Dave Burdick
@daveburdick.bsky.social
• Newsroom strategy at @theajp.bsky.social
• Denver, Colorado
• Healthier communities through healthier relationships with local information and news providers
• I share interesting things that local news orgs are doing
• Denver, Colorado
• Healthier communities through healthier relationships with local information and news providers
• I share interesting things that local news orgs are doing
People didn't like it when I tried to nickname this the "great hell" project. In 2020. But hey it looks like it might be done in 2027!
We regret to inform you another phase of DIA Great Hall construction has begun. Here’s how it will look
South Security will close and become “The Living Room.”
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February 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
People didn't like it when I tried to nickname this the "great hell" project. In 2020. But hey it looks like it might be done in 2027!
Great idea from Boyle Heights Beat — which streets received the most parking tickets in the neighborhood:
These streets received the most parking tickets in Boyle Heights
More than 55,000 parking tickets were issued in 2024. Here’s a breakdown of the top violations and hotspots in Boyle Heights.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Great idea from Boyle Heights Beat — which streets received the most parking tickets in the neighborhood:
One of the wildest/most fascinating internships I have ever heard of (read Mirror Indy's great previous coverage for the context) — Greenlawn Cemetery is focus of new Indianapolis summer internship on archaeology
Summer internship will give students hands-on experience with Greenlawn project
The city of Indianapolis will hire student interns to work alongside field experts on the city’s Greenlawn Cemetery project.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
One of the wildest/most fascinating internships I have ever heard of (read Mirror Indy's great previous coverage for the context) — Greenlawn Cemetery is focus of new Indianapolis summer internship on archaeology
Walking around the frozen (and empty) downtown Tulsa arts district yesterday, I saw a clearly abandoned set of belongings and wondered about this — Tulsa social service agencies spending hours finding those who need shelter from the cold
Social service agencies spending hours finding those who need shelter from the cold
“We’re not just driving down streets and seeing people on sidewalks. We’re walking into encampments in the middle of the night, in the snow, in this weather.”
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February 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Walking around the frozen (and empty) downtown Tulsa arts district yesterday, I saw a clearly abandoned set of belongings and wondered about this — Tulsa social service agencies spending hours finding those who need shelter from the cold
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Democratic state senator abruptly resigns amid ethics investigation
Democratic state senator abruptly resigns amid ethics investigation
State Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis was being investigated for alleged mistreatment of her legislative aides
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February 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Democratic state senator abruptly resigns amid ethics investigation
breathtaking.
Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
breathtaking.
Imagine if you could strengthen existing newsrooms *and* start a new local newsroom fueled by hundreds of locals’ insights about their information needs and lengthy research into the local information economy.
That’s what’s happening in #Tulsa right now: www.localnewsfortulsa.org
That’s what’s happening in #Tulsa right now: www.localnewsfortulsa.org
December 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Imagine if you could strengthen existing newsrooms *and* start a new local newsroom fueled by hundreds of locals’ insights about their information needs and lengthy research into the local information economy.
That’s what’s happening in #Tulsa right now: www.localnewsfortulsa.org
That’s what’s happening in #Tulsa right now: www.localnewsfortulsa.org
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good news: the Antiques Roadshow filmed in Denver (ok, ok, Littleton) will air March 24, 31 and April 7.
you may have read our story where we brought Rocky the Raccoon to Roadshow to explain the antiquing process. if you haven’t, read that here: denverite.com/2024/05/30/d...
you may have read our story where we brought Rocky the Raccoon to Roadshow to explain the antiquing process. if you haven’t, read that here: denverite.com/2024/05/30/d...
December 4, 2024 at 11:20 PM
good news: the Antiques Roadshow filmed in Denver (ok, ok, Littleton) will air March 24, 31 and April 7.
you may have read our story where we brought Rocky the Raccoon to Roadshow to explain the antiquing process. if you haven’t, read that here: denverite.com/2024/05/30/d...
you may have read our story where we brought Rocky the Raccoon to Roadshow to explain the antiquing process. if you haven’t, read that here: denverite.com/2024/05/30/d...
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A class action lawsuit charges literacy instruction giants Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell with deceptive marking practices. This is probably the first time a consumer protection approach has been taken to an education policy debate.
www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/04/l...
www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/04/l...
Do consumer protection laws apply to literacy instruction? This lawsuit says yes.
Two Massachusetts families say Lucy Calkins, other literacy specialists, and their publisher willfully ignored heaps of research that their methods for teaching reading were shoddy, then charging for ...
www.chalkbeat.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:13 AM
A class action lawsuit charges literacy instruction giants Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell with deceptive marking practices. This is probably the first time a consumer protection approach has been taken to an education policy debate.
www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/04/l...
www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/04/l...
It's the simple things... Like headlines that don't use utility jargon. This one just says it in plain language so anyone can understand why the story is relevant to them.
That said, @sambrasch.bsky.social, I do want credit for reading this during super-off-peak hours.
That said, @sambrasch.bsky.social, I do want credit for reading this during super-off-peak hours.
Xcel Energy wants to charge more for electricity later in the evening
The utility would extend its most expensive time-of-use rate from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the summer and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the winter.
www.cpr.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:30 PM
It's the simple things... Like headlines that don't use utility jargon. This one just says it in plain language so anyone can understand why the story is relevant to them.
That said, @sambrasch.bsky.social, I do want credit for reading this during super-off-peak hours.
That said, @sambrasch.bsky.social, I do want credit for reading this during super-off-peak hours.
After police shot and killed a 15-year-old, Signal #Akron produced an accessible explainer on how the law says the incident will be investigated, along with context on how that process has changed recently
How the investigation of the fatal shooting of Jazmir Tucker unfold?
How will the process unfold that will investigate the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker by an Akron police officer?
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December 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM
After police shot and killed a 15-year-old, Signal #Akron produced an accessible explainer on how the law says the incident will be investigated, along with context on how that process has changed recently
Here's a @tyfenwick.bsky.social / Mirror Indy story that gives: a quick understanding of the scale of a civic challenge, an example of an attempt at alleviating it, how to get help if you're affected, how to give help if you can, and a link to an investigative series. Under 450 words.
Safe Park Indy will open a second lot for people in their car
Safe Park Indy opened its first lot in October and already has 350 people on the waitlist.
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December 2, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Here's a @tyfenwick.bsky.social / Mirror Indy story that gives: a quick understanding of the scale of a civic challenge, an example of an attempt at alleviating it, how to get help if you're affected, how to give help if you can, and a link to an investigative series. Under 450 words.
It's fine, mystical pink light over Denver nothing to worry about, @zialcita.bsky.social says
Mystical pink light over Denver is just the Broncos growing grass
The football stadium's new grow lights have mystified Denver residents.
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November 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It's fine, mystical pink light over Denver nothing to worry about, @zialcita.bsky.social says
I love that the Mirror Indy site has its gift guide up, but also multiple ways to help other people in #Indianapolis via @enriquesaenz.bsky.social, like "How to help Santa fulfill an Indiana child's wishlist" https://buff.ly/4eTFZVj
November 28, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I love that the Mirror Indy site has its gift guide up, but also multiple ways to help other people in #Indianapolis via @enriquesaenz.bsky.social, like "How to help Santa fulfill an Indiana child's wishlist" https://buff.ly/4eTFZVj
Short and approachable look at stuff @phillydesign.bsky.social and Technical.ly are doing with AI in a local newsroom:
https://buff.ly/3VakuZt
https://buff.ly/3VakuZt
AI tools powering innovation in Technical.ly’s newsroom
Technical.ly editor Danya Henninger shares several ways newsrooms can incorporate AI tools in their workflows.
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November 28, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Short and approachable look at stuff @phillydesign.bsky.social and Technical.ly are doing with AI in a local newsroom:
https://buff.ly/3VakuZt
https://buff.ly/3VakuZt
A new Cleveland police drone policy got a section removed that would have allowed drone coverage of "individuals or groups within large gatherings" — here's police commission coverage from @dakotahsays.bsky.social / Signal Cleveland / Regina Samuels / Cleveland @documenters.bsky.social (1/2)
Residents sound off on new Cleveland police drone policy
Residents and Cleveland Community Police Commissioner Teri Wang shared concerns about mass surveillance during the commission’s Nov. 20 meeting.
signalcleveland.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:11 PM
A new Cleveland police drone policy got a section removed that would have allowed drone coverage of "individuals or groups within large gatherings" — here's police commission coverage from @dakotahsays.bsky.social / Signal Cleveland / Regina Samuels / Cleveland @documenters.bsky.social (1/2)
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Good luck trying to find eggs before Thanksgiving. It's a hit-and-miss prospect in Colorado right now. For me, it involved a trip to three different grocery stores last night. One clerk last night blamed Colorado's new law, but the facts say something different.
No. New rules that go into effect Jan. 1 under Colorado's cage-free law may be a factor in egg shortages, but they're not the cause.
Did Colorado's cage-free law cause an egg shortage?
No. New rules that go into effect Jan. 1 under Colorado's cage-free law may be a factor in egg shortages, but they're not the cause.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Good luck trying to find eggs before Thanksgiving. It's a hit-and-miss prospect in Colorado right now. For me, it involved a trip to three different grocery stores last night. One clerk last night blamed Colorado's new law, but the facts say something different.
Updates from the Aurora apartment building that got national attention when the president-elect spoke at a luxury convention hotel elsewhere in the city — via @andyknny.bsky.social:
New landlord will pay tenants to move out of Aurora ‘Tren de Aragua’ apartments
All but one unit at Whispering Pines did not pay rent by the end of October. Advocates say conditions are still 'uninhabitable.'
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November 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Updates from the Aurora apartment building that got national attention when the president-elect spoke at a luxury convention hotel elsewhere in the city — via @andyknny.bsky.social:
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts — @404media.co:
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
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November 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts — @404media.co:
Amazing. "After reading @themarshallproject.org – Cleveland article, Pretel said he and other top deputies toured numerous jails in Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee to learn about how the facilities offer reentry services."
Cuyahoga County creates reentry program for people leaving jail
About 300 people were booked into the jail at least eight times in the past three years. Many need substance abuse or mental health help.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Amazing. "After reading @themarshallproject.org – Cleveland article, Pretel said he and other top deputies toured numerous jails in Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee to learn about how the facilities offer reentry services."
What's a few tens of millions of dollars between old friends? Always interesting following the municipal funding of pro sports venues — here's Signal Cleveland's @nickcastele.bsky.social following his city council's reaction to a $20M repair bill
$20 million stadium repair sticker shock for Cleveland City Council
With sin tax money stretched thin, council balked at the idea of chipping in for repairs at Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
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November 26, 2024 at 3:08 PM
What's a few tens of millions of dollars between old friends? Always interesting following the municipal funding of pro sports venues — here's Signal Cleveland's @nickcastele.bsky.social following his city council's reaction to a $20M repair bill
So many gift guides are kind of a bummer (and a slog to produce, I happen to know). But I like this guide from Boyle Heights Beat in LA. Just send me out into the world with some context and love for local shops:
9 places to shop for gifts in Boyle Heights - Boyle Heights Beat
The holiday season is near and if you’re looking to support the local businesses that make your community thrive, we’re here to help. We’ve rounded up some spots in Boyle Heights […]
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November 26, 2024 at 2:11 PM
So many gift guides are kind of a bummer (and a slog to produce, I happen to know). But I like this guide from Boyle Heights Beat in LA. Just send me out into the world with some context and love for local shops:
Update from @nbminor.bsky.social on the inconvenient, banana-shaped plot of #Denver land that is the subject of perpetual curiosity and hope for people looking to solve a #transit, #housing or other issue in this city.
denverite.com/2024/11/25/d...
denverite.com/2024/11/25/d...
Colorado bought a Denver railyard for $50 million. 3 years later, it plans to sell it
The state says it didn't need most of the land at Burnham Yard. Transit advocates say selling it is a "massive mistake."
denverite.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Update from @nbminor.bsky.social on the inconvenient, banana-shaped plot of #Denver land that is the subject of perpetual curiosity and hope for people looking to solve a #transit, #housing or other issue in this city.
denverite.com/2024/11/25/d...
denverite.com/2024/11/25/d...
Douglas County, Colorado, home to (a few) very water-efficient homes. @coloradosun.com:
How much water do Colorado communities actually need? In one, surprisingly little.
With new houses using 30% less water, Sterling Ranch asked Douglas County for tighter household water limits.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Douglas County, Colorado, home to (a few) very water-efficient homes. @coloradosun.com: