Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is the podcast: Black Journalists on Journalism
https://blackjournalists.transistor.fm/

Great interviews of excellent journalists

Discovered it thanks to @zuriberry here on #Mastodon.

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Today's #BrightSpot in Local Journalism are the States Newsrooms—a network of non-profit news outlets that keep people informed on their state government and other essential news.

The Kansas Reflector was one of the first larger papers to cover the Marion County Record raid. Here, they use the network to put the attack in larger context—describing the many threats to journalism in this country.

Journalists Defy Threats Across U.S.
https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/20/kansas-newspaper-raid-draws-plenty-of-attention-but-journalists-defy-threats-across-u-s/

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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is BlackPittsburgh.com,
the top online destination for news written by and for Black Pittsburghers.

Ethiopian Americans Build a Home Away From Home in Pittsburgh
https://blackpittsburgh.com/ethiopian-americans-build-a-home-away-from-home-in-pittsburgh/

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Invest in local journalism!

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Find more Local News #BrightSpots worth reading and supporting in our directory
https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory

Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Colorado Sun.

A journalist-owned public benefit corp. pioneering new models for sustaining Local Journalism.

They provide coverage of state government and other essential information for a functioning democracy.
https://coloradosun.com/2023/07/31/colorado-child-sex-abuse-constitutional-amendment/

We are happy to see them active here on Mastodon!

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Day of Peace:

San Quentin News is a #BrightSpot of local #journalism.

Peace Reigns on the Lower Yard
https://sanquentinnews.com/peace-reigns-on-the-lower-yard/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c09uk77OYI0

#LocalNews #Newstodon

We particularly want to salute the Voice of San Diego, which reported on the sale here:
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/07/12/newspapers-are-marching-toward-a-cliff-the-u-t-thought-its-owner-would-build-a-bridge/

And which we recognized as a #BrightSpot of #LocalJournalism in April
https://journa.host/@MAD_democracy/110237626578180102
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Welcome to West Virginia Watch! The recently most launched of the 35 nonprofit States Newsrooms which provide essential nonpartisan coverage of the goings on in state governments and other essential news.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/07/14/methane-from-underground-coal-mines-upends-rural-west-virginians-lives-livelihoods/

The latest #BrightSpot of #LocalNews

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Today's #BrightSpot in local news.

Reade Brower, owner of most of the daily newspapers in Maine has sold them to the National Trust for Local News.

Many of the best news outlets are nonprofit so this is a heartening move.
https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2023-07-10/press-herald-other-masthead-maine-papers-sold-to-national-trust-for-local-news

Thank you Reade Brower and National Trust for Local News.

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Welcome to Houston Landing, a new nonprofit newsroom that's a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism!

https://houstonlanding.org/new-law-could-reveal-why-texans-with-mental-illnesses-are-languishing-in-jail/

No paywall, no subscription fees so dependent on public support.

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@Hou_Landing

We'll end Pride Month by highlighting the Dallas Voice as a #BrightSpot of #LocalJournalism

Why Can't Queer People Just Exist?
https://dallasvoice.com/why-cant-queer-people-just-exist/

#LocalNews #FixMediaNow
#DallasVoice

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We'll close out Juneteenth Week highlighting the New Orleans Tribune as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism

Bill Would Make it Illegal to be Within 25 Feet of a Police Officer "On the Job" https://theneworleanstribune.com/2023/05/30/bill-would-make-it-illegal-to-be-within-25-feet-of-a-police-officer-on-the-job/

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Invest in local journalism!

https://mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory
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Continuing our observation of #Juneteenth Week, we are highlighting nonprofit #CapitalB as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism

How to deal with racial trauma
https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/how-to-deal-with-racial-trauma-according-to-black-experts/

Glad to see they are starting an outlet in Gary, IN soon.
https://capitalbnews.org/gary-bureau-editor-hires/

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Strengthen our democracy!
Invest in local journalism!

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

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We continue our observation of Juneteenth week by recognizing the Jackson Advocate
as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism

BROKEN BY DESIGN: A special report on Jackson’s water system
https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/broken-by-design-a-special-report-on-the-declining-federal-funding-that-left-jacksons-water-system-at-the-mercy-of-conservative-state-politicians/

The Jackson Advocate has been “The Voice of Black Mississippians” since 1938

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We continue our observance of Juneteenth week by celebrating a Black-woman-owned Texas news outlet as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism

I Messenger News
https://www.myimessenger.com/news/banking-on-self-reliance-a-history-of-black-banks-from-1888-1930/

I Messenger News is a tribute to Le Messager which was founded by Cameroonian journalist Pius Njawe and The Messenger, an independent magazine founded by labor activist A.Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owens.

#FixMediaNow #DefendDemocracy #Journalism

For Juneteenth, we'll highlight Scalawag as our #BrightSpot in #Journalism

We greatly appreciate news outlets that have values like these:
https://scalawagmagazine.org/about/

For the fourth year, Scalawag is observing Abolition Week!
https://scalawagmagazine.org/abolition-week-2023/

Like many of the best news outlets, Scalawag is nonprofit and relies on individual support. Please seek out good news outlets to read and to support.

#FixMediaNow #LocalNews

Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is:

That our paper copy of
@SanQuentinNews arrived!
https://sanquentinnews.com

Written by the incarcerated - Advancing Social Justice!

San Quentin News, like many other outlets, relies on donations and subscriptions.

As we've put together our Local

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Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is @thexylom

The Xylom is a non-profit, Gen-Z-run newsroom covering the communities influencing and being shaped by science.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/toxic-nuclear-waste-is-piling-up-in-the-u-s-where-s-the-deposit

#DefendDemocracy #FixMediaNow

Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Ohio Capital Journal.

State governments have great impact on all of our lives so it is essential to have good news coverage of their goings on.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/06/14/one-toledo-law-professor-is-helping-drive-two-of-this-years-most-controversial-bills/

h/t @xerophile

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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Muncie Voice

Low Participation Among Indiana Schools in the Federal Free Meal Service Program
https://muncievoice.com/33347/low-participation-among-indiana-schools-in-the-federal-free-meal-service-program/

#DefendDemocracy #FixMediaNow #Journalism #LocalNews

Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Muncie Voice

Low Participation Among Indiana Schools in the Federal Free Meal Service Program
https://muncievoice.com/33347/low-participation-among-indiana-schools-in-the-federal-free-meal-service-program/

#DefendDemocracy #FixMediaNow #Journalism #LocalNews