John Archibald
@JohnArchibald
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Columnist. PulitzerX2. My kid has one too. Read “Shaking the Gates of Hell.” @Niemanfdn Nation. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://t.co/TvqNWGjn6X
Birmingham, AL
Joined November 2008
Pretty exciting day. I enjoyed this team, and going back to my reporting roots. Awards are cool and all, but nothing compares to the hearing people say they got their lives back. That will stick forever. Congrats everyone. https://t.co/gDhfbgg5iJ
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John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for an investigation of predatory policing in Brookside. Columnist Kyle Whitmire...
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I'm still having trouble getting over the senseless death of Todd Snider. Here's why. https://t.co/Th9CvG5zku
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He was a storyteller, a poet, a philosopher who gave voice to those who “didn’t want to throw a fishing line in that old mainstream.”
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You guys know by now that mean is the point. Check out the story of Sim Butler, who let Alabama to better protect his family. https://t.co/ZfoauexVRT
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“The weight of living in Alabama, of living in fight or flight every day, was something I didn’t realize I was carrying until I got out of there."
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Man, we have to take back our stories. https://t.co/VUgDBgUQKa
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AI created a phony national controversy, a fake Miss Alabama and a life in hiding.
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Just a little ode to the big man. https://t.co/3S3kMQAJ3Y
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Proctor is no William "The Refrigerator" Perry. Just call him "The Walk-In Freezer."
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When you find yourself in a place without internet or cell service you figure out what's really important. https://t.co/rituudlRHj
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How does one survive in a world without news alerts and sports scores, without the latest memes and Reddit reaction to the day’s threat to our fractured nation?
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Those who want chaos tell us we are at war. We are not at war. https://t.co/feXyYSfhVQ
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We are not at war.
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“In the days after the Olympics, Rudolph decided he needed more powerful explosives, so he set his sights on dynamite stored at the Austin Powder Co. in Asheville, N.C.” Episode 5 dropped today. It’s not just about a bomber, but survivors. https://t.co/V52ZnjH3Jm
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Podcast Episode · American Shrapnel · S1 E5 · 34m
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He played ball at JB Pennington High, went to the Baptist church on Sundays and Methodist youth group Wednesday nights. He fell in love and drives a pickup and referees high school FB and talks with a better Southern accent than I do. https://t.co/UxBvUDeyTH
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“I don't know nothing about Mexico,” he said. “I don't even know how their political things work."
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Maybe you've heard this story, but I bet you haven't heard it like this. https://t.co/tp7fDduhuw
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“It looked kind of weird because this guy … didn't turn around to see what happened,” he told police.
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Long time coming. @kbeccaandrews, @JohnHammontree and I are about to drop an 8-part podcast about serial bomber Eric Rudolph. We're excited about it. First episodes out July 30. Follow on Apple Podcasts to help us kick it off.
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The coup is complete. The Birmingham Water Works Board is no more. https://t.co/7JG6YinvW9
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Tuesday night's water works board meeting was tense at times with a 5-2 split that illustrated a political and regional divide among board members.
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NEA grants were cut to agencies like this studio for autistic artists because they are “outside the priorities” of the Administration. Clearly, this country needs to assess its priorities. https://t.co/t3IFN4AdcH
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This is not some daycare, some Bohemian way to pass the time. It is a working studio for working artists.
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A court may force Perrier off shelves over “natural” water claims.
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You think this is crazy? Dang right it is. https://t.co/usR7b7U5IV
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Let's face it, the bar is low.
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This is going to get ugly.
A ‘Golden Parachute’ and more: The former Birmingham Water Works Board approved a longterm contract for its attorney worth more than $3 million just a day before they were replaced by a new regional board. Here are the details. https://t.co/trVfxW8xBu
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These lawyers threw themselves on the mercy of the court this morning. They've got a few more days to sweat. https://t.co/WOB9kZxpUU
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How many lawyers does it take to ask ChatGPT for sources?
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"Defendant appears to have wholly invented case citations in his Motion for Leave, possibly through the use of generative artificial intelligence." Whoops. https://t.co/xhFyylJ5S4
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A lawyer paid $42 million by the state is among those facing the wrath of a federal judge.
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