@erinmcwriter
Co-publisher, co-newspaper rack fixer, co-janitor, award-winning journalist and photographer at the Ouray County Plaindealer newspaper. Lifelong Coloradan, fan of Sunshine laws, human to newshound Little Walter Cronkite.
Since launching on Election Day, the Journalist Safety Urgent Care Helpline has helped 40+ newsrooms & 200+ journalists at risk. Facing violent threats, doxxing, & legal intimidation, US journalists and newsrooms are finding it harder to do their vital work. pen.org/journalist-s...
Public officials’ use of ephemeral messaging apps undermines the purpose of CORA, which is to ensure access to the records of government so that the public can be informed and hold officials accountable.
Let me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths…🧵
Hey, go check out the news from this week from @ouraynews.bsky.social!
Hmmm.... it feels a little brighter and less cess pool-y over here on this platform with you guys. Let's see how it goes!