Mark Washburn
@WashburnChObs
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Mark Washburn is a semi-retired journalist for The Charlotte Observer.
Charlotte, N.C
Joined January 2012
Journalists: Enter your best work from 2024 in broadcast, print or online. National Headliner Awards closes soon. https://t.co/1PuYyiRV9q
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Looks like the mother of missing Cornelius girl Madalina Cojocari has left the country. https://t.co/xXW37XtYGy
corneliustoday.com
Cojocari Facebook page July 9. By Mark Washburn. Is Diana Cojocari returning to Moldova? A post on a Facebook account for the mother of the missing Madalina Cojocari, suggested that she was returning...
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The 2023 National Headliner Award winners have been announced! Please go to our website at https://t.co/o1gZnO6W3q for this list of this year's winners. Thank you to all who entered this year's contest featuring the best journalism of 2022.
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Give me an hour, I'll give you 100 years. NEW @wbtradio Century Podcast: Episode 14 The (Extended) Story of WBT Most ambitious thing I've ever produced. LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/r8FeCRqSqS
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Congrats to Corey Friedman of The Wilson Times for first place in editorial writing by an individual or team @coreywrites @TheWilsonTimes
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Congrats to The Charlotte Observer for 1st place in investigative reporting in newspapers not in top 20 media market for “Death in the Fast Lane” @theobserver -
charlotteobserver.com
Some drivers in Charlotte and the Triangle have been clocked going 200 mph, with speed-related crashes killing more than 1,800 people in North Carolina over the past 5 years. Why is this happening?...
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Congrats to Olivia Carville of Bloomberg for first place in magazine feature writing by an individual on a variety of subjects for “Airbnb is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away” @livcarville @business -
bloomberg.com
When things go horribly wrong during a stay—the company’s secretive safety team jumps in.
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Congrats to Carlos Gonzalez of the Star Tribune for first place in sports action or sports feature photography for “Flying high” @CarlosGphoto @StarTribune
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Congrats to Thomas A. Ferrara of Newsday for first place in pictorial for "Moonlight" @Newsday @FerraraFoto
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Congrats to Mary C. Curtis of Roll Call for first place in best blog @rollcall @mcurtisnc3 -
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Changes appear afoot at Charlotte's Museum of the New South. https://t.co/6gK4hLiaBo
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Proud to be mentioned the University of Missouri.
rjionline.org
As readers of The Charlotte Observer found out on a recent Sunday, the common story of how the city escaped major illness and death in the pandemic of 1918 had one big problem: It just wasn’t true.
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How did North Carolina's biggest city escape so much death in the 1918 flu pandemic? It didn't. City leaders lied about the numbers, leading to even deadlier results. @CPublicPress @NCDHHS @APPCPenn @DrHowardKoh @APHA
@JohnHopkinsSPH @ncphi1
charlotteobserver.com
The mayor and public health director repeatedly misled the public, with tragic results.
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How did North Carolina's biggest city escape so much death in the 1918 flu pandemic? Turns out, it didn't. City leaders lied about the numbers, leading to even deadlier results.
charlotteobserver.com
The mayor and public health director repeatedly misled the public, with tragic results.
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Neighbor who let us stage next door doesn’t want to talk on camera, but tells me he moved in 2.5 weeks ago. His home sits up on a bank. He has broken windows, and a damaged interior wall. His perspective is this: his family is fine. He has the means to fix his home.
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The great Lori @lori_rozsa, longtime chronicler of Weird Florida.
washingtonpost.com
As the nonnative reptiles thrive, the state's wildlife agency is encouraging homeowners to kill them "whenever possible."
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Pitching minor-league ballparks as the answer to inner-city doldrums is a sham. Charlotte and Durham show why.
businessnc.com
it’s great summertime fun, but don’t expect minor league baseball to be a sure-bet economic catalyst.
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When you get lost in the beautiful Canadian wilderness, that cell phone isn't much help ...
Search and rescue crews around Metro Vancouver had their hands full this Canada Day long weekend, including the rescue of two hikers who got lost on Grouse Mountain. Read @clare_hennig's story: https://t.co/63BDEKf8C5 Watch @tinalovgreen, who spoke to those brave volunteers:
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