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  1. Jeff Miccolis @[email protected] ·

    Oh wow, I’ve still got some swag from the DCist 2.0 launch! And I’m so excited for the return of DCist, this time as The 51st!

    Just donated & you can too ➡️ givebutter.com/The51st

    #DC #WashingtonDC #journalism #DCist #The51st

    #dc #washingtondc #journalism #dcist #the51st
  2. Michael Grass @[email protected] ·

    I enjoyed chatting with WAMU's Elliot C. Williams about the early days of the now-defunct DCist, the local blog I helped launch with a bunch of volunteer bloggers back in 2004 that grew into a beloved local news site over the years.

    “DCist was social media before social media,” I observed.

    wamu.org/story/24/03/14/former

    #DCist #WashingtonDC

    #washingtondc #dcist
  3. Michael Grass @[email protected] ·

    OK, we have 1 year to secure the DCist archives, and it seems like there's good momentum to make that happen.

    I'm still dumbfounded that WAMU's leadership didn't foresee the public outcry and avoid the self-inflicted reputational damage.

    wamu.org/story/24/02/28/wamu-r

    #DCist #WashingtonDC #PublicRadio

    #publicradio #washingtondc #dcist
  4. Linh Pham @[email protected] ·

    WAMU restores access to the DCist archive for a year while they try to figure out who will own and operate it next.

    WAMU: DCist archive will be available for 1 year, as WAMU seeks long-term home for beloved news site

    wamu.org/story/24/02/28/wamu-r

    #WAMU #DCist #WashingtonDC #PublicMedia

    #wamu #dcist #washingtondc #publicmedia
  5. Michael Grass @[email protected] ·

    A little bit of good news out of Washington, D.C., regarding the demise of DCist: It appears that WAMU's leadership unlocked public access to DCist's archives.

    While that won't bring back a local news site that so many people loved, it's good to have access to DCist's archives again.

    #DCist #WashingtonDC #LocalNews

    #localnews #washingtondc #dcist
  6. Chris Combs (he/him) @[email protected] ·

    well, here are my little yawps about DCist. Seriously, wtf?

    #DMV #WAMU #DCist

    #dmv #wamu #dcist
  7. SimonMarksFSN @[email protected] ·

    Why did #WAMU feel the need to brick #DCist's archives? A useful website is now totally blocked by a completely unnecessary WAMU splash page. Sadly redolent of the brutality with which American public broadcasting often operates. The "public" is too often not part of the equation.

    #news #WashingtonDC #Washington #NPR

    #wamu #dcist #news #washingtondc #washington #npr
  8. Michael Grass @[email protected] ·

    One additional note on the death of DCist: I'm heartened to read (via Washington City Paper) that the D.C. Public Library hopes to secure the DCist archives. There's a lot of history that needs to be preserved!

    washingtoncitypaper.com/articl

    #DCist #PublicLibraries #WashingtonDC

    #washingtondc #publiclibraries #dcist
  9. Michael Grass @[email protected] ·

    It's tough to watch parts of the internet fade away and die incrementally, especially when it involves something where you invested a lot of your time, energy, and creativity.

    WAMU Public Radio announced it is shutting down D.C. area local news site @DCist, something I helped jumpstart as a volunteer-run group blog in 2004.

    Some thoughts ...

    washingtonian.com/2024/02/23/d

    #WashingtonDC #DCist #Journalism

    #journalism #dcist #washingtondc