Zack Newman
@ZackNewsMan
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Freelance investigative data journalist. Emmy & Murrow winner. Alum: @9News , @SkyBlossomFilm , @MSNBC , @Mizzou . Encrypted email: zack @zacknewsman .com. He/His.
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Cops are given a ton of power in our justice system. Their word can put people in prison.
So - if law enforcement officials are untruthful, Colorado law is supposed to give
@PostColorado
the chance to decertify them.
But
@allisonsherry
and I found flaws in this system. 🧵
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@olarrysmom
Hi Suijeil - My name is Zack Newman & I'm a journalist with MSNBC. I am keeping your son in my prayers & hoping for a full recovery.
I would like to learn more abt him & share his story. Could you please DM/email me when it's safe? Thanks.
zachary.newman
@nbcuni
.com
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@YoungDrini
Hey Drini - My name is Zack Newman and I'm a journalist with
@MSNBC
. Are you safe? Could you please DM/email if you get a second once you are safe? I'd like to briefly talk to you, but your safety is obviously the priority. Thanks.
zachary.newman
@nbcuni
.com
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@ameliaknisely
What you went through is absolute horseshit and I’m so sorry that happened. Great reporting makes the powerful uncomfortable.
Please let me know if I can help in any way.
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Nearly dying on the job a few years ago made me realize that I can’t wait for the distant future to pursue my dreams.
So — I’m moving to New Zealand with my partner after nearly 5 years of producing award-winning and law-changing investigative data journalism in Colorado.
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New contender for “this is fine” 😂
This is Muffin. She didn’t want to alarm you but she is in fact floating away. Really appreciates the assistance. 14/10
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A woman has been hiking the Colorado Trail to bring attention to the lack of diversity and the economic disparities on the trails - and Patricia Cameron just finished.
She also founded Blackpackers to help introduce minorities to the outdoors.
#9News
I DID IT!!! I WALKED FROM DENVER TO DURANGO!!
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The Denver DA’s office announced today that Bodhi, a two-year-old Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix, will join the team to help provide emotional support for victims and witnesses.
He allegedly knows 40 commands and can rock the hell out of a bow tie.
@dog_rates
@9NEWS
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@CorinneLaPook
Hi Corinne! I work for
@MSNBC
. Did you take this picture yourself? if you did, can NBCU please have permission to use it on all its platforms and partners?
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Here is Hunter Park's mugshot, 19-yr-old accused of making terrorist threats online anonymously using
@YikYakApp
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NEW: The full 244-page internal affairs investigation into three officers who took a choke-hold photo near the memorial for
#ElijahMcClain
has been released by
@AuroraPD
.
I'll thread my findings below.
#9News
Find along here: 1/
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Pleased to announce that I have fulfilled my Colorado contract obligation to peep leaves.
#9News
#fall
#fallorado
#hike
#NaturePhotography
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I did it.
✅ 34.1 miles
✅ ~ 6,000 ft elevation gain/loss
✅ 4 days solo backpacking in Teton bear country carrying at least 50 pounds.
I cried tears of relief when I got back to my car. This has been a fixation for 8 months and it’s surreal to have done what I set out to do.
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At Flatirons Health & Rehab, staff members took turns putting out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
Nearby facilities sent vans & buses to get 42 residents to safety.
The fire was blocks away as the last person left.
@9WantsToKnow
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Lights out. See ya later
@9NEWS
👋🏻
I’ll forever be grateful to cut my teeth as an investigative data journalist among some of the best in the business.
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I often feel hopeless at the state of mental health in journalism. But a news director told me he took my mental health tips to other leaders across the company to share this advice about how to support their people.
It’s spectacular! We can change the industry for the better.
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@squiredcircle
@WIRED
Shit like this makes the job of journalists even harder than it already is. This is such an infuriating hack job
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It is a good day in journalism when a source hands you a trashbag full of crucial documents in the parking lot of a county courthouse.
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@realstewpeters
Where are you getting that there are dead cows 100 miles away?
The state says they don’t have reports of that:
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@CorinneLaPook
@MSNBC
Thanks! I have a few questions for you. Could you please send me a DM or an email?
zachary.newman
@nbcuni
.com
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bro I am the media
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A bit of good news from another Louisville facility. Stacey (wouldn't give me last name but said she could talk more in an hour) said all staff and patients are safely out from Flatirons Health and Rehab.
#9News
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@trish_zornio
@pweiser
@jaredpolis
Hey Trish - sorry to hear this has happened. My name is Zack Newman and I’m a journalist with
@9NEWS
.
Could you please DM me? Or call me? Contact info is in my bio. I’d like to hear more.
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#Weinstein
will be on a
#GPS
ankle monitor and will need to ask permission to travel outside of New York or Connecticut. He posted $1 million bail.
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After 20+ miles of hiking/backpacking, 3 days of camping and many hours spent in a mountain hot spring, I’m back at it.
Colorado is awe-inspiring.
#9News
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Just spoke w/Dallas Mulvin, who is the exec director of Juniper Village in Louisville. She said the assisted living facility is under an evac order but the buses are at least 30 min away.
"Everyone is safe" but the fire is "all around."
#9News
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Instead of getting mad at
@JasonLeopold
for requesting PUBLIC documents, the government should just release them.
It’s infuriating when agencies whine when they have to do their job. Taxpayer dollars have already gone to the creation of those docs.
🧵DOJ has attacked me personally and my
#FOIA
in court docs, saying I have wasted taxpayer $$, I'm not really practicing journalism, I'm a "FOIA terrorist" (☑️), and plaintiffs like me account for 25% of the entire civil docket in US District Court in DC
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@ameliaknisely
.
@propublica
’s local reporting network may be a good fit to keep doing your investigative work:
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I’ll be freelancing for Colorado and New Zealand news organizations starting in November.
And - I’ll be spending a lot of time in the New Zealand wilderness on sabbatical.
The plan is to come home to Colorado after a year. I’m scared, but I don’t think I’ll regret this 😅
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When he walked into the courtroom,
#Weinstein
looked bewildered. Handcuffed and was led in by an officer strongly guiding him
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It looks like Coloradans got the message about the drive-in vaccination site near the Aurora Municipal Center. I’m not sure how many people are here for boosters.
The line makes a couple loops around this parking lot. I’ll let you know how long it takes to get through.
#9News
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@saida_dahir
@davidhogg111
@cameron_kasky
@Sarahchadwickk
@Emma4Change
@MattxRed
Hi Saida! I work for
@MSNBC
. Did you take this picture yourself? if you did, can NBCU please have permission to use it on all its platforms and partners?
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DENVER IT IS TIME FOR FLANNELS, OATMEAL AND CHAI LATTES THIS IS NOT A DRILL
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Today marks 4 years with
@9News
and
@9WantsToKnow
! Always grateful that
@nicolevap
took a chance on me.
I’ve won awards, inspired a law to change, made long-lasting connections and spent some quality time outdoors.
Thanks for all of your support, nerds! Grateful for you.
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This week marks a year at
@9NEWS
and
@9WantsToKnow
. It’s been a year of incredible personal and professional growth.
Most importantly I’ve gotten the chance to tell the type of difficult and crucial stories NYC Zack only dreamed of telling. Like these: 1/(Thread)
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@oneunderscore__
Appreciate the reporting that went into this story. Thanks for linking to the previous coverage of my
@9NEWS
colleagues on the JeffCo litter story.
There *are* bins with kitty litter in Jeffco Schools classrooms. They're for students to relieve themselves if kids are trapped in the classroom during a mass shooting or lockdown. Our report from 2017:
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These tiny alpine flowers, seen at the summit of a nearby 13er, bring me so much joy
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This is very freaking cool! The
@AP
picked up our
@9WantsToKnow
investigation.
We found delinquent taxpayers got millions in COVID aid.
With
@jeremyjojola
:
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I am stoked beyond words to have won my first Emmy!
Our investigation focused on the government’s confusing approach to giving cash to nursing homes that also broke the rules.
I was climbing in the mountains & missed the ceremony, but still celebrated.
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Ahhh it’s happening! I’ve been working my entire career to get to this moment. It’s absolutely surreal that it’s here.
I can’t wait to join the stellar
@9WantsToKnow
team in Denver. Let’s break some news and climb some mountains!
@9NEWS
So excited to welcome
@ZackNewsMan
to the
@9WantsToKnow
team
@9news
! Our data producer
@katieawilcox
is heading off to Phoenix to head the investigative team
@12News
. We will miss her but excited for Zack to get started!🙌
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@gwatsky
I'd love a mix of older and newer stuff
Bet Against Me
Never Let it Die
Moral of the Story
Welcome to the Family
Tiny Glowing Screens
Aww Shit
Don't Be Nice
All You Can Do
F**k an Emcee Name
Fireworks
The One
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In every tragedy I always think of the advice Mr. Rogers gave to “look for the helpers.”
There are so many people that jumped into harm’s way last night to help others.
Firefighters, cops and nursing home employees.
@9WantsToKnow
#MarshallFire
At Flatirons Health & Rehab, staff members took turns putting out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
Nearby facilities sent vans & buses to get 42 residents to safety.
The fire was blocks away as the last person left.
@9WantsToKnow
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More people that live outside of Colorado came to the state to get an abortion in 2020, up to about 13% of all abortions.
That's 1,343 abortions for non-residents, a high since 1,032 in 2018.
This is from
@CDPHE
's stats. We don't have 2021 numbers.
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@joeywreck
And it’s been covered nationally since then. Seems like you should have done some basic googling before spreading misinformation
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@JaclynCorin
Hi Jaclyn - My name is Zack and I’m a journalist at
@MSNBC
. I’d love to talk to you about your Tallahassee trip. Could you please DM me?
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"If you're marginalized, keep fighting and you'll get your voice heard."
#ConceredStudent1950
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Data shows that women showed up to vote in CO.
Of registered Dem voters who returned ballots, 60% were women. The largest group of Democrats to vote so far was women ages 55-74. More than 1 in 5 Democrats who voted were in that demographic.
@9WantsToKnow
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Hell hath no fury like Coloradans when you allegedly mess with their nature.
#9News
With
@jeremyjojola
for
@9WantsToKnow
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Something pretty freaking cool happened this week. I won a Murrow!
This has been a goal ever since I became a journalist, and especially since I was a wee intern at
@CBSNewsRadio
and became engrossed in the legend of Edward R. Murrow.
The winning piece:
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I've gotten DEATH THREATS for tweeting at people during breaking news to see if they would like to share their story & help the nation understand the tragedy they are going through. Mass shootings are horrific. I don't reach out to people with the intent to traumatize.
@ZackNewsMan
@olarrysmom
He’s doing his job, and he’s being respectful. Social media is like a digital town square. If someone stands in the square and announces, “My son was shot,” a good journalist will ask if she would like to share her story. She can decline or ignore the reporter. Or she can talk.
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I noticed one address kept coming up while sifting through PPP data.
$2.3 million in tax dollars went to allegedly save 99 jobs at businesses like a VHS video rental store in one Denver office building.
It seemed fishy, so
@jeremyjojola
started digging...
@9WantsToKnow
Finally! I can talk about this. Some of you remember this tweet. I found something that made my heart race when I was going through government databases. A case of fraud involving $2.3 million in COVID funds. Follow this thread...
#9NEWS
@9WantsToKnow
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Middle & high school students in CO - apply to the
@ColoradoSun
’s Rise & Shine Workshop.
It’s a free journalism camp designed to get more kids interested in the profession, esp from underrepresented & diverse communities.
Deadline is 6 p.m. on May 31.
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Trying to squeeze in as much time in the Colorado backcountry as possible. Featuring freezing dips into alpine lakes, fireweed plants and shooting stars.
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We found 140 kids never engaged throughout remote learning, and Denver Public Schools have not been able to get in touch with 67 of them.
#9News
On average, one-in-seven Denver Public Schools students didn’t engage with classes from home. And the gap was worse among schools with more lower income students.
By:
@ZackNewsMan
&
@jeremyjojola
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#9News
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Law enforcement never applied for a red flag order in El Paso County. Only 1 in 5 of the applications there were approved.
This is important because statewide, applications are approved in 95% of the cases were law enforcement applied.
@9WantsToKnow
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I’m at Civic Center Park, where patriot militias with far-right views and far-left socialist & communist groups have organized opposing rallies at the same time. Public comments ahead of this showed the possibility to get violent.
Will thread what I’m seeing. 1/
#9News
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No, sending me a screenshot of a spreadsheet is not the same thing as sending me the spreadsheet.
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Protestors just brought out a “blue line” American flag and burned it in front of this line of sheriff deputies. 2/
#9News
Apologies, Video got sideways somehow
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NEW: Officer Douglas Harroun, who's accused of punching a physically disabled woman multiple times, has resigned while under
@AuroraPD
's investigation.
He was charged with felony assault and APD said he was suspended without pay.
@9WantsToKnow
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Deeply touched by the roomful of journalists who were vulnerable & talked about their mental health struggles at
#IRE22
.
Together we can heal! The greatest sign of strength is asking for help.
Here’s our tip sheet.
@byMarisaK
@NaseemMiller
@Viktor_Rodz
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A friendly reminder that Colorado is one of the states that requires you to get up to two (2) paid hours off to vote. And there's still time to vote in Denver's elections!
#copolitics
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Officer Kyle Dittrich said the decision to take the photo was a spur of the moment decision while driving by the memorial and saw candles there.
He said it was done to bc "it would be funny" & "cheer up" an officer on suspension. He later said it was "poor taste." 2/
#9News
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This is my first week at my dream job at
@9WantsToKnow
within
@9NEWS
! Let’s chat! Send tips & Denver area ice cream/beer recommendations to: zack.newman
@9news
.com
Thanks to the team for the warm welcome! Especially
@AnnaHewson1
for the sign
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Today, at
@9News
we celebrate
#ZachingDay
, where we celebrate the man who treated cancer like a gift. Zachary Lederer continues to inspire me to spread positivity. He should have turned 26 today.
@ZachingVsCancer
#9News
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@dog_rates
@MannyBLFC
@MichaelPhelps
Came here to ask the same thing. Glad we’re all on the same page
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The guy bragging about disturbing a fragile Colorado environment has a habit of mistreating the outdoors, according to what we can see in court documents.
@9WantsToKnow
@jeremyjojola
#9News
Today I'm expecting to air and publish a story on David Lesh, the man who is seen violating the rules at Hanging Lake by walking out onto a log. I've been looking into Lesh's criminal background and it's quite extensive. He has a pattern of violating rules on public lands. 1/
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This was my first time camping above 12,000 feet and it did not disappoint. Colorado continues to deliver.
#9News
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I said “see you later” to
@MSNBC
&
@NBCNews
. I’ll miss being a member of the hardworking, kind and hilarious team that brings you the news each weekend. Thanks to all of my anchors who trusted me to keep their facts straight!
📸:
@briskwalk
(1st),
@ae_zahn
(2nd & 3rd)
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@mattdpearce
Not quite.
@Conrad_Swanson
has been doing a good job keeping tabs on the race for months for the
@denverpost
.
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My next step: I'll be joining
@BrianRoss
and the
@ABCInvestigates
team next month as an investigative fellow!
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Officer Jaron Jones said it was his idea to do the carotid hold photo and also wanted to do it to cheer up “one of the members involved in the initial Elijah McClain event” & "help a brother out."
"I believe the public will be appalled by the photo," Jones said.
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#9News
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Life lesson: If a hostel owner in a small town in Greece asks you to make sure you bring back a lost stuffed dog for a distraught 42-year-old woman that somehow lives near Denver, you do it.
#9News
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Lmao a bag of gummy bears melted in my car and then reformed into a burrito
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