My journalism classes are rife with discussions about local journalism—which makes sense if you’re entering the field. But outside of the classroom, you may have witnessed some of our conversations play out in real time—the shuttering of local news publications is happening across the country. In the District alone, the Metro section staff at The Washington Post was slashed by 25 percent; the Washington City Paper cut its print issue to solely produce online content; the Wall Street Journal restructured its Washington bureau and laid off several staffers. But on Feb. 23, one of the most devastating blows struck the D.C. community when WAMU decided to close DCist, one of the pillars of local journalism.
WAMU will shut down DCist and refocus on audio-first "multiplatform" stories, management of the public radio station announced Friday. Fifteen employees were...
If you are a DC social media obsessive, you probably know Alan Henney, who tweets breaking local crime news straight from the police scanner all day every day. You also probably saw him getting dunked on heavily last weekend, after he posted a video of himself breaking the law. To be fair, Henney walked into