Articles tagged: local journalism

Features

Fighting a slow collapse, Washingtonians say local journalism is more important now than ever

Remy Peritz was an avid reader of DCist, and would often discuss their content with her friends. “I really liked their local focus,” Peritz said. “DCist was a thing that... Read more

By and May 23, 2025

Voices

The death of DCist should scare you

There’s no way to analyze the closure of DCist without zooming out to look at the current media landscape and WAMU’s complicated relationship with its online news platform. The shuttering of the DCist website did not happen out of the blue. It was a strategic choice by the Washington-based NPR affiliate to stay afloat amid the turmoil of 21st century journalism.

By March 24, 2024