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David Plazas

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David Plazas

@davidplazas

Opinion and community-centered journalist | Deputy Managing Editor @AJC | Past @tennessean @usatoday @thenewspress l @medillschool | Hobbies: 🏃🏻‍♂️🎸📚🧑🏽‍🍳

Nashville, TN

linkedin.com/in/davidplazas

Joined August 2008

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David Plazas
@davidplazas
May 22, 2025
My first column at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. An excerpt: "I come to the @ajc with curiosity, the knowledge that I have a lot to learn, and the willingness to be a part of the community. I am thankful to my colleagues and community members who have welcomed me here."
As new AJC opinion editor, I am eager to connect with the community
From ajc.com
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David Plazas
@davidplazas
Apr 22, 2018
The 29-year-old hero from Waffle House shooting: 'I saw the opportunity and I took it' tennessean.com/story/news/cri… via @ByJasonGonzales @Tennessean #WaffleHouseShooting
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Apr 11, 2024
More than 60 Middle Tennessee teenagers signed their name to a letter calling on @GovBillLee to veto a bill that would allow teachers to be armed in the classroom. This is an incredible act of civic advocacy. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean \
We teenage Tennessee students beg Gov. Bill Lee to veto bill that will arm our teachers
From tennessean.com
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David Plazas
@davidplazas
Jan 7, 2021
This is the editorial from the @USATODAY Network Tennessee on the #insurrection. Our position: @MarshaBlackburn, @BillHagertyTN & TN's GOP House members are complicit in spurring the mob. I want to explain why we wrote it & why we didn't rush it. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… \
Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are complicit in the insurrection | Editorial
From tennessean.com
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Dec 19, 2016
All 11 TN electors have voted for @realDonaldTrump for president. #ElectoralCollege
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David Plazas
@davidplazas
May 11, 2018
Thank you @PredsNHL @PREDSident for a great season, for working so hard, for being change agents, for making Nashville safer for women and girls, for developing healthy men and boys, for taking a stand against racism, and for being the pride 🐯 of our community!
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Oct 8, 2020
While Tennessee hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1990, @Bradshaw2020 told me in the Tennessee Voices podcast that she was confident she would win her primary in August and she is optimistic about her chances in November. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean \
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Dec 31, 2023
Congratulations to @Tennessean 2023 People of the Year: the five @MNPDNashville officers who entered The Covenant School to confront the assailant after the murder of six people: Det. Ryan Cagle, Det. Michael Collazo, Ofcr. Rex Engelbert, Det. Sgt. Jeff Mathes and Det. Zachary
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David Plazas
@davidplazas
Jan 5, 2021
Since Saturday, our letters to the editor inbox has filled up with readers' views on @MarshaBlackburn & @BillHagertyTN's decision to object to the electoral vote count tomorrow. The overwhelming trend: They oppose their senators' actions. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean \
Readers object to Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty's Electoral College vote ploy | Plazas
From tennessean.com
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Oct 11, 2018
This is a big deal; it’s a win for bipartisanship @SenAlexander led & TN Congress members said aye incl. ⁦@SenBobCorker⁩ ⁦@repjimcooper⁩ & ⁦@MarshaBlackburn⁩ Trump signs #MusicModernizationAct tennessean.com/story/money/20… via ⁦@tnnaterau⁩ ⁦@Tennessean⁩
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Jan 14, 2018
Today we launch #CivilityTennessee “We have all been complicit, myself included, in not doing all we can to create, protect and nurture an environment of mutual understanding and respect ...” It’s time to change that; are you in? tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean
tennessean.com
We are launching Civility Tennessee to restore faith in each other
The yearlong campaign features how-tos, spotlights on "Civility Champions" and events.
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Nov 1, 2022
Today, Wed. & Thurs. are the final days for early voting in Tennessee for the Nov. 8 election. The turnout is not good (about half of what it was in 2018). But there's still time. If you haven't seen @Tennessean editorial board candidate Q&As, I'm sharing links on this thread. \
David Plazas
@davidplazas
Sep 15, 2023
I have lived in Nashville since 2014 under four and soon-to-be five mayoral administrations ... However, in @freddieoconnell ... I have seen someone with a devotion to solving neighborhood and urban problems. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean
tennessean.com
My neighbor Freddie O’Connell wins race for Nashville mayor and offers hope for residents
Among Mayor-Elect Freddie O'Connell's greatest tasks will be persuading citizens that the city is headed in the right direction for everyone.
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David Plazas
@davidplazas
Sep 27, 2022
Outrage from Tennessee leaders after @MattWalshBlog @realDailyWire released a podcast abt @VUMChealth trans clinic was swift. The problem: Claims about butchery were never proven. This wasn't an "investigation" + leaders were reckless. tennessean.com/story/opinion/… via @Tennessean \
Why The Daily Wire report on Vanderbilt's transgender clinic is no investigation | Plazas
From tennessean.com