Kayla Hewitt is a news producer and editor in the WAMU/DCist newsroom. She first joined the team in the summer of 2019, when she interned for the Kojo Nnamdi Show where she produced segments on everything from African-American foodways to evolving healthcare procedures in the region. She hails from Fairfax, Virginia and holds a B.A.…
From Kayla Hewitt
More than 750 Washington Post employees walked off the job Thursday in a 24-hour strike, the largest labor protest at the media company in nearly 50 years, according to the Post’s union. Post staff has worked without a union contract for the last 18 months as negotiations between the Washington Post Guild and Post management…
“I’m like, why don’t people get it? I said, ‘Can we just hold up the mics to the people and let them talk for themselves?'”
Jul 11, 2023
Yayoi Kusama’s ‘One With Eternity’ Smashed Visitor Records. As It Ends, What’s Next For The Hirshhorn?
“One with Eternity” has drawn nearly half a million visitors throughout its historic run. Hirshhorn Museum leaders discuss what comes next.
Jun 06, 2023
‘Inner Ear of Don Zientara’ Book Traces Legacy Of The D.C. Area’s Legendary Punk Music Studio
The new book is chock full of photographs and firsthand accounts from D.C. punk legends including Fugazi, Bikini Kill, and others.
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