Washington, DC
Joined August 2020
This morning, @wamu885 management informed us they are laying off 15 vital people from our organization. These individuals are the lifeblood of our journalism. Our hearts are broken. We can’t believe we are losing our colleagues and friends.
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RT @colleengrablick: soo hey sharks, a team of former WAMU and DCist staffers are here today asking YOU for $250,000 to sustain our worker-…
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RT @maustermuhle: 🚨If you think D.C. needs more local journalism, here’s an amazing chance to help create some! A group of former @dcist an…
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This is a hard time at WAMU and in journalism overall. Your support means the world. It pushes us to keep bringing you the local news we all need and love. Thank you.
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RT @harryjaffe: MUST READ: Destructive blow to local DC journalism by @wamu885 well-told by @abeaujon
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RT @WesleyLowery: folks at the DC public library were begging me and others to help get WAMU to respond to their offer to help archive DCis…
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When WAMU laid off 16 people and closed DCist, the reasoning given was “content strategy word salad," per one staffer. @abeaujon cuts through the jargon and nonsense with a deeply reported, excellent look at what actually happened:
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RT @allinsea: With the gutting of the Post’s local newsroom, shuttering of DCist, and majority of quality substantive stories behind paywal…
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RT @alanaparker23: @DCist was shut down by @wamu885 in February, an NPR-affiliate station owned by @AmericanU. My newest opinion piece look…
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RT @amanduhgomez: “It’s a problem if you believe that DC needs to play fair. It’s a problem if you believe that the lowest possible cost do…
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RT @mhbaskin: Another way to look at this is: D.C. is being cited as an example before SCOTUS of how not to treat people experiencing homel…
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RT @mhbaskin: Sometimes your former employer lays off the entire social issues desk, claiming its work was minimally impactful. Then, somet…
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