Category: News
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Police vs. Civilians: What will it take to establish an effective Police Civilian Review Board?
In 2008, when then Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo provided his recommendations for a proposed Police Civilian Review Panel to City Council, he used an argument that those pushing for a strong CRB in Charlottesville, given the current climate, would have likely found laughable. “Charlottesville is fortunate to have a professional, well trained police department…
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Become a DTM Patreon — Unlock the Power of Truly Independent Local News
“Good stuff from what seems to be the best news source in Charlottesville.” — Rick Tetzeli, executive editor, Fast Company Magazine. “I think we need this. I see very little in-depth coverage from anywhere else.” — DTM follower Since 2012, The DTM has survived on a small initial fundraising campaign and the efforts and resources…
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Why Charlottesville? How a Facebook comment, an unknown blogger, and some old tweets inflamed a debate about race and monuments
On October 4 last year the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted an event featuring Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, for which local best-selling author John Grisham was the emcee. The event, “Rooting Out Injustice: Poverty, Race and the Role of Legal Aid,” was a popular, sold out affair and Garza got the kind…
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Knock, knock: men involved in Mall “beating” tell their side of the story
The DTM – In an exclusive interview with the two men arrested and charged with assault in connection with a December 20 altercation on the Downtown Mall, which was initially portrayed as a “knock out” style attack for mere sport and entertainment by the alleged victims in the press and on Facebook, Malcolm Stevenson and…
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Bully buster? VQR spurs UVA launch of ‘respectful workplace’
A year-and-a-half after the suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review’s managing editor Kevin Morrissey launched a national debate about whether it was the scene of workplace bullying, UVA President Teresa A. Sullivan has launched the Respect@UVA program, a comprehensive workplace initiative designed to promote “kindness, dignity and respect.” But one workplace bullying expert thinks the…
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Letter from a hold up man…
After writing the news, I became the news…appearing on a local TV station after writing about a guy who tried to rob a bank downtown and then wrote a letter to our news office apologizing for it Now the FBI wants the letter….yikes! Stay tuned.
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Hook wins big!
The Hook, the paper I work for, took home the Virginia Press Association’s highest award this year at the annual ceremony in Norfolk on March 24, of which I’m very proud. In addition, we won 20-something other awards…including two for yours truely. I’m also proud of the fact that our gag staff photo idea made…
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Anatomy of a police shooting
On October 20, 2006 Charlottesville Police shot and wounded Elvis Gene Shifflett after a three-hour manhunt involving over 60 officers, two helicopters, police dogs, and ATVs. Here’s my coverage of events so far… 11/30/2006 Riddled: What happens after police shootings? (2nd part of two-part story) While the fallout from the Robert Lee Cooke shooting continues…
David McNair 