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@eugeneweekly.comReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialOn August 1, the local online news organization Double Sided Media made two records requests to the Eugene Police Department for data on potential misconduct. EPD responded Sept. 28 with a combined cost of more than $2.6 million for both requests. Read the whole story in Eugene Weekly.
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialNEW from DSM: Our managing editor, Mary Bell, reflects on the happenings during recent Neighbors Feeding Neighbors breakfast servings at Washington-Jefferson Park. Read it here ⤵️
@solidarity.newsReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialUO community marches against sexual assault
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialWe are now LIVE!
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialThank you for all of the support and words of encouragement over the last few days. It's that support for our work that has kept us going for the last three years since our short-lived "End." Without you, dear readers, we wouldn't be here. - Double Sided Media
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialWe've left all the monthly tiers—$1.61, $3, $5, $10, $13.12, $20, and $100—intact as they were from our founding in August 2020 to when we *thought* we were done in August 2023.
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.social~ BIG NEWS from DSM ~ Since publishing our editorial last week, we've received numerous emails and have seen the many social media comments asking if we have a GoFundMe or another way to donate. So, for the first time since 2023, our Patreon is LIVE!
@ryanjhaas.bsky.socialReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialAnd here I thought our $4000 was ridiculous! Oregon records law needs more guardrails to prevent public officials who are simply bad actors.
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialHi! Thanks for asking! We do not have a GoFundMe but will instead be re-launching our Patreon very soon.
@theintercept.comReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialHow much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? If you guessed anything lower than $2.5 million, you’d be wrong — at least according to the city of Eugene, Oregon.
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@freedom.pressReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social"For small newsrooms, a $2.5 million invoice is effectively a gag order that was never actually about covering costs, but bullying the requester to drop their inquiry," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com
More on ransoms for public records:
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@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialWe know we are loved and supported when community members take it upon themselves to make some banger memes and send them to us 😍
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialWe are beyond thrilled to share that the @freedom.press has published a piece in @theintercept.com about this ridiculous fee for two records requests.
Please give it a read and give us a follow to show your support ⤵️
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialNEW from DSM: Today we come to you with the absurd news that the Eugene Police Department wants us to pay more than $2.6 million for two records requests. Our editorial ⤵
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialNEW from DSM: Yesterday, the Eugene Police Department posted, and then deleted, a Facebook post about speeding while also joking about asking a woman her "due date" just to make her mad. Read about the community response and what the police had to say ⤵️
@doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialNEW from DSM: The lawsuit stemming from the Springfield Police Department's response to Black Unity's protest on July 29, 2020 is over. We recap the protest, its impact, and what it means using previous reporting, legal filings, and never-before-seen SPD documents. Read the extensive article ⤵️
@jwcroxton.bsky.socialReposted by @doublesidedmedia.bsky.socialHopped onto the #EugeneOR website to watch yesterdays livestreamed Police Commission meeting and it appears that either the meeting didn't happen or someone forgot to start the livestream. Not a good look.
