David Plazas
Deputy Managing Editor for Opinion at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion and community-centered journalist | Deputy Managing Editor @AJC | Past @tennessean @usatoday @thenewspress l @medillschool | Hobbies: 🏃🏻♂️🎸📚🧑🏽🍳
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3 weeks ago |
masstransitmag.com | David Plazas
As a newcomer to metro Atlanta and an avid transit fan, I took the MARTA train the first week I arrived. It was a short trip, admittedly, on the red line from the Arts Center station — near The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newsroom — one stop south to the Midtown station where I met a colleague for dinner on May 22. But I managed to get my MARTA app and my Breeze transit card that day, and I knew I wanted to do this more often.
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4 weeks ago |
ajc.com | David Plazas
As a newcomer to metro Atlanta and an avid transit fan, I took the MARTA train the first week I arrived. It was a short trip, admittedly, on the red line from the Arts Center station — near The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newsroom — one stop south to the Midtown station where I met a colleague for dinner on May 22. But I managed to get my MARTA app and my Breeze transit card that day, and I knew I wanted to do this more often.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | David Plazas
The weekend after superstar, philanthropist and now honorary doctor Usher spoke about his passion to students at Emory University’s May 12 graduation, my brother and I delivered our own commencement remarks in the Chicago area. We were representing my parents, longtime educators, who founded St. Augustine College, a Windy City Hispanic-serving institution, in 1980.
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1 month ago |
editorandpublisher.com | David Plazas
David Plazas joined the staff of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 5 as deputy managing editor overseeing opinion. He serves on the AJC editorial board and will work to develop the board’s editorial voice and connect with members of the community to advance the AJC’s journalism. He served as opinion editor of The Tennessean from Nov. 25, 2014, until May 2, 2025, serving as an editorial writer, op-ed editor and events organizer.
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1 month ago |
tennessean.com | David Plazas
Now is the time hold close the people in your communities and find ways to strengthen each other. Build upon that strength and also take occasional moments to disengage from the noise. David Plazas is leaving The Tennessean after nearly 25 years with Gannett. Plazas reflects on his time in Tennessee, highlighting his work on projects like the "Cost of Growth and Change in Nashville" series and the Civility Tennessee initiative.
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Those who know me know I’m a fan of trains and buses, and this week I started mixing commuting modes, parking at the North Springs Park N’ Ride and taking the MARTA train into work in Midtown. This is part of my discovery and exploration process as a newcomer to Atlanta. https://t.co/Uoiyzpsn4f
Thank you for the welcome. I have already received several invitations to ride with folks to different parts of Atlanta, and I Iook forward to the adventure.
Welcome to Atlanta, @DavidPlazas! Missing a stop or hopping on the wrong train while glued to your phone happens to the best of us. Glad to see you letting MARTA do the driving! 😊 📰Article: "I got lost taking MARTA, but I will ride again" https://t.co/chokCBsJo6
