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It’s a question we’re constantly asking, and these days our typical answer is “check all that apply.”
It might be an interactive visual graphic.
Reporter Renee Umsted made the one above profiling all of the West Dallas schools after reading our story about school openings, closures and consolidations, and deciding she wanted an easier way to understand it.
It might be a bar chart.
Report for America Corps member Michaela Rush made this one to show monthly ridership in West Dallas on DART GoLink compared to Circuit.
It might be a digital walk-through.
Editor Keri Mitchell made one to walk Dallas residents through the process of protesting their property values to lower their taxes. (The deadline to protest is May 15, and until then, West Dallas residents can find free one-on-one expert help at Wesley Rankin Community Center.)
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Keri Mitchell has spent 20+ years as a community journalist, including 15 years dedicated to community and civic journalism at Dallas’ Advocate magazines. She launched Dallas Free Press in early 2020 with the belief that all neighborhoods deserve reporting and storytelling that values their community and holds leaders accountable.
Mitchell says she is energized by “knowing our work is making an impact — listening to people, telling their stories with strong narratives paired with compelling data that leads to change. I also love spending time in our neighborhoods and with our neighbors, learning from them and working to determine how journalism can be part of the solution to their challenges.”
Mitchell is proud to be the winner of multiple awards during her journalism career including: Finalist in Magazine Feature Reporting (2018) and Finalist in Magazine Investigative Reporting (2017) from Hugh Aynesworth Excellence in Journalism, Best Feature Story (2011) from Texas Community Newspaper Association and Best Magazine Feature (2011) from Dallas Bar Association Philbin Awards.
Areas of Expertise:
local government, education, civic issues, investigative and enterprise reporting
Location Expertise:
Dallas, Texas
Official Title:
Founder + executive director
Email Address:
keri@dallasfreepress.com
