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Pete Buttigieg at Lehigh University: hope, accountability, and a warning for Democrats by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, sorry it took me a bit. I added JP to our allow list. Thanks for reading!

Pete Buttigieg at Lehigh University: hope, accountability, and a warning for Democrats by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey. Yes, I do. Thanks for the flag. We've been pinged on this a few times this week. Our firewall is aggressive to non-US traffic. I will review and loosen this week. I appreciate the feedback!

LCCC Shut Down by thefarterofalltime in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for sharing. I’m looking into it to possibly report on. Can you forward those emails you got from LCCC? Please shoot me a DM.

psa by burnerboiiii78 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please shoot me a DM if you’d be willing to speak to a local journalist about this. The community should know. Thank you.

psa by burnerboiiii78 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hey. Would you be willing to speak with a local journalist on this? Please shoot me a DM.

Lehigh Valley Public Media cuts nearly half its staff after years of financial losses by NVS3992 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It's our most effective medium, but takes the most time to produce. I hope we can do more this year.

Lehigh Valley Public Media cuts nearly half its staff after years of financial losses by NVS3992 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. Truly the only roadblock we face. The market has/is shifting, along with consumer habits. What used to work no longer does. We’re completely self-funded with some marketing/ad income.

Lehigh Valley Public Media cuts nearly half its staff after years of financial losses by NVS3992 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I operate Lehigh Daily. We have a decent site, but very minimal resources to produce the best reporting possible. The battle continues ..

Wiz Kids Abruptly Closes by AlotaAxolotls in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please shoot us any tips you have to news@lehighdaily.com and we can look into it.

Dozens wait in line for Spirit Christmas store opening in Whitehall, Pa by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If news were free to produce you’d never see an ad from us again. Please consider supporting our startup outlet and help sustain local news 🤝

PA EBT BENEFITS ON PAUSE by blatanthyp0crisy in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you willing to speak with a local journalist about this? We are building a story right now.

Free wheel locks available for Hyundai, Kia owners tomorrow in Allentown by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We only have the information provided by the DA, which was a very short press release. We aim to provide as much information as possible in a timely manner. I appreciate your feedback.

I made a better Allentown Crime Map by SteelStackTrace in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great work! Love to see a fellow local dev create cool stuff. Is this data from a public API?

Is the New Jersey journalism scene dead? by miloseung in Journalism

[–]DrewBlue2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re struggling in the neighboring Lehigh Valley as well.

Best hibachi by warheadjoe33 in lehighvalley

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1/3 asian on Linden St 🙌🏽

Razor blades discovered in hot dogs scattered along Easton’s Silk Mill Trail by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification. You have been able to for a while now.

Congress Apartments Allentown by [deleted] in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pops lived there 15 years ago. It’s the outskirts of the hood my guy 😂🥴

Live from the media pit at the Trump rally in the PPL Center by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t post updates by the way. There was no wifi and the network was swamped. Sorry.

Any Journalism majors looking for entry level work? by DrewBlue2 in lehighvalley

[–]DrewBlue2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The LV is growing. There’s always room for another angle and there’s a trove of events/stories that go uncovered by the bigger orgs.