Denise Clay-Murray
@denisethewriter.bsky.social
Indie journalist. Co-Host of The Philadelphia Hall Monitor on PhillyCam. Political Editor, Philadelphia Sunday Sun. Contributor: Love Now Media, Resolve Philly, MindSite News, BBC News, and WURD Radio. President, SPJ Keystone Pro chapter, Proud Temple Owl.
If you missed our workshop at the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland last week, here it is! Get some knowledge on creating your news site from @lmcglynn.bsky.social, #BrandonRobinson, and @kathiawoods.bsky.social by clicking on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHN...
August 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If you missed our workshop at the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland last week, here it is! Get some knowledge on creating your news site from @lmcglynn.bsky.social, #BrandonRobinson, and @kathiawoods.bsky.social by clicking on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHN...
Just a reminder that if you're attending @nabjofficial.bsky.social in Cleveland, you're invited to join us on Saturday at 10:30am for "Keeping It Local". We'll be in Room 20 of the Huntington Convention Center to provide information on how to turn your news desert into an information oasis.
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just a reminder that if you're attending @nabjofficial.bsky.social in Cleveland, you're invited to join us on Saturday at 10:30am for "Keeping It Local". We'll be in Room 20 of the Huntington Convention Center to provide information on how to turn your news desert into an information oasis.
If you're going to be attending the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland this week, please join us for this important workshop on how to help your community get the news it needs in a challenging media climate.
August 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
If you're going to be attending the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland this week, please join us for this important workshop on how to help your community get the news it needs in a challenging media climate.
FYI: If you're attending the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland this week, please join me and #WillFord from @marylandmatters.org for a conversation about my @lernerbooks.bsky.social, "To Arm or Disarm" on Friday at 11am. Hope to see you there!
August 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
FYI: If you're attending the @nabjofficial.bsky.social convention in Cleveland this week, please join me and #WillFord from @marylandmatters.org for a conversation about my @lernerbooks.bsky.social, "To Arm or Disarm" on Friday at 11am. Hope to see you there!
Some personal news…
If you’re attending the #NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists convention in Cleveland, please join me and #MarylandMatters Statehouse reporter #WilliamFord for a talk about my book, “To Arm or Disarm” on Friday, Aug. 8 from 11-11:30am. Copies of the book will be available.
If you’re attending the #NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists convention in Cleveland, please join me and #MarylandMatters Statehouse reporter #WilliamFord for a talk about my book, “To Arm or Disarm” on Friday, Aug. 8 from 11-11:30am. Copies of the book will be available.
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Some personal news…
If you’re attending the #NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists convention in Cleveland, please join me and #MarylandMatters Statehouse reporter #WilliamFord for a talk about my book, “To Arm or Disarm” on Friday, Aug. 8 from 11-11:30am. Copies of the book will be available.
If you’re attending the #NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists convention in Cleveland, please join me and #MarylandMatters Statehouse reporter #WilliamFord for a talk about my book, “To Arm or Disarm” on Friday, Aug. 8 from 11-11:30am. Copies of the book will be available.
The National Football League is made up of messy people. You know that Philly is gonna show its entire ass, right?
May 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The National Football League is made up of messy people. You know that Philly is gonna show its entire ass, right?
Because there is, literally, a league for everything, I’m at the #MajorLeagueTableTennis championships at St. Joseph’s University here in #Philadelphia. The defending champion #TexasSmash are taking on the #CarolinaGoldRush for the title.
April 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Because there is, literally, a league for everything, I’m at the #MajorLeagueTableTennis championships at St. Joseph’s University here in #Philadelphia. The defending champion #TexasSmash are taking on the #CarolinaGoldRush for the title.
The look you have when you knew that answering the phone was going to lead to your getting a migraine, but you did it anyway…
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The look you have when you knew that answering the phone was going to lead to your getting a migraine, but you did it anyway…
Even as the world is crumbling around our ears, it’s good to know that #MLBOpeningDay is consistent. Happy #OpeningDay everybody!
March 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Even as the world is crumbling around our ears, it’s good to know that #MLBOpeningDay is consistent. Happy #OpeningDay everybody!
And yet, you want to get rid of the Department of Education…
March 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
And yet, you want to get rid of the Department of Education…
Spell check is your friend…
March 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Spell check is your friend…
My “I did my research” face…
January 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My “I did my research” face…
I really hope this is fake…
January 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I really hope this is fake…
Agreed!
And I also think that Philadelphia should consider doing the same with Harrisburg. If you don’t want to fund our schools, we’ll fund our own.
And I also think that Philadelphia should consider doing the same with Harrisburg. If you don’t want to fund our schools, we’ll fund our own.
January 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Agreed!
And I also think that Philadelphia should consider doing the same with Harrisburg. If you don’t want to fund our schools, we’ll fund our own.
And I also think that Philadelphia should consider doing the same with Harrisburg. If you don’t want to fund our schools, we’ll fund our own.
When we talk about #gunviolence, it's usually tailored to grown-ups.
My first book, "To Arm or Disarm? Addressing Gun Violence" hopes to make it make sense for young people. You can find it on the @lernerbooks.bsky.social website at lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24... or on @amazon.
My first book, "To Arm or Disarm? Addressing Gun Violence" hopes to make it make sense for young people. You can find it on the @lernerbooks.bsky.social website at lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24... or on @amazon.
January 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When we talk about #gunviolence, it's usually tailored to grown-ups.
My first book, "To Arm or Disarm? Addressing Gun Violence" hopes to make it make sense for young people. You can find it on the @lernerbooks.bsky.social website at lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24... or on @amazon.
My first book, "To Arm or Disarm? Addressing Gun Violence" hopes to make it make sense for young people. You can find it on the @lernerbooks.bsky.social website at lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24... or on @amazon.
Four years ago when COVID was keeping everyone inside, @cmurraynation.bsky.social and I got married. Since then, we’ve had ups, we’ve had downs, but most importantly, we’ve had laughs. Happy Anniversary to my sweet, kind, cute and funny husband! #HappyMurrayversary
January 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Four years ago when COVID was keeping everyone inside, @cmurraynation.bsky.social and I got married. Since then, we’ve had ups, we’ve had downs, but most importantly, we’ve had laughs. Happy Anniversary to my sweet, kind, cute and funny husband! #HappyMurrayversary
#HappyNewYear from your friends at @hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social! Thank you for your support this year and here’s hoping that 2025 brings you all you want and more! #HappyNewYear2025
December 31, 2024 at 9:41 PM
#HappyNewYear from your friends at @hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social! Thank you for your support this year and here’s hoping that 2025 brings you all you want and more! #HappyNewYear2025
You really can’t make this stuff up…
December 24, 2024 at 6:59 PM
You really can’t make this stuff up…
@hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social is at #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil today for #PHLCouncil’s final session of the year. Among the matters on the agenda is the final vote on #76Place, and members of #SaveChinatownPhilly took over Council chambers. We’ll have more on the #HallMonitorNewsletter
December 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
@hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social is at #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil today for #PHLCouncil’s final session of the year. Among the matters on the agenda is the final vote on #76Place, and members of #SaveChinatownPhilly took over Council chambers. We’ll have more on the #HallMonitorNewsletter
@hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social is at #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil chambers for what we're being told is the final #CommitteeoftheWhole meeting regarding the #76Place proposal. To get the scoop on how this plays out, sign up for the #HallMonitor newsletter at HallMonitor.org.
December 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM
@hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social is at #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil chambers for what we're being told is the final #CommitteeoftheWhole meeting regarding the #76Place proposal. To get the scoop on how this plays out, sign up for the #HallMonitor newsletter at HallMonitor.org.
Right now, #PhiladelphiaCityCouncilChambers are empty. But at 4pm they'll be filled with people on both sides of the #76Place debate as the #CommitteeoftheWhole reconvenes The Committee recessed the meeting at 9am as negotiations between Council and the @sixersnba.bsky.social continue.
December 11, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Right now, #PhiladelphiaCityCouncilChambers are empty. But at 4pm they'll be filled with people on both sides of the #76Place debate as the #CommitteeoftheWhole reconvenes The Committee recessed the meeting at 9am as negotiations between Council and the @sixersnba.bsky.social continue.
It's the last of the #76Place Public Comment hearings for #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil's #CommitteeoftheWhole. More than 100 people are expected to testify and the @hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social crew is here for all of it. Catch us on Wednesday at 6 on #wppm1065 and @phillycam.bsky.social. #EVEV
December 2, 2024 at 11:06 PM
It's the last of the #76Place Public Comment hearings for #PhiladelphiaCityCouncil's #CommitteeoftheWhole. More than 100 people are expected to testify and the @hallmonitorwppm.bsky.social crew is here for all of it. Catch us on Wednesday at 6 on #wppm1065 and @phillycam.bsky.social. #EVEV
Join me at Klein Camp on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Temple University. We'll be talking about the future of news, and doing a breakdown of the 2024 Elections. Your $20 ticket includes breakfast, lunch, and a happy hour. Bring your session ideas! www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-annua...
November 13, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Join me at Klein Camp on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Temple University. We'll be talking about the future of news, and doing a breakdown of the 2024 Elections. Your $20 ticket includes breakfast, lunch, and a happy hour. Bring your session ideas! www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-annua...