City Paper Omits Crediting Twitter Activists

By A.F. James MacArthur
Agitator-In-Chief
@BaltoSpectator 

Seen below is the full response by A.F. James MacArthur on Twitter, to the Baltimore City Paper piece by Edward Ericson Jr., regarding Baltimore Police Department reversing the practice of blocking users on Twitter.

1) There was an article written about @BaltimorePolice's sudden epiphany on how disingenuous blocking folk on Twitter makes them look.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

2) The article failed to give any context, choosing to omit mentioning the ceaseless pressure put on the department by so many users.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

3) It almost infers the move was sporadic, having been prompted only as a result of the papers inquiry. This simply isn't the case.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

4) I reject the attempt by @city_paper to try to claim all the credit for raising the issue & getting people unblocked by @BaltimorePolice
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

5) At the same time, I'd like to thank @city_paper for joining in the effort, of a well known, long established campaign for truth from BPD.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

6) Many of us had long been calling for @BaltimorePolice to unblock people. I even personally brought up the issue, face to face with Batts.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

7) By joining the ongoing efforts of many others & myself, @city_paper very well could have been the straw that broke the camels back..
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

8) We are thankful for their work, & hope in the future they will continue being a voice demanding accountability from @BaltimorePolice.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

9) Finally, a rewrite or update by @city_paper acknowledging the collective efforts of twitter users on this issue would be appreciated.
— Agitator In Chief (@BaltoSpectator) January 7, 2015

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Researcher, independent investigative journalist, and entrepreneur, A.F. James MacArthur has been a member of the underground news network for over 20 years. During this time, he's been a frequent subject of attack by government officials under the guise of law enforcement. Although closely watched and followed, he's often boycotted from being given any credit for his work by mainstream media.
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Proud To Be Blocked By Dan Rodricks

Special thanks and appreciation to Mathew Loftus and the Baltimore City Paper. Not only for giving a shout out to The Baltimore Spectator twitter account in a recent article, but for placing me on a list with distinguished individuals, of whom I couldn't be more proud to be associated with. Folk blocked by irrelevant curmudgeon, Baltimore Sun columnist and mediocre radio host Dan Rodricks.

Courtesy of Raphael Sassi via Boycott Dan Rodricks Facebook group

Yes, THAT Dan Rodricks, the one who is deathly afraid of  pit bulls likening them undomesticated wild beasts.

It's not often that James MacArthur or The Baltimore Spectator gets any acknowledgement by Baltimore media. Despite being household names, you'd think both ceased to exist the way the press typically ignores our being an integral component of the Baltimore media ecosystem. This despite being followed and observed by a whole cadre of reporters, editors, producers and other media types.


From the City Paper:

Baltimore's most famous citizen journalist has a long history on Twitter of being a bit obstreperous, and we've all thought about blocking him a time or two. However, most of us have come to our senses eventually about our dear director of the MacArthur Institute Center For Advanced Analysis & Critical Comparison. Dan, however, never has. - See more at: Top 10 people Dan Rodricks should unblock on Twitter

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Researcher, independent investigative journalist, and entrepreneur, A.F. James MacArthur has been a member of the underground news network for over 20 years. During this time, he's been a frequent subject of attack by government officials under the guise of law enforcement. Although closely watched and followed, he's often boycotted from being given any credit for his work by mainstream media.
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Who Or What Exactly Is The Baltimore Spectator?

Dr. James MacArthur, physical culturist,
social-pathologist/observational theorist.
Independent urban combat correspondent,
 journalist contributor, radio guy.

Because sometimes 140 characters just isn't enough

On 18 September 2013, Baltimore City Paper placed The Baltimore Spectator on  it's yearly "Best of Baltimore" list under Best Social Media Strategy. Whether this was a compliment or a crack at us, we may never truly know.

Specializing in crime, grime and politics, The Baltimore Spectator is an established leader in live, on-scene crime and emergency incident reporting in the city of Baltimore. Over the years, numerous incidents that would later become major news stories, were first learned about from our postings on Twitter.

A multi-faceted outlet, political and social commentary is another area you'll see spoken about frequently.

Crime Chasers

The summer of 2013 saw a new added dimension, to the unceasing efforts of delivering timely, accurate, first hand updates and accounts of incidents in the community.

Enter the #CrimeChasers.

Taking cues from the notorious "storm chasers," known for driving right into tornadoes and flying into the dangerous storms, full time defense industry reporter @MolotovFlicker, teamed up with the The Baltimore Spectator as a photojournalist, forming a unique strategic journalistic partnership.

Together, on a slightly modified, custom Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird motorcycle, the two have ridden right into the "eye of the storm" so to speak, breaking several major crime incidents in Baltimore.

Often arriving on scenes where no media is present, or long before others get there. If this isn't innovative, then it's hard to say what is.

Many serious crime incidents, have been made known to the people of Baltimore because of the work of the #CrimeChasers. Several stories initially not covered or ignored by mainstream media, would later become major stories, only after first being put out by this dynamic duo.

Some of the major crime incidents broken by the #CrimeChasers include (links to be added): a seven year old boy shot in a triple shooting, that took place in front of the President of The City Council's house, and when a 15 year old aspiring rapper was killed when seven people were shot in West Baltimore.

Keen Observers

On one double shooting scene, the #CrimeChasers even found a bullet on the ground that was passed over by numerous Baltimore Police investigators looking for clues. The find would later become a critical piece of evidence in the investigation.

This page is a dynamic document, and will be changed, edited and updated as I see fit.

The Man Behind The Madness

I should just place a cliche "under construction" graphic here. That would be true on so many levels. I'm not big on writing about myself, but I'll come back to this a little later and do some summaries of relevant information.

My life truly has been one big adventure. I've been many places, seen different faces, borne many burdens. Sometimes I'm still amazed at some of things I've done.


Researcher, independent investigative journalist, and entrepreneur, A.F. James MacArthur has been a member of the underground news network for over 20 years. During this time, he's been a frequent subject of attack by government officials under the guise of law enforcement. He's often boycotted from being given any credit for his work by mainstream media.
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