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One of our main goals at The 51st is to make D.C. an easier place to live.
One way to do that is by explaining stuff that is otherwise confusing, mystifying, or intentionally opaque!
What can we help you understand? Let us know:
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A worker-led, nonprofit newsroom.
- 🧵 When DCist was shut down, we watched as so many of you mourned the loss of a vital local news source. A team of us got to thinking: What if we could create an outlet controlled by us (the journalists) and you (our community)? No executives involved.
- Fall in D.C. is the best time of year to walk around the city pretending you're in a movie, and the @51st team has compiled a list of our personal favorite walking routes for a cinematic afternoon. buff.ly/3BRmezV
- So…this sucks! Coincidentally, we’re writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages…we’re ramping them up! And one thing we won’t do? Publish anything that opposes our guiding editorial belief that all D.C. residents deserve a more equitable and just city.I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning: I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too
- Replying to @51stnewsWe’ve launched The 51st, a worker-led nonprofit news outlet, run by and for residents of Washington, D.C.
- Just a reminder, for no reason at all 👀 : No billionaire can tell us what not to publish — and we’re committed to putting our community first. Join today: buff.ly/40nkSaf
- WWKD (what would Kojo do)? He’d support local news and donate to The 51st! Join him and donate before Day 3 of the fundraiser is out. And THANK YOU Kojo 🙏 givebutter.com/The51st
- GOAL REACHED! 🎉With the help of 3,429 people, we’ve exceeded our goal for this launch campaign! Thank you for believing in the power of local journalism and trusting us with this project.
- Replying to @51stnewsA group of six DCist and WAMU alum have been building this outlet for months, and now we need your support. We’ve launched a fundraiser to help us make this thing happen, for real.
- Replying to @51stnewsYou can learn more about our efforts, donate, and share at this link here.
- 🎉🎉🎉 We’ve raised more than half our initial funding already thanks to all of you.
- Stop by and chat with us! We’re at the Dupont Farmers Market til 2 p.m. 😎
- You might have some questions about The 51st, and we have some hopefully sufficient answers. You can learn more, watch our video (!) and donate here: givebutter.com/The51st
- Community and local organizing are an antidote to despair. Where are you organizing, volunteering, or contributing time or $$ in the wake of these results? We want to highlight some worthy local orgs and efforts. 🫂
