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Sean Keenan’s Biography

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Sean Keenan is a tenacious reporter, a hungry investigator, and the mastermind behind a few decent Reddit comments. He's a young freelance journalist with a passion for the job, having key-clacked through more than 100 stories for Atlanta's famed weekly paper, Creative Loafing. He covers everything, so long as it's news. The Cali-born journo started at CL as a news team intern in May 2015, while reporting and editing for Georgia State's student paper, The Signal. He now envisions a future in co…

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Barred From a Confederate Shrine, Protesters Scuffle in Georgia

Barred From a Confederate Shrine, Protesters Scuffle in Georgia

When Mr. Brown began talking a few years ago about opening a restaurant in the mayor's old house, which was a…

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National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.

National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.

A month ago, hundreds of teenagers ran for their lives from the hallways and classrooms of Marjory Stoneman D…

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Outside President Trump's Georgia rally: Thousands of Kemp supporters, a jumbotron, and a bloody ...

Outside President Trump's Georgia rally: Thousands of Kemp supporters, a jumbotron, and a bloody ...

President Donald Trump's rally in Macon Sunday afternoon hit all the usual notes. At the Middle Georgia Regio…

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The complicated business of running for governor when you're the state's elections chief

The complicated business of running for governor when you're the state's elections chief

Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate for Georgia governor, says he's still been carrying out all his responsi…

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Pride and gentrification: How Atlanta's LGBTQ community deals with development

Pride and gentrification: How Atlanta's LGBTQ community deals with development

Not all LGBTQ establishments are being embraced amidst the city’s growth. What’s the true cost?

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Two Colleges Bound by History Are Roiled by the #MeToo Moment

Two Colleges Bound by History Are Roiled by the #MeToo Moment

ATLANTA - The fliers appeared suddenly on a crisp morning in early November. They were scattered among golden…

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Will The World Cup Fuel Arrests Of Homeless People In Atlanta?

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By Sean Keenan 
| Popular Resistance
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta is on track to repeat the arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents that drew criticism during the city’s 1996 Olympics. Atlanta promises a welcoming World Cup for everyone. But just days before kickoff, homeless advocates worry the city lacks the safety net needed to keep unhoused residents from being displaced or jailed amid the influx of hundreds of thousands of visitors.
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Will the World Cup Fuel Arrests of Homeless People in Atlanta?

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By Sean Keenan 
| Next City
Story by Sean Keenan Published on This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member This story was published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice. Atlanta promises a welcoming World Cup for everyone.
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Can MARTA Handle the World Cup?

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By Sean Keenan 
| Atlanta Magazine
Recall the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta. Traffic woes dominated local headlines, with MARTA receiving much of the blame. More than 100 bus drivers called out sick as part of an ongoing labor dispute, and even though rail-service usage surged, clogged downtown streets snarled MARTA’s street-level service (as seen in the Super Bowl’s most visible failure: streetcars stuck in car traffic). This summer, prepare for the same super-sized crowds and traffic—and multiply it by eight.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Georgia State's ever-prestigious Signal newspaper

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Face to face.

What's your favorite social network?

Real life.

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