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By
Amos Gelb
- November 20, 2024
Editors Corner
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Featured
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Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. We should all cheer for that.
But we are still on track to have around 200 people murdered in Baltimore this year. 200 lives needlessly lost. For families and communities of those lost, it is not about the total number, the only number that counts is one. Their one.
Baltimore Witness is the only organization that cares about the one, about each life lost. And then, because we cover every case equally and gather data, we know about the bigger picture – about what is working and not working in our criminal justice system. We’re in court every day, so you don’t have to be.
We don’t do what the Banner and Sun do – but they can’t do what we do.
This past year we also launched our Victim Notification System to update any one looking for information on on-going cases. The first-of-its-kind system does what the city won’t do for you. Keeps you informed. And we have new ways of serving the community in the works.
Much is written about the need to support independent journalism. And we are part of that. But, we think of ourselves as more than just a news organization. We are Baltimore’s eyes and ears on the criminal justice system. Our work changed how the court releases the public information they were hiding. Our daily calls led the BPD to create a portal for all their information.
We do not charge because I do not believe anyone should have to pay for timely information about criminal justice. But, I have an incredible staff dedicated to serving you, and I need to pay them. So while you are deluged by requests for money at this point in the year, please consider a donation to Baltimore Witness, however small. Every donation will be matched up to $15k.
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Thank you,
Amos Gelb
Publisher