Kimi Yoshino
@kyoshino.bsky.social
Managing Editor at The Washington Post
Founding EIC, The Baltimore Banner
Founding EIC, The Baltimore Banner
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After decades of anti-dam protest from Indigenous tribes, the mighty Klamath River is now flowing free.
This summer, 15 teens kayaked from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California.
This summer, 15 teens kayaked from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California.
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
After decades of anti-dam protest from Indigenous tribes, the mighty Klamath River is now flowing free.
This summer, 15 teens kayaked from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California.
This summer, 15 teens kayaked from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California.
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To the outside world, Brian Matusz appeared to have it all. But inside, a battle raged. This is the story of how the once-promising Baltimore Oriole lost his way.
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The unraveling of Brian Matusz
Brian Matusz was once the Baltimore Orioles’ next great hope. How did an ‘all-American’ kid lose his way?
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June 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
To the outside world, Brian Matusz appeared to have it all. But inside, a battle raged. This is the story of how the once-promising Baltimore Oriole lost his way.
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BREAKING: Amid more federal funding and research cuts, Johns Hopkins University is pausing pay increases, freezing staff hiring and reducing capital projects by up to 20%. The university is on track to lose nearly $1 billion in funding — so far. Read:
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Johns Hopkins pauses pay increases, freezes hiring amid federal cuts
The Johns Hopkins University will freeze staff hiring and pay increases as it deals with federal funding losses
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June 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
BREAKING: Amid more federal funding and research cuts, Johns Hopkins University is pausing pay increases, freezing staff hiring and reducing capital projects by up to 20%. The university is on track to lose nearly $1 billion in funding — so far. Read:
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My first book tour was canceled by the pandemic. Five years later, my new book, which comes out Sunday, gives me a do-over. Also, come see me at the Arbutus branch of the Baltimore County Public Library at 6:30 tonight! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...
My first book launched the week the world shut down. I'm ready for my do-over.
The pandemic shut down my memoir book tour. Will the publicity for “Family & Other Calamities,” a love letter to Baltimore and journalism, be a chance to try again?
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May 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My first book tour was canceled by the pandemic. Five years later, my new book, which comes out Sunday, gives me a do-over. Also, come see me at the Arbutus branch of the Baltimore County Public Library at 6:30 tonight! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/colu...
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May 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
👀 Look who's coming to Montgomery County. Sign up for updates here: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/montgomery-c...
Big news: I'm stepping down as editor-in-chief of @thebaltimorebanner.com to join @washingtonpost.com as managing editor. This decision has been difficult. I love what we've built here proving local journalism can thrive. Best job of my life. 🧵
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Founding editor Kimi Yoshino to leave The Banner for The Washington Post
Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for three and a half years as its first editor-in-chief, will leave to become a senior editor at The Washington Post.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Big news: I'm stepping down as editor-in-chief of @thebaltimorebanner.com to join @washingtonpost.com as managing editor. This decision has been difficult. I love what we've built here proving local journalism can thrive. Best job of my life. 🧵
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I went on NPR's All Things Considered to talk about @thebaltimorebanner.com @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme's Pulitzer Prize and the state of local news. Take a listen! www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Only three years old, online publication Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer
Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I went on NPR's All Things Considered to talk about @thebaltimorebanner.com @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme's Pulitzer Prize and the state of local news. Take a listen! www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
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Holy shit, just three years into its existence, the nonprofit Baltimore Banner has won its first Pulitzer.
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Holy shit, just three years into its existence, the nonprofit Baltimore Banner has won its first Pulitzer.
Congratulations to @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme! Very proud of this work, which judges called “an example of very powerful journalism.” They also praised the sharing of our “one-of-a-kind dataset” with nine other media outlets.
The Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting, sponsored by The Seattle Times, goes to The Baltimore Banner’s Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher, and Nick Thieme for “Baltimore’s Overdose Crisis." 🏆
April 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Congratulations to @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme! Very proud of this work, which judges called “an example of very powerful journalism.” They also praised the sharing of our “one-of-a-kind dataset” with nine other media outlets.
Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.
The IRE Award for Investigations Triggered by Breaking News goes to @thebaltimorebanner.com for reporting on the Key Bridge collapse. “This was a colossal effort for 24 hours, with journalists waking up in the middle of the night and working well together.” www.thebaltimorebanner.com/specials/key...
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.
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@lizbowie.bsky.social & I got a chance to talk with @jemillerbalt.bsky.social about our investigation into the transit system that struggles to get Baltimore's public school students to school on time.
Hope you'll listen!
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Hope you'll listen!
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Good Data Analysis Tells a Story
Maryland Capital with Jayne Miller · Episode
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April 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@lizbowie.bsky.social & I got a chance to talk with @jemillerbalt.bsky.social about our investigation into the transit system that struggles to get Baltimore's public school students to school on time.
Hope you'll listen!
open.spotify.com/episode/4dVN...
Hope you'll listen!
open.spotify.com/episode/4dVN...
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Fredricka Gray, Freddie Gray’s twin sister, sat down with me this week to talk about her older brother by 13 minutes.
It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone.
@kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸
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It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone.
@kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸
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Freddie Gray died after his arrest by Baltimore police a decade ago. His twin now has words to share.
Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died at the hands of Baltimore Police. Now, his twin sister, Fredericka Gray, talks about his death.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Fredricka Gray, Freddie Gray’s twin sister, sat down with me this week to talk about her older brother by 13 minutes.
It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone.
@kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/fr...
It’ll be 10 years this month since he was killed and Fredricka feels like half of her is gone.
@kaitlinobscura.bsky.social 📸
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/fr...
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“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
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Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Congratulations to this talented, Polk Award-winning @thebaltimorebanner.com reporting team for shining a light on Baltimore’s opioid crisis, work that has prompted impact and more focus on this problem. @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme.
April 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Congratulations to this talented, Polk Award-winning @thebaltimorebanner.com reporting team for shining a light on Baltimore’s opioid crisis, work that has prompted impact and more focus on this problem. @alissazhu.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social and Nick Thieme.
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This Homeland Security quote about the need for the National Fire Academy is 👀
“We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.”
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“We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.”
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Western Maryland town alarmed by National Fire Academy shutdown
Emmitsburg, a tiny Western Maryland town, fears the Trump administration’s suspension of the National Fire Academy classes will harm the economy. And emergency workers say the public will be less safe...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This Homeland Security quote about the need for the National Fire Academy is 👀
“We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/western-mary...
“We are only authorizing travel for mission critical programs. This isn’t one.”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/western-mary...
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Let’s connect. @thebaltimorebanner.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Let’s connect. @thebaltimorebanner.com
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Creditors who want their money are not cool with Chasen's recent transfer of its $5 million+ private jet. They're now seeking a forced bankruptcy and an expedited hearing on it.
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social
A Baltimore developer’s private jet transfer has infuriated its creditors
A construction arm of Chasen Cos. now faces petition for forced bankruptcy
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March 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Creditors who want their money are not cool with Chasen's recent transfer of its $5 million+ private jet. They're now seeking a forced bankruptcy and an expedited hearing on it.
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social
@dylansegelbaum.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @invisibae.bsky.social
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NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government.
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
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It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
Where do Maryland's federal employees live and work?
Thousands of federal workers call Maryland home. Many of them also work in offices across the state.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government.
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
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Reporting by @lizbowie.bsky.social & I was cited yesterday in a Baltimore City Council hearing on the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students.
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Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Baltimore City Council members press for solutions to student transit nightmare
Baltimore City Council members pressed officials in the school district and the Maryland Transit Administration to find solutions to improve mass transit students.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reporting by @lizbowie.bsky.social & I was cited yesterday in a Baltimore City Council hearing on the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
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I sat down w/ Gov. Wes Moore and talked about the Trump administration, and his role in the Democratic response.
"I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders.
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"I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Gov. Moore says it's not his job to chart Democrats' future
Moore said he didn’t even watch Trump’s speech Tuesday night
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March 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I sat down w/ Gov. Wes Moore and talked about the Trump administration, and his role in the Democratic response.
"I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
"I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself," he told me. He wants to focus instead on protecting Marylanders.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Now we know. The Raven's "zero-tolerance" conduct policy, which they've been asked multiple times about for at least three years, does not exist in any meaningful way.
It was a convenient perception for the Ravens to let linger. Until it wasn't. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
It was a convenient perception for the Ravens to let linger. Until it wasn't. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
February 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Now we know. The Raven's "zero-tolerance" conduct policy, which they've been asked multiple times about for at least three years, does not exist in any meaningful way.
It was a convenient perception for the Ravens to let linger. Until it wasn't. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
It was a convenient perception for the Ravens to let linger. Until it wasn't. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
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From Jonas Shaffer -- as fans demand answers on Justin Tucker, the Ravens have remained conspicuously silent. Some perspective from PR professionals on why, and if that's a useful course of action: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
From Jonas Shaffer -- as fans demand answers on Justin Tucker, the Ravens have remained conspicuously silent. Some perspective from PR professionals on why, and if that's a useful course of action: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
Very proud of our team for winning a Polk Award today for Local Reporting on the city's overdose crisis. This is a big moment for @thebaltimorebanner.com — which has not even been publishing for 3 years — and signals that we have the talent and ambition to execute journalism at the highest level.
It is an extraordinary honor to receive a George Polk Award in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com Local Investigations Fellowship.
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The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.
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February 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Very proud of our team for winning a Polk Award today for Local Reporting on the city's overdose crisis. This is a big moment for @thebaltimorebanner.com — which has not even been publishing for 3 years — and signals that we have the talent and ambition to execute journalism at the highest level.
Sometimes it feels like all roads eventually lead to Maryland: Mysterious leader of the violent Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. The cultlike group has been tied to several killings across the country. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Mysterious Zizian leader Jack LaSota arrested in Western Maryland
Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.
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February 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sometimes it feels like all roads eventually lead to Maryland: Mysterious leader of the violent Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social reports. The cultlike group has been tied to several killings across the country. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
In all, 9 women from 5 different high-end spas have shared allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by the Ravens Justin Tucker with @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
Ravens’ Justin Tucker faces new allegations from 3 massage therapists
Three additional massage therapists are accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior.
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February 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In all, 9 women from 5 different high-end spas have shared allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by the Ravens Justin Tucker with @thebaltimorebanner.com. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...