i'm working on an upcoming show for 1A about "ghost guns." if you've purchased a gun kit, or you've made a "ghost gun" with a 3D printer, i'd love to hear from you. happy to keep identities anonymous if we use your comments on air. DMs are open.

i'm working on a show for 1A about surrogacy and the laws surrounding it. have you been a surrogate? have you worked with a surrogate in your family? DM me or email fink [at] wamu [dot] org.

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Can you write a Goodbye Twitter Post when you only came on here to check your horoscope and RT union stuff? Whatever, here I am. If you happen to care about anything I do follow me on IG @hailistoptalking. I’m much more interesting on there anyway 🕺🏽

sending so much love and solidarity to my talented, diligent and creative former colleagues at WeMakeWAMU is a union. they're the best.

Hi. I’m one of the DCist WAMU 88.5 reporters laid off. I’m deeply saddened to no longer cover the immigrant communities who make D.C. & our region so special. I’m beyond proud of the reporting I’ve done on air and our website since starting this beat from scratch 2 years ago ❤️

I’ve been laid off from my job covering criminal justice at WAMU 88.5/ DCist. Thank you to all of the DMV residents who trusted me with your stories. It was an honor and I felt like I was just getting started. Please support my colleagues at WeMakeWAMU is a union

Thank you all for the kind messages. I’m going to take some time to figure out what’s next for me, but if you’re looking for a journalist — who speaks Spanish and can report and produce audio features — please keep me in mind for future freelance and hiring opportunities 💪🏽

Jenny is one of the best in the business. Please uplift and support jenny gathright.. and if you're smart, you'll hire her!!

My heart aches for my amazing and brilliant colleagues. My words are failing me right now. I feel a lot of sadness, an incredible amount of anger, too. I hope wherever you land next, you feel valued there. You and your work are irreplaceable ❤️

I’m heartbroken for my colleagues and the audience that relies on our local news coverage. This steady loss of local coverage is devastating for communities and our democracy.

Because some of you asked, you can donate funds to impacted WeMakeWAMU is a union WAMU 88.5 DCist staff. Our major gifts officer is collecting donations on Venmo ✊🏾: @ Sarah-Cumbie

Let me echo this sentiment. The reporters let go today are some of the best audio feature reporters in the business. They also regularly produced important breaking stories for our newscasts. I’m devastated for my colleagues — and frankly the state of journalism in the DC region

On Monday 1A is going to be talking about the decline of local news across the country and what it means for our democracy. We'd love to hear what you think! How important is local news to you? Email me a voice memo: [email protected] or call us at 855-236-1212.