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thexylom, 5 months ago to science

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alexip718, 5 months ago to Arkansas

Why has nobody talked about Little Rock, AR straight-up demolishing the I-30 Cloverleaf Interchange, freeing up blocks of walkable, streetcar-accessible parcels downtown? (April 2019 vs. December 2023)

What does that say about other cities that claim that this is impossible?
#arkansas #urbanism #infrastructure #transportation

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alexip718, 5 months ago to Atlanta

Um my environmental coverage of "Cop City" for @thexylom got on the New York Times ???? 🤯

#atlanta #environment #news #journalism

The Rebirth of Local Journalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/briefing/local-journalism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H00.yv-z.858ikLGIo2tu&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share

A 10-year-old and his father were exploring a Rhode Island bike path when they found a species of mushroom that had never before been recorded in the state. — ecoRI News City officials in Atlanta have made multiple false claims about their “environmental stewardship” of its public safety training center, dubbed “Cop City.” — The Xylom Some of Memphis’s best barbecue is served at a gun range, forcing some eaters to choose between their palates and politics. — The Food Section

alexip718, 5 months ago to transit

An electric bike has been spotted at the Kendall Square/ MIT Bluebikes valet station!

#bike #transportation #boston

thexylom, 5 months ago to asia

Thrilled to be included in the first-ever map+directory of the AAPI community media landscape, created by the Newmark J School's Center for Community Media!

We are currently 100% staffed by Asian immigrants; our stories have been published in Chinese, Tagalog, and Nepali!

#aapi #asian #news #journalism #map

https://amimap.journalism.cuny.edu/

alexip718, 6 months ago to Atlanta

One of the most prominent Democratic Party-aligned law firms, Elias Legal Group—led by noted election lawyer Marc Elias—has waded into the legal battle surrounding the proposed ballot referendum for Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center (PSTC), better known as “Cop City.”

#atlanta #politics #environment #police #news

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/exclusive-cop-city-voter-suppression-marc-elias-atlanta-city-council-memo-referendum-signature-matching/

thexylom, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to climate

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alexip718, 6 months ago to Georgia

BREAKING via Bryan L. Sells: The 11th Circuit reverses a decision that struck down the at-large method of electing members of the Public Service Commission. The court holds that GA's choice of at-large elections overrides the Voting Rights Act because of federalism concerns.

Georgia, a majority-minority state, has never elected a single non-white Public Service Commissioner in its entire history, due to its at-large election method.

#georgia #elections #politics #environment #news

alexip718, 6 months ago to Pittsburgh

From WaPo: "The media nonprofit’s union wants to stop a collaboration with a newspaper whose reporters are on strike. Editors say the story is more important than solidarity: ‘We’ve got to do journalism on this’ "

#pittsburgh #health #news #media

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2023/11/22/propublica-pittsburgh-post-gazette-strike-cpap-story/

thexylom, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

As of today, we officially have more Mastodon followers than on Twitter/ X! 🥳

We believe in meeting our audience where they're at. It's easy to find us on Mastodon, Bluesky, Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook, Threads, and Post; we have the same handle @thexylom everywhere!

alexip718, 6 months ago to Georgia

Did you know that a 22-year-old Latina is now taking over a local newspaper in Georgia?

Meet Andrea Gutierrez. Last week, she was named Editor of Bryan County News, after her predecessor retired.

#georgia #news #journalism #newstodon

alexip718, 6 months ago to random

A sister publication of @QuantaMagazine (both supported by the Simons Foundation), with a focus on neuroscience? With some of the most brilliant science writers I know on the team?

The Transmitter is gonna be good. 🧪

https://www.thetransmitter.org/

alexip718, 7 months ago to journalism

I dedicated this issue of @thexylom's newsletter to @TheAppeal's Chris Blackwell and @flatwaterfreepress's Yanqi Xu, two uber-talented journalists facing unprecedented challenges in doing their work.

It was my privilege to judge their @INN Awards submissions.

#journalism #news #newsletter

https://buttondown.email/thexylom/archive/when-the-award-winning-journalists-you-judged-get/

alexip718, 7 months ago to journalism

A new social media policy at publishing giant Hearst Magazines warns staffers that even “liking” controversial content could result in their termination, and encourages telling on colleagues who post content that could violate the rules.

#media #news #journalism #freespeech

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2023/11/08/hearst-social-media-policy/

alexip718, 7 months ago to random

Left: what one of two ponds at South River/ Weelaunee Forest looked like in March, before construction of "Cop City" began.

Right: what one of the ponds currently looks like.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/perspective-a-walk-through-weelaunee-forest

(📸: @nonmodernist/ @thexylom; Rocky/Atlanta Community Press Collective)

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alexip718, 7 months ago to politics

You probably might not have heard this from legacy media...

But Mississippi Democrat DeKeither Stamps successfully rode Brandon Presley's coattails and is on track to flip the Public Service Commission's Central District.

Presley retired from the Northern District to run in the Governor's race.

#mississippi #politics #environment #ElectionDay

alexip718, 7 months ago to incarcerated

Today, award-winning incarcerated journalist Christopher Blackwell announces that all his life's work has been wiped out by the prison communications company Securus.

I was the judge who selected Chris for his INN Nonprofit News Award this year. To know that one business profiting off incarcerated folks could decide to wipe out a respected journalist's lifelong work is infuriating. This is a shameful assault on freedom of the press

#prison #journalism #news