Glenn Smith

Happy “Agony of Defeat Guy” Day if you’re observing it. 56 years ago today, March 21, 1970, a 22-year old Slovenian ski jumper Vinko Bogataj took the iconic spill at the World Ski Jumping Championships in West Germany. ABC stoped running Wide World of Sports in January 1998.

Sat down with Lindsey Graham a few weeks ago for about an hour to try and figure out one simple question: why does it seem nobody can beat this guy? The people trying to do so made their case. Some interesting nuggets in here if you have the time. postandcourier.com/politics/linds…

Joseph Cranney, an award-winning investigative reporter, will join the staff of the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center, created in collaboration with The New York Times and Big Local News. ow.ly/ui2g50YvWBI

The testimony of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant Richard Kahn prompted some hubbub on Capitol Hill. Responding, his attorney sent a letter that provided the fullest tally yet of the claims brought against Epstein. With @marilynt2004 postandcourier.com/news/epstein-e…

What a great story by the Post and Courier’s Jason Ryan from overhearing a conversation while at his desk. Give the right person a really good story and it’s just magic. postandcourier.com/news/ideal-dea…

Nick's intrepid reporting exposed myriad problems at the program two years before its announced demise.

Watch my colleague @marilynt2004 speak to @chrislhayes about our reporting with @postandcourier

Local newspapers people. Local journalism. Must read.

This @postandcourier investigation of the woman accusing Pres Trump and Epstein of sexual assault is excellent. The allegations remain unproven. But the reporters confirmed elements of her story, and the blackmail by Epstein illuminates his business model. #tncms-source=latest_posts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">postandcourier.com/news/epstein-v…

"Using archived government records and news accounts, The Post and Courier found that the woman provided verifiable details to agents about her family background and its legal entanglements. She offered the name of an Epstein business associate on Hilton Head Island who became a central figure in the drama, with specifics that are reflected in public records." postandcourier.com/news/epstein-v… via @postandcourier

“A woman who told the FBI she was victimized by Jeffrey Epstein while a young teen on Hilton Head Island in the mid-1980s has accumulated a record of criminal charges, drug dependency and domestic turmoil, an investigation by The Post and Courier reveals. She confided to one public defender that her life began unravelling when she got involved with Epstein…”  postandcourier.com/news/special_r…

The story of a Hilton Head teenager became the center of a controversy around records that the Department of Justice omitted from the Epstein files. We dug into who this alleged victim is. With the incomparable @marilynt2004 #tncms-source=latest_posts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">postandcourier.com/news/special_r…

Check out this captivating hurdy-gurdy solo of “Reverse Dance” by Andrey Vinogradov!

Days after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2019, a woman called the FBI tip line. She wanted to share her encounter with Epstein on Hilton Head decades ago. Here’s what she told federal agents. With me and @marilynt2004 postandcourier.com/beaufort-count…

NEWS: WashPost CEO Will Lewis is OUT He just sent note to staff.

Much of the mourning for the late great @washingtonpost has rightly focused on how democracy dies in darkness at the national level, which is hugely important. But the evisceration of Metro coverage is every bit as devastating because there is no comparable news outlet keeping local governments and institutions honest. Eight of my 20 years at the Post were spent on Metro, which was the heart and soul of the Post under the legendary @dongrahamdc1. The undertakers now running the paper have all but wiped out the metro staff, leaving just 12 reporters, according to reports, to cover a region of 6.5 million people. We had twice that many journalists in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting, every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings. When county officials wasted taxpayer money, raised taxes on overstretched homeowners, gave sweetheart zoning deals to developers who filled their election coffers, we were there. When teachers who sexually abused students were quietly transferred to other schools to do it all over again, we were there. We were there for the more uplifting stories too, the cops who broke a cold case, the educators who turned around a struggling school, the residents who rallied to help neighbors in trouble, the student athletes who won the big game, the entrepreneurs who started something new. Our friend @SariHorwitz who has won more Pulitzers than I can count, wrote so movingly online about the Post (facebook.com/share/p/1AZLTT…). To recognize how indispensable local coverage is, you need only look at her holy-shit investigations of a broken child welfare system, rampant police shootings and the corporate-fed opioid crisis, stories that opened eyes and led to change. Democracy is not just what happens at the White House and the Capitol but in our own backyards. The Post has just turned the lights down at home too.

@johnwramsey is as talented, hard working and thorough as they come. A true team player and would be a great addition to any newsroom

Carpet Chemicals Catastrophe Brings Band of Media Outlets Together to Investigate variety.com/2026/tv/news/c…

Sad news Longtime Post and Courier reporter found dead after being reported missing postandcourier.com/news/local_sta… via @postandcourier

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. We send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing.  A reward for a life worth livin'. bobweir.net/bobby/ 📸 Chloe Weir