Ryan Bacic 

@ryanbacic
I'm a news editor living in Fairfax County, Va., who spent close to a decade running coverage, writing stories and building things at the Washington Post.
3 reflections from the first 8 months of The Fairfax Machine

The Washington Post lost 250K subscribers after Jeff Bezos killed its Harris endorsement.

A parade of top talent left for the Times, the Atlantic, Axios, CNN.

Bezos cozied up to Trump at the inauguration.

What’s happened since? Against the odds, The Post’s coverage of the new administration has been the best in the country.

Insightful, incisive, well contextualized, fast. It’s dropping scoops on the hour, beating the NYT and everyone else.

If you canceled your subscription, now’s a good time to re…

I’m taking a pause from my local newsletter as I start a new job, but I posted one last major story for The Fairfax Machine on Sunday. It was a timely one.

Michael Graham, a 31-year-old industrial engineer and young dad, had watched as U.S. polarization worsened, how it was wrecking or straining relationships, including his own. He wante…

Bridging U.S. divides, a dinner at a time
Friday Download, 1/24: McLean Chocolate Festival, Improvicon, Lunar New Year celebrations and maple-syrup boils
Friday Download, 1/17: Fairfax Record Riot, NoVA Wine Expo and a battle of the bands
A Machine system update: I got a job
Friday Download, 1/10: More snow, an old English new year party, the Fairfax Funky Flea, and the Commanders in the playoffs
restacked
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Friday Download, 1/3: A pre-snow pool day in Herndon, a Bon Jovi tribute and two vintage markets at Dulles Expo Center
Friday Download, 12/27: Menorah lightings, a Harry Potter movie marathon and Fredericksburg’s Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Friday Download, 12/20: Mount Vernon fireworks, Nutcracker performances, and Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show