Publisher and Editor in Chief of the New York Amsterdam News
New York City
Joined February 2009
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Amazing work from our team @damasoreyes and I want to echo the thanks to @soljourno
I'll do a proper thread soon but I wanted to share this "labor" of love.
Thanks to @soljourno
For the grant that made this series possible and to all the activists, academics and workers who spoke with us!
amsterdamnews.com/hardlabor/
#union @NYAmNews @nyblacklight
Black newspapers transform through generations of family ownership localmedia.org/2023/02/black…
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We are honored that @bytamarsarai included us in her story about how journalists are working to change crime reporting for @prismreports which highlighting our Beyond the Barrel of the gun project!
prismreports.org/2023/01/25/…
@princeeditor @NABJ
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“We know that gun violence impacts more than just the victims and perpetrators. Each shot fired ripples out, harming families and schools, disrupting businesses and the ability of our communities to function..."Publisher @elinortatum. amsterdamnews.com/beyond
A middle school principal said “I am not convinced we have the ability to keep our children safe under these conditions and I hope you'll all use this as motivation to create change in this country that truly will allow for our children's safety.”#bethechange #StopGunViolence
Tomorrow night I will be honored at the 1st George Floyd Memorial Concert. George Floyd's family, entertainers and leaders will be honoring and supporting the Buffalo Massacre victims. Details at bit.ly/GFloydTH @NYAmNews
@nyamsterdamnews is excited to announce that @TandyLau1995 will join us as our second @report4america corps member and will be covering public safety! Please support his reporting by making a donation: bit.ly/amnews1
Thank you @TheAmandaGorman Your words are powerful. facebook.com/15927540/videos… @NYAmNews @PPFA #RoeVWade
I’m in. @NYAmNews
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So proud of the journalism projects developed by newsrooms in the second cohort of LMA’s Lab for Journalism Funding. And congrats to the four winning pitches! @MaritzaLFelix @vincejohnson @CBenn206
@elinortatum. localmedia.org/2022/04/pitch…
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More LMA news: we’re investing in @BlueLenaLLC led by @lanford_daniels, a co. that will drive revenue & audience growth for small/midsize local media orgs. Teaming up with @kinseywilson and the team at @automattic @NewspackPub made this a no-brainer!
localmedia.org/2022/02/lma-i… – at Jacksonville Beach, FL
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“With the creation of The Blacklight we are reclaiming our narrative and continuing our 100-plus year history of speaking truth to power,” Publisher Tatum added. The Blacklight will give the @nyamnews essential capacity to report the in-depth stories that matter to our community.
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“Creating a sustainable investigative reporting unit is critically important for publishers of color,” said @localmediarocks, CEO, @LocalMediaAssoc. “The Blacklight will complement other game-changing transformation initiatives already underway at @NYAmNews and serve as a model.”
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The Blacklight unit will be led by our new Investigative Editor @damasoreyes. “The Blacklight will give journalists of color the opportunity to do the kind of important, service-oriented work they are all too often shut out of doing at other publications,” he said.
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Inaugural funding has been provided by @ChanZuckerberg. CZI "is proud to support the Amsterdam News in their work as they center the voices of their community and tell their stories through this powerful new investigative unit,” said spokesperson Patricia Flores.
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As we launch, The Blacklight will focus on the impact of #Covid and related #misinformation on Black and brown communities. Visit amsterdamnews.com/blacklight to read our very first #factcheck! bit.ly/35jODhM
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“In the words of the publishers of the first Black newspaper, Freedom’s Journal, ‘We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.’” said AmNews Publisher and Editor in Chief @elinortatum
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Drum roll please... as of today we have 31,784 @WordinBlack newsletter subscribers. If you haven't signed up, give us a try: wordinblack.com/newsletter/ @ramsammy @losangelista @SonnyMJiles @LarryLee916 @pastortoni @drolarkb @janislware @The_inkbarrel @HiramJackson @elinortatum