
John Thornton
@thorntonaustin
Elsewhere Partners co-founder. Austin Ventures lifer. @TexasTribune founder. @JournalismProj co-founder.
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http://elsewhere.partners 18-11-2009 01:47:51
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I want you to see the indecency that makes up the House Republicans. This is from newly-elected Cory Mills. He owes Nancy Pelosi an apology.





A story about Red McCombs, who died today. When John Thornton and I were launching @texastribune, we went to see him. He was one of the wealthiest Texans. We wanted his money. And — as an influencer of sorts in a crowd that mattered — we wanted his validation #txlege

“Knight Foundation will commit $5 million towards the creation of Signal Akron in Jack Knight’s hometown.” - announcement by Alberto Ibarguen at #KMF23. It will be matched by additional funds from American Journalism Project and a coalition of local orgs in #Akron. knightfoundation.org/press/releases…


A great discussion today at Knight Foundation’s Knight Media Forum in Miami, moderated by American Journalism Project CEO Sarabeth Berman, about how newsrooms can grow and scale. We’re bringing back ideas and inspiration to expand San José Spotlight!


The New York Times Company, the Manning brothers, and....American Journalism Project. We'll take it. fastcompany.com/90848754/most-…

“Nonprofit news organizations are coming online across the country, powered by a mix of philanthropy & earned revenue. I’m optimistic about nonprofit news, & I think it will increasingly be a primary source of reporting in communities.” -Sarabeth Berman insidephilanthropy.com/home/2023/2/21…




"the monster behind the door was not the kid. It’s the rifle the kid is holding." The real story of the Uvalde massacre. Good work Texas Tribune propublica.org/article/uvalde…


Reporting by Mountain State Spotlight “has led to the rollback of a jail secrecy law passed in 2022, after a powerful West Virginia state senator admitted last year’s legislation had negative consequences and sponsored a bill to fix it.” #LocalNewsMatters mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/03/18/wv-…


In his 18 years at Knight Foundation, Alberto Ibarguen helped catalyze a national movement to revive local news. We are grateful for your work, leadership, and commitment to an informed and engaged public. Huge congrats to a legend! nytimes.com/2023/03/24/art…

I have posted this before but .. 26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation. In the 9400+ days since, there have been a total of O school shootings in the UK.
