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Exciting development in Illinois. The State Senate yesterday passed a bill requiring that there be a 120 day waiting period before a newspaper can be sold to an out of state company (to give time to communities to organize to keep it local) senatorstadelman.com/news/15-press-…

BIG NEWS: NY State leaders agree on landmark, bipartisan plan to help counter the collapse of community news – $30 million in employment tax credits for news outlets. First in the nation. Most significant state effort yet.

To anyone who gives a tax-deductible contribution of $500 or more to this online, unaligned, non-profit news organization in my city, I will mail you a personal apology for any character I ever killed or harmed in a TV drama. Or, what the hell, an apology for anything ever.

It's World Press Freedom Day. And nobody deserves our respect, solidarity and admiration today more than the brave and determined journalists of Gaza. We would be blind without them and they are the best of us.

Congratulations to City Bureau for this amazing recognition of talented people working hard to re-invent local news and tell stories that matter most.

The inaugural report of the Pew-Knight Initiative offers a compelling glimpse into the contemporary challenges confronting local journalism. Delving deep into the local news habits and attitudes of U.S. adults, this study unveils a sobering reality. kf.org/4a9iEwj

GOALKEEPER SCORES WINNING PENALTY as Detroit City FC knock defending champions Houston out of the Open Cup! 🤯 Detroit score 10 of 11 penalties to win epic shootout, with Carlos Saldana applying winning kick. Magic of the cup. 🪄

Help us showcase the many historic, trendy and undiscovered bars, breweries and restaurants tucked inside our city limits, along with the best burger joints, cafes and brunch spots. Nominate your favorite places to eat & drink here: go.signalakron.org/4bvpE7O #Akron #BestOfTheCity

Interesting / positive trend. Public radio stations merging with / acquiring newspapers. They often complement each other nicely. editorandpublisher.com/stories/nebras…

The California Senate Appropriations Committee minutes ago approved Sen. Glazer's bill to put a fee on Alphabet, Meta & Amazon to pay for reviving local news (through employment tax credits). 1st time such a fee would be dedicated to saving local news. rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-local-…

Thread of movie scenes inspired by art 🧵 1. Shutter Island - Klimt's Kiss

Sojourner Truth statue unveiled Wednesday in #Akron.

Alarming. "The number of partisan-backed outlets designed to look like impartial news outlets has officially surpassed the number of real, local daily newspapers in the U.S." From NewsGuard and Axios via Sara Fischer. axios.com/newsletters/ax…

Big news: “The national League of Women Voters today overwhelmingly approved a Washington state position advocating for support for local news providers. The decision enables League of Women Voters of the US members nationwide to lobby for legislation that would help local news organizations survive.”

He’s been busy.

This is also why local news is important to protect democracy. (And also why snobbery about local TV news is often wrong)

About 25% of NYC High Schools Have Newspapers. Council Wants to See More. thecity.nyc/2024/08/14/cit…

Calling all journalists! I have over 100 jobs on my September list of #journalism jobs. Plz RT/Share. Let's get many journalists back to work & recent grads break into the news biz. Also included are internships. #CallingAllJournalists #journalism rebeccaaguilar.wordpress.com/2024/09/02/jou…

flying under the radar today: claudia sheinbaum being sworn in as mexico’s president north america’s first female elected head of state

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