Maddie Poore

Maddie is a 51st cofounder. She was previously in charge of membership for DCist and is energized by worker-led projects. She lives in Petworth.

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Building The 51st

Help The 51st Grow—for Free!

We’ve been publishing for almost two months (!) and growing The 51st with you has been thrilling. Our progress has been heartening, and each day this dream of growing a sustainable worker-led newsroom for D.C. feels more and more possible. The crowdfunding campaign gave us the runway we needed

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Building The 51st

D.C. Deserves Billionaire-Free Local News

If 5% of the people who have canceled their Washington Post subscriptions joined the 51st, we’d be fully funded.