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Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

Even more bad news for Atlanta local journalism: @atlpresscollective.com, which has extensively covered "Cop City", ICE, and Flock cameras, and a finalist for the @inn.org Insight Award for Visual Journalism, announced today that they have run out of cash to stay open beyond the end of March.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com

More bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday. The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

Writing for @thexylom.com, I also collaborated with @atlpresscollective.com @atlantaciviccircle.org to publish this story on why Georgia Power's plan to freeze base rates until 2028 was too good to be true. The story foreshadowed voter anger over the PSC, which powered two Democratic landslides:

thexylom.comGeorgia Power Poised To Freeze Base Rates Until 2028 — With a CatchUnlike the 2022 plan, the proposed extension doesn’t include any pre-approved rate hikes, but there’s a catch. Georgia Power signaled it will file a separate rate case in 2026 to recover an estimated ...
Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

Why should you care about the ACPC's financial crisis, even? 1. Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the *world* outside China, with one camera per EIGHT people. 2. "Cop City" protestors were hit with RICO charges for 1st Amendment-protected activities such as handing out flyers and mutual aid.

atlpresscollective.comAtlanta surveillance camera network mapping with Taylor SheltonUsing APD data obtained via open records request, Taylor Shelton maps Atlanta's camera network and explores the city's surveillance strategy.
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com

Why should you care about the AJC, despite its numerous recent failures in journalism? 1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth 2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis 3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November

ajc.comPolice body cam footage shows confusion at FBI raid of Fulton elections officeBody camera footage obtained by the AJC indicates issues with the search warrant slowed the FBI, even as agents came prepared to take 2020 ballots by force.
Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

3. The Atlanta Police Foundation's CEO literally testified in court under oath that @atlpresscollective.com had no right to request APF's records under Georgia’s Open Records Act, because their coverage would be used to “terrorize” the companies building it. (ACPC won the court case)

slate.comA Key Fight Over the Most Infamous Police Project in the Country Is Coming to a HeadThe story of Cop City is both deeply local and intensely emblematic of national trends.
Alex Ip 葉清霖
@alexip718.com

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Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com

I cannot more strongly emphasize enough that our city is in a DEFCON1 civic crisis. Donald Trump wants to rule America like Atlanta. We need help, and more importantly, we need cash that is free from the influence of regimes and oligarchs. You can support @atlpresscollective.com here:

atlpresscollective.comSupport ACPCAtlanta needs fearless journalism now more than ever. Become an ACPC donor today to fight Trump and the billionaire agenda.