Matt Scott
@mattacpc.bsky.social
Executive Director at Atlanta Community Press Collective.
The “averted a mass shooting” framing—as if it was a certainty—is problematic. It’s certainly what APD wants reported, but news orgs should approach it with more nuance. The potential alleged shooter obviously needed intervention, but saying he was going to shoot is pre-crime shit.
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The “averted a mass shooting” framing—as if it was a certainty—is problematic. It’s certainly what APD wants reported, but news orgs should approach it with more nuance. The potential alleged shooter obviously needed intervention, but saying he was going to shoot is pre-crime shit.
Reposted by Matt Scott
When you are a local public affairs news outlet and you put out what certainly appears to be a paid PR piece glorifying a developer whose favorite book is…(wait for it)
The Fountainhead.
saportareport.com/atlanta-base...
The Fountainhead.
saportareport.com/atlanta-base...
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When you are a local public affairs news outlet and you put out what certainly appears to be a paid PR piece glorifying a developer whose favorite book is…(wait for it)
The Fountainhead.
saportareport.com/atlanta-base...
The Fountainhead.
saportareport.com/atlanta-base...
Reposted by Matt Scott
It's simple. They see themselves in him. They do not see themselves in his targets.
September 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's simple. They see themselves in him. They do not see themselves in his targets.
We really don't have to pretend Charlie Kirk wasn't an abhorrent person, even if you disagree with the political violence used to oppose him.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
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September 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We really don't have to pretend Charlie Kirk wasn't an abhorrent person, even if you disagree with the political violence used to oppose him.
Unfortunately, no live thread for the Atlanta City Council today. I caught covid over the weekend, and I’m still under the weather.
August 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Unfortunately, no live thread for the Atlanta City Council today. I caught covid over the weekend, and I’m still under the weather.
In a small personal victory, I finished my newsletter for Thursday two days in advance (except for the section that will be about a hearing happening tomorrow). I was incentivized to write in advance because of other stories I have to write this week, but I'll still take the dub.
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In a small personal victory, I finished my newsletter for Thursday two days in advance (except for the section that will be about a hearing happening tomorrow). I was incentivized to write in advance because of other stories I have to write this week, but I'll still take the dub.
Reposted by Matt Scott
That’s a wrap for today.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Become a monthly donor today to help ACPC fully cover the Cop City RICO trials.
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Become a monthly donor today to help ACPC fully cover the Cop City RICO trials.
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Don't be collaborationist media.
NEW: White House sources and court documents reviewed by Axios reveal allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia abused his wife on several occasions.
The information is strengthening the Trump’s administration’s resolve to prevent Garcia’s return to the U.S.
The information is strengthening the Trump’s administration’s resolve to prevent Garcia’s return to the U.S.
Newly revealed abuse allegations fuel White House's resistance to return Abrego Garcia
Garcia's mistaken deportation to an El Salvador prison is key to the legal and political fight over Trump's immigration policy and due process for undocumented immigrants.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Don't be collaborationist media.
Newsrooms: Don't publish mass shooter manifestos.
January 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Newsrooms: Don't publish mass shooter manifestos.
Reposted by Matt Scott
First reported by @atlpresscollective.com, Atlanta City Councilmember Andrea Boone, daughter of Civil Rights leader Joseph E. Boone, filed a motion to ban warming centers from 1000 feet of a school Monday, when the entire city mustered two warming centers in an area of 134 sq. mi.
It passed 10-1.
It passed 10-1.
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
First reported by @atlpresscollective.com, Atlanta City Councilmember Andrea Boone, daughter of Civil Rights leader Joseph E. Boone, filed a motion to ban warming centers from 1000 feet of a school Monday, when the entire city mustered two warming centers in an area of 134 sq. mi.
It passed 10-1.
It passed 10-1.
Council voted to Fund PAD. Funding for Cop City failed to pass. Task force recommendations that would hurt the OIG were held in committee. A $1.5 million contract to a lobbyist was sent back to committee.
This is the craziest council meeting.
This is the craziest council meeting.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Council voted to Fund PAD. Funding for Cop City failed to pass. Task force recommendations that would hurt the OIG were held in committee. A $1.5 million contract to a lobbyist was sent back to committee.
This is the craziest council meeting.
This is the craziest council meeting.
The environmental benefit of Atlanta Streets Alive is the cops cars idling at every intersection.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
The environmental benefit of Atlanta Streets Alive is the cops cars idling at every intersection.
The environmental benefit of Atlanta Streets Alive is the cops cars idling at every intersection.
November 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
The environmental benefit of Atlanta Streets Alive is the cops cars idling at every intersection.
I (and ACPC) are now at The Other Place. http://matt.http://atlpresscollective.com and http://atlpresscollective.com respectively.
I'm not sure how much longer we'll be posting content here, but I'm personally preparing to throw in the towel on this site I've loved for almost 17...
I'm not sure how much longer we'll be posting content here, but I'm personally preparing to throw in the towel on this site I've loved for almost 17...
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
I (and ACPC) are now at The Other Place. http://matt.http://atlpresscollective.com and http://atlpresscollective.com respectively.
I'm not sure how much longer we'll be posting content here, but I'm personally preparing to throw in the towel on this site I've loved for almost 17...
I'm not sure how much longer we'll be posting content here, but I'm personally preparing to throw in the towel on this site I've loved for almost 17...
The Finance/Executive Committee meeting just concluded. Once again, the committee did not introduce legislation for a Policing Alternatives and Diversions Initiative contract.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
The Finance/Executive Committee meeting just concluded. Once again, the committee did not introduce legislation for a Policing Alternatives and Diversions Initiative contract.
Can I justify spending my own money to go report on DC protests before (and likely during) Trumps inauguration?
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Can I justify spending my own money to go report on DC protests before (and likely during) Trumps inauguration?
Harris lost Georgia by ~116,000 votes, coincidentally about the same number of people the Cop City Vote campaign said signed the referendum that the Democratic mayor of Atlanta didn’t let come up for a vote.
The referendum itself isn’t why Harris lost. (cont)
The referendum itself isn’t why Harris lost. (cont)
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Harris lost Georgia by ~116,000 votes, coincidentally about the same number of people the Cop City Vote campaign said signed the referendum that the Democratic mayor of Atlanta didn’t let come up for a vote.
The referendum itself isn’t why Harris lost. (cont)
The referendum itself isn’t why Harris lost. (cont)
X stopped working on my phone, and the iPad app we’re forced to use on desktop is barely functional. This is probably a good day for that.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
X stopped working on my phone, and the iPad app we’re forced to use on desktop is barely functional. This is probably a good day for that.
I’ll let national pundits talk about national voting trends. I’m looking at local votes.
Harris underperformed Biden in both Fulton and DeKalb Counties, losing about 10,000 votes between the two.
Nota bene: Votes are still being counted; these numbers will change slightly.
Harris underperformed Biden in both Fulton and DeKalb Counties, losing about 10,000 votes between the two.
Nota bene: Votes are still being counted; these numbers will change slightly.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
I’ll let national pundits talk about national voting trends. I’m looking at local votes.
Harris underperformed Biden in both Fulton and DeKalb Counties, losing about 10,000 votes between the two.
Nota bene: Votes are still being counted; these numbers will change slightly.
Harris underperformed Biden in both Fulton and DeKalb Counties, losing about 10,000 votes between the two.
Nota bene: Votes are still being counted; these numbers will change slightly.
Why am I still getting political robocalls?! Polls closed 12 minutes ago. I voted two weeks ago.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Why am I still getting political robocalls?! Polls closed 12 minutes ago. I voted two weeks ago.
To celebrate @NewsMatch kicking off, I became a (long overdue) monthly donor to @thexylom.
Consider supporting them too — every little helps! They’ve got a sweet 3x match going for all donations in November and December.
https://opencollective.com/thexylom
Consider supporting them too — every little helps! They’ve got a sweet 3x match going for all donations in November and December.
https://opencollective.com/thexylom
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November 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
To celebrate @NewsMatch kicking off, I became a (long overdue) monthly donor to @thexylom.
Consider supporting them too — every little helps! They’ve got a sweet 3x match going for all donations in November and December.
https://opencollective.com/thexylom
Consider supporting them too — every little helps! They’ve got a sweet 3x match going for all donations in November and December.
https://opencollective.com/thexylom
I wasn’t a believer in horseshoe theory until my Rastafarian neighbors put up Trump signs.
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
I wasn’t a believer in horseshoe theory until my Rastafarian neighbors put up Trump signs.
Two once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes in two weeks seems pretty bad for the whole continuing civilization thing.
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Two once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes in two weeks seems pretty bad for the whole continuing civilization thing.