Do Better Denver
, known as @dobetter dnvr on x.com and Instagram, began its groundbreaking work with the concept of a secret identity where an individual maintains a public persona distinct from his/her true identity. I have had private communications with the person who launched the social media sites and when I told that person I was going to do this column, she asked me to tell you this: “My mission with @dobetterdnvr is to bring Denver’s drug and homelessness crisis into the spotlight by sharing video and information. I run my social media accounts with zero monetization, driven purely by a commitment to truth, transparency, and accountability. Not chasing money.”
This person’s fear is that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will try to destroy her. The Denver Post is giving Johnston all the help it can with a recent hit piece on @dobetter dnvr, doxxing citizens journalists who requested public records from the city. Traditionally, the media serves as a watchdog to hold the powerful accountable. As the person who runs the Do Better Denver sites told me, “The Denver Post has inverted this role targeting me as a citizen journalist instead of scrutinizing those in power.”…