David Plazas
Deputy Managing Editor 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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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | David Plazas
When my family and I − husband and two dogs − moved from Florida to Tennessee in 2014, we stopped at the rest area off Interstate 24 in Chattanooga. A sign reading "Tennessee The Volunteer State Welcomes You" greets visitors there and made us feel immediately at ease, embraced and welcome.
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Excellent conversation about press freedom with @AJCLeroyChapman on @PoliticallyGa hosted by @ajconwashington + interview with @JoshMcLaurinGA by @MurphyAJC + @bluestein | Story by @nattheproducer https://t.co/4DRHVLMhHI via @ajc
Thankful for my time at @Tennessean over 10-plus years working with a great staff. My last day was 5/2 and my final column focuses on gratitude, hospitality and community building. Next step: @AJC starting 5/5. Looking forward to the new adventure. https://t.co/IaImBDfhr0
Thanks for sharing! I have had many conversation with people who have felt the impact of Pope Francis even if they are not Roman Catholic.
In his latest opinion column, @davidplazas outlines his personally faith journey as "Catholic-adjacent" and how "I was impressed by Pope Francis’s focus on peace, acceptance and hospitality." https://t.co/x8XrXBS6Gz
