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Gracie McKenzie

Washington, D.C., United States

Engagement Editor at The Trace

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

in your inbox w/ @730_DC | past: @teamtrace, @citylab/@theatlantic, public radio producer, forests of oregon, etc.

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  • Dec 8, 2024 | medium.com | Gracie McKenzie

    Gracie McKenzie·FollowPublished inLet's Gather·5 min read·--Molly Fuller Abbott, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThis post is years in the making — and it comes courtesy of Gather’s Slack community. A thread there c. 2022 asked for support in navigating the rules around editing Wikipedia pages and creating them for our organizations.

  • Nov 7, 2024 | medium.com | Gracie McKenzie

    Gracie McKenzie·FollowPublished inLet's Gather·5 min read·--AI generated imageIn journalism and beyond, so much community engagement work happens at the moment — in social media comments, at in-person events, and in private conversations with those who’ve responded to our callouts.

  • Jun 10, 2024 | thetrace.org | Gracie McKenzie |Justin Agrelo

    The TraceThe Trace is hiring an editor to lead the The Gun Violence Data Hub, a new initiative that aims to increase the accessibility and use of data about gun violence by journalists. This is an opportunity to be a founding member of an important, first-of-its-kind project to provide the media industry with the tools to uncover new truths about America’s gun violence crisis.

  • May 20, 2024 | thetrace.org | Gracie McKenzie

    The TraceThe Trace’s reporting on the dangers domestic gun violence poses to children was recognized by the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists with a 2024 Deadline Club Award at an awards ceremony on May 16, 2024. Senior news writer Jennifer Mascia’s sweeping piece, “Dangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a Deadly Toll on Kids,” which was published in partnership with USA TODAY, won for Newspaper or Digital Enterprise Reporting.

  • Jan 29, 2024 | thetrace.org | Gracie McKenzie

    The TraceThe Trace seeks an editorial assistant to support and collaborate with editors and reporters and tend to our growing nonprofit newsroom. Our team produces impact-focused independent journalism that shines a light on America’s gun violence crisis. While our newsroom is distributed around the United States, this particular role is hybrid, requiring in-person work at our Brooklyn, New York, office.

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Gracie McKenzie
Gracie McKenzie @graciemckenzie
24 Oct 24

How can journalists better document community engagement? I'm hosting a virtual panel for https://t.co/xbh2FAVAMl's monthly lightning chat series next week — 10/31 at 2pm ET. Have questions for @lfieldsTMP, @aubsn, and David Rodriguez of @LAist? RSVP ⬇️ https://t.co/LHs5HfNhHJ

Gracie McKenzie
Gracie McKenzie @graciemckenzie
7 Oct 24

As I wrote on Gather Slack, @AshleyAlvarado's engagement team at @KPCC does some of my favorite documentation work. Adriana Pera & David Rodriguez have a new post today (!) on their Medium blog about why and how they've turned reporting into a zine ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/9cZIVlDybA

Gracie McKenzie
Gracie McKenzie @graciemckenzie

Guess who's the monthly curator for https://t.co/xbh2FAVAMl Slack for the next two (2) months! In October, we're talking about one of my favorite topics: Documentation of community engagement work. Help me out by shouting out someone doing a great job ➡️ https://t.co/rOYTVJHeNU

Gracie McKenzie
Gracie McKenzie @graciemckenzie
1 Aug 24

RT @lilahass: For six years @ICEgov agents shot people across the country. For the first time, I obtained records of these shootings, showi…