Diana K. Sugg
@DianaSugg
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Veteran journalist, enterprise editor & story/writing coach. On hiatus from Newspaper Land. Mama to two teen boys. Listening for the wind in the trees.
Baltimore, MD
Joined September 2011
In the fall of 1962, a tall, thin Jamaican doctoral candidate at Berkeley delivered a lecture about the mechanics of British colonial power in the Caribbean. A woman in the audience, a tiny Indian scientist wearing a sari & sandals, found his ideas so compelling that she
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The end of an era. Love this wonderful look behind the sign that went up at a local Burger King. Stan the Man. Thank you, @ChristinaTkacik
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New retiree Stan “The Man” Akers, 75, was sent off in style across the 10 Burger King locations where he worked in the Baltimore area.
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ProPublica distributed notecards to homeless people in Albuquerque and asked them about objects they had lost when their encampments were hauled away. Here's what they said. https://t.co/mLDx1CghE4
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When Joanna Meade's Baltimore home was rehabbed recently, crews found a black box in a wall. Inside, letters from 100 yrs ago. The secret letters plunged her into a mystery of 1920s Baltimore society. Who hid the love letters? And why? With @StokelyBaksh:
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A bathroom renovation in Roland Park opened a window to a long-forgotten world. The dusty, tin box held 100-year-old love letters. Who hid them in the wall? And why? That’s where the mystery begins.
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“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal.”
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This lovely donor Ruth Gottesman is from Baltimore’s Hochschild Kohn family and went to Friends https://t.co/9vI6J3NBHv by @DanBelson_
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Baltimore-raised Ruth Gottesman committed $1 billion to make the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to tuition-free for all students.
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It’s easy to treat the media as a punching bag. But look to the nation’s local newsrooms. For little money or recognition, reporters in 2023 stood up to power brokers who tried to bully them into silence, exposed corrupt officials and even saved lives. Proof, from every state:
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“From tiny experiences we build cathedrals.” —Orhan Pamuk
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“When her left eye walks on you, you are hers forever.” What a haunting, unforgettable read. Thank you, @CaitJGibson
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Couple married for nearly 50 years die within hours of each other. A Fred Rasmussen @baltimoresun special. ❤️
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Charles E. Dutton, a high-level National Security Agency cryptologic engineer, and Margaret Rose Dutton, a day care owner, died within hours of each other at a Georgia hospice. Mr. Dutton, 81, died…
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Fellow journos, I’ve a favor to ask. I’m hoping you can help me spread the word about a new(ish) journalism contest, and yeah, you’re probably thinking: Do we really need another journalism contest? This one’s different. It’s a worldwide contest, called the True Story Award. 🧵
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“Find out what makes you kinder, what opens you up and brings out the most loving, generous, and unafraid version of you — and go after those things as if nothing else matters. Because, actually, nothing else does.” ~ George Saunders, Some thoughts on kindness
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Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for Los Angeles Times, dies
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Glad to be returning to Baltimore next week to read at @TheIvyBookshop with @DoraMalech and Gabriella Fee. Do come say hello! ✨
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"And our existence, properly understood, is a prayer." – M. P. Shiel
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Rebecca, Wendi, Rob, Johnny Mac and Gerald. ❤️ And to all my Capital-Gazette family…thinking of you today. Journalists Matter. ✊🏼
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The Pulitzer Center is actively seeking applications for enterprise and underreported stories about COVID-19 inequities and other U.S. and global health system failures. We are interested in reporting on systemic barriers to care, misinformation, and more. https://t.co/EtGHn26fua
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