Pinned
Pigeon racing has a long and storied history in Baltimore, but the sport is struggling to survive. I wrote about the diehard pigeon guys who are trying to keep it alive for @Baltimoremag (🔗 below, 📸 by @jmgpix)
Maddi O'Neill
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Maddi O'Neill
@MaddiONeill
Baltimore's legal eagle 🦅 Award-winning freelancer covering criminal justice and more. Hire me: madeleineoneill.com
Baltimore, MD
Joined May 2015
- Local reporters: weighing whether it’s ok to take a free water bottle at a news event on a hot day National reporters: whatever this is, apparentlySemafor editor Ben Smith, regularly contrarian on media ethics, wonders why it's a big deal for journalists to sleep with subjects of our reporting (but still wants his reporters to tell him when they are involved romantically with people they cover) semafor.com/newsletter/09/…
- BREAKING: Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been federally indicted on charges of perjury and false statement on a loan application.
- I’m proud of the reporting I did at The Baltimore Sun and I have no regrets. I’m so grateful to @baltsunguild — this situation shows why it’s so important that the Guild win a fair contract with robust job protections for union journalists. ♥️.@baltimoresun fires a reporter for raising questions internally about news coverage under David Smith’s ownership shorturl.at/VwT0K Union calls the action "cowardly," @MaddiONeill “was fired because of her outspoken advocacy on behalf of workplace & journalistic standards”
- New: @GovLarryHogan still won't release $3.5 million in funding to train medical professionals to perform abortions, a decision that means the money won't be allocated until July 2023. Lawmakers want him to release the $ early, especially in light of today's SCOTUS decision.
- Breaking: The Maryland Attorney General's Office identified 158 priests accused of sexual abuse, including 43 that have never been identified by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, in a 456-page investigative report.
- Guilty plea: A Catonsville woman accused of planning attacks on Baltimore's power grid as part of a white-supremacist plot involving a Florida-based neo-Nazi leader pleaded guilty this morning. Story:
- Just found this photo of my grandmother visiting the Inner Harbor in 1984 🥹
- Not to pull a David Brooks but this cost $26 at artscape 🥲
- 🚨BREAKING: The owner of the ship that toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge has initiated a limitation of liability action in federal court. Maritime lawyers say the company will seek to cap the amount of damages it has to pay in the deadly crash.
- I'm so excited to finally share the story of Clarence Jones, a Baltimore County father who spent 18 years in prison for murder based on a "shaken baby syndrome" prosecution. Today he's in court seeking compensation for the time he lost. Story:
- I know no one is going to read this today, but a federal judge ruled that it's unconstitutional for landlords to immediately take possession of tenants' belongings after an eviction:
- Hey folks, some personal news! Friday was my last day at @MDDailyRecord. I’m starting a new job covering criminal justice at the @baltimoresun. I’m thrilled to join a team of reporters that does amazing, thoughtful coverage of the criminal justice system. New email TK!
