Local News Site DCist Is Coming Back After Acquisition By WAMU

Local, digital news is getting a boost from public radio.

In a deal announced on Friday, WAMU is acquiring DCist and plans to revive what it calls the “beloved neighborhood news site.”

DCist was shuttered without warning late last year as part of billionaire owner Joe Ricketts’ decision to close the network of local news sites that also includes NYC-based Gothamist, LAist and DNAInfo. The abrupt movewas made soon after Gothamist employees voted to unionize.

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