Off twitter -- catch me on email, Bluesky, LinkedIn. Atlantan, garden enthusiast, problem solver with @city_bureau's Documenters Network.
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Have you met our Detroit Docu-Mentors — our crew of experienced docs who help mentor new Documenters? We're excited to pilot a program to help us add more capacity and bring more value to Detroiters. Believe in this work? Donate now. #DocumentersDay
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🧵1/ First things first: AI is a tool to help people do more—not a replacement for journalists or #DocumentersNetwork. With this grant, we’ll explore how AI can reveal policy trends across the 22 communities where our Documenters are paid to track local gov.
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I launched @285SouthAtl in 2021 & it's still the only news outlet dedicated to Atl immigrant communities. We're tiny, but our stories make impact, in specific, wonderful ways that've helped people. As we head into the next era, we're asking for your help.285south.com/note-from-the-f…
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On Tues., 10/22, at 6 p.m. ET, @AttorneyNora and I are hosting a free training for journalists on anticipating election lies and threats to the rule of law. Join @freepress to learn how to combat disinformation and cover the state of our democracy.
RSVP:bit.ly/4eMEpFj
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And another JOB: @LIONPubs is hiring a full-time community manager, also on our membership team: lionpublishers.com/lion-is-h…
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JOB: @LIONPubs is hiring an associate director of policy and advocacy, on our membership team. This is new territory for us, and one our members told us directly that we ought to create. Details: lionpublishers.com/lion-is-h…
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Great work by @atlanta_press digging into Atlanta inspector general's probe re: City Hall officials and vendors atlpresscollective.com/2024/…
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i loved this characteristically hilarious and on point piece from @StumptownGA
How would @StumptownGA fix Atlanta?
We have fewer public toilets here per capita than Raleigh, Miami, or Charlotte.
Let's put them everywhere. For the basic human dignity of our neighbors, but also for the sake of a more vibrant and comfortable city.
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so excited to see this book — set in Atlanta and by one of the best humans I know — out in the world!!!
In the US today, more and more people with full-time jobs are being pushed into homelessness.
Low-wage workers can't afford rent.
My book explores the staggering rise of America's working homeless, told through the lives of five families in Atlanta.
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In the US today, more and more people with full-time jobs are being pushed into homelessness.
Low-wage workers can't afford rent.
My book explores the staggering rise of America's working homeless, told through the lives of five families in Atlanta.
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🌟Exciting news! The Bismarck Documenters Program, in partnership with Buffalo’s Fire, has trained dedicated notetakers for local government meetings!
We're still growing our network in the Bismarck-Mandan area. Want to get involved?
Read more: buffalosfire.com/bismarck-do…
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“I’m gonna ask that you stop recording, you stop taking notes," Detroit Auditor General Laura Goodspeed said at a recent Tow Rate Commission Meeting covered by @DetDocumenters. Then she told "the media" to leave.
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in the past year we’ve trained 175 @indydocumenters and covered 195 public meetings 💥 happy first bday indy docs! looking forward to many more ✨
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Ravi Coutinho thought his health insurance plan would unlock access to mental health care providers. But the problems with accessing care were impossible to escape. This is the story of his perilous journey through what’s known as a “ghost network.” 🧵propublica.org/article/ambet…
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Red tape. Low reimbursement rates. Delayed payments. We heard from more than 500 psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists who each faced a moment when they decided they had to leave their insurance network.
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BIG NEWS: We’re looking for the next RANGE team member to run our Documenters program as a fulltime Community Journalism Organizer! If you or someone you know wants to join the only worker-owned newsroom in Spokane and get paid $50k to do it, read on: rangemedia.co/range-is-hirin…
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We’re looking for our first, visionary Director of Product at City Bureau.
Come build Documenters.org with us; explore how AI can (and can’t) further our mission; and build products that help equip communities across the country!
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I’m hiring a campaign manager to run our Democracy & Technology work w/ me @freepress! This role is central to our work on platform accountability, fighting disinfo & hate, media accountability, and priorities related to digital civil rights, AI & more: freepress.bamboohr.com/caree…
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Documenters take notes at local government meetings. But a lot of what happens in Lansing directly impacts communities in Detroit.
About a dozen of us headed to Lansing to learn about the inner workings of state government. Here's what we found ⤵️
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