Em Holter

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Former reporter with @RTDNews, @vagazette and @Daily_Press. Proud Hillbilly. Y’all means all. My tweets are my own.

[Em Holter @EmHolterNews]

Earlier this year, I pitched the idea of doing a weekly ‘From the archives' series. The idea was to highlight historic events in the city and their impact. We're now seven weeks in and I'm having a blast uncovering uniquely RVA stories.

Feel free to follow along!

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[RNPA @RNPA_union]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has announced it will move its newsroom from downtown to its printing press in Hanover County in early 2025. The Times-Dispatch has been in the city for more than 150 years, and we find this news troubling for employees, readers and the community.

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

Without seeing the questions this doesn’t mean anything

[Dr. Danny Avula @DannyAvula]

I’m grateful I had the chance to talk to @EmHolterNews over at @rtdnews about my vision for a thriving Richmond.

Read the full article ⬇️
https://t.co/XNu7IQN4sO

[RNPA @RNPA_union]

Destination unknown?

@RTDNEWS publisher Kelly Till said today paper is leaving downtown #Rva HQ April ‘25.

No word - yet - where news, mrkting folks will go. Maybe Hanover plant?

Quitting #Rva after generations there would cut literal, figurative bond w/ our core audience.

[Richmond Times-Dispatch @RTDNEWS]

Real estate taxes, procurement cards and the CAO are topics of Richmond mayoral forum https://t.co/EI8GCnbIGT

[Sean Jones @JonShones18]

As shown in her post, Em is all over the city government. To write that the RTD specifically doesn't staff Richmond meetings is false.

[Eric Kolenich @EricKolenich]

Em does a phenomenal job covering the city for the RTD. Despite its loss of staff, the Times-Dispatch still has the broadest and deepest coverage in town.

[Em Holter @EmHolterNews]

I took over as the city reporter in January 2023. In that year, the RTD published roughly 50 city council-related stories.

If you'd like to read more, my full coverage list can be found here: https://t.co/YRbnmxSeMW

[Em Holter @EmHolterNews]

🧵Axios Richmond reported today that the RTD no longer staffs city council meetings. As the city reporter, I'd like to clarify that we do, in fact, cover these meetings.

If you'd like to take a look at what the council has been up to this year, here is my extensive coverage:

[Em Holter @EmHolterNews]

Jan. 2024: Richmond buys Mayo Island
https://t.co/ajc8at9pct