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 You'll see that our free, all-day conference at Northeastern, "What Works: The Future of Local Ne...

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 @2d86597c 

Glad to see interest is so high.

Wish we could have made it.

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 We are happy to see all of these news outlets active on Mastodon.  
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arstechnica @872ab8e1 
Chron @74e61afd 
Colorado Sun @cce0ea9a,	
Florida Bulldog
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Mission Local
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Salt Lake Tribune @74d4e2dd	
STAT @eea6735f 
Winnipeg Free Press  @ec2703e6 

Follow them & us!

Please let us know if there are any others you like.

Encourage others to become active on Mastodon!

Support Local News!
Invest in your community!

#Newstodon
#FollowFriday
#Journalism

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 Report pulls back the curtain on underrepresentation across U.S. broadcast, cable, print and digital newsrooms
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/report-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-underrepresentation-across-us-broadcast-cable-print-and,245974

2023 LDC-NAHJ U.S. Latinos in Journalism Report is available for download

#Journalism #Diversity #Latino

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 For #DemocracyDay we would like to recognize the Mississippi Free Press which does pro-democracy reporting 365 days a year.

A good example is this investigation of voting precinct changes.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/35295/mississippi-officials-made-161-voting-precinct-changes-since-november-2022

They also keep a close eye on state government.

A #BrightSpot of Local Journalism

@a77cbaa6 #Democracy #Journalism

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 🧵There are many ways to reform our media ecosystem so that we are a well-informed electorate. A no brainer approach is to robustly fund public media, like the world's healthiest democracies do. 

Prof. Victor Pickard outlines 5 methods in his book: 
Democracy without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society 
https://academic.oup.com/book/35132?login=false

#Democracy #Journalism

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 Virginia is one of 10 states without a formal shield law for journalists. The PRESS ACT would pro...

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 @fc573d1d 

We don't know this specific legislation but journalists in U.S. certainly need more protection.

Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists face threats across U.S.
https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/20/kansas-newspaper-raid-draws-plenty-of-attention-but-journalists-defy-threats-across-u-s/

#Journalism #FreePress

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 Drastic newsroom cuts at Gannett have left its newspapers without the capacity to meet the news a...

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 @2d86597c 

This is why we do not have any Gannett papers in our Local Journalism Directory. We try to limit it to "News Outlets Worth Reading and SUPPORTING"

https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory

Support your community! 
Strengthen our democracy! 
Invest in local journalism! 

#Journalism #LocalNews #DefendDemocracy #Newstodon'"

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 Philanthropies pledge $500 million to address local news crisis


* severe financial pressure
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 @c17393bb 

Good but not nearly to enough. They need public funding.

#LocalNews #Journalism

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