Evidently #Smyrna #Georgia is a key location for gun manufacturing and the city's mayor is an active lobbyist for a gun manufacturer!

https://smyrnacitizen.home.blog/2023/09/02/a-disturbing-alliance-smyrna-leadership-and-the-gun-industry/ #LocalNews #LocalJournalism #CobbCounty

The latest edition of the Leinster Leader #newspaper dated Tuesday, August 29, 2023 is out now

#IrishNews #Kildare #KildareNews #LocalJournalism #ShopLocal #Ireland #SupportLocal

The latest edition of the Leinster Leader #newspaper dated Tuesday, August 22, 2023 is out now

#IrishNews #Kildare #KildareNews #LocalJournalism #ShopLocal #Ireland #SupportLocal

More good #localjournalism from Honolulu Civil Beat: "Hawaii ... falls far short of what most states in the western U.S. spend on fighting and preventing wildfires despite years of expert warnings and proposed legislation that never made its way into law." https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/hawaii-has-long-shortchanged-wildfire-protection-we-could-have-saved-lives/

"“We’re having to recreate legals, classifieds — all of our normal things that we have readily available on our server is gone,” office manager Cheri Bentz said.

“But,” she added, “there will be a paper.”"

#MarionCountyKSNewspaper
#MarionCountyRecord
#FreedomOfThePress
#MarionPoliceChiefGideonCody
#TownBully
#SeizedButNotSilenced
#MarionCountyPoliceDepartment
#UnconstitutionalSearchAndSeizure

#KansasPublicRadio
#LocalJournalism

https://kansaspublicradio.org/2023-08-16/inside-marion-kansas-newspapers-race-to-go-to-press-days-after-police-raid

Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put #Wisconsin News Site Out of Business

The Pilot & Review, started in 2017 by Ms. Siewert, former journalist for Gannett newspaper chain.. quickly established itself as a respectable, enterprising source of news as others were cutting back.

It published scoops on drinking water contamination and the questionable granting of public contracts, helping to fill the news void left as media chains eliminated #LocalJournalism jobs in the state .
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/business/media/antigay-slur-wausau-pilot-review.html

With the app for our local news platform https://molo.news we are currently beta testing a new version. The special feature, apart from improvements to the interface: The local news platform will then also work for other places in Germany, after #Bremen comes #Leipzig. Anyone who wants to test it is welcome to contact kontakt@molo.news. #LocalJournalism #Journalism #PlatformCoop

My local paper was purchased by Lee Enterprises in 2020. They laid off half of the staff and raised subscription rate by 125% (now $30/mo for digital only) . It’s like they want me to unsubscribe. #localnews #localjournalism

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/

Support your community!
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Invest in local journalism!

#Journalism #LocalNews #DefendDemocracy #Newstodon'"

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!

#DefendDemocracy @FixMediaNow #LocalNews

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We've just discovered Next City.

Another of the many #BrightSpots in #LocalNews

"The truth is, there are solutions to the problems oppressing people"
https://nextcity.org/podcast/where-the-community-owns-the-real-estate

Do you news sources have an Economic Justice Correspondent? #NextCity does.

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The latest edition of the Leinster Leader #newspaper dated Tuesday, July 25, 2023 is OUT NOW

#IrishNews #Kildare #KildareNews #LocalJournalism #ShopLocal #Ireland #SupportLocal

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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The latest edition of the Leinster Leader #newspaper dated Tuesday, July 11, 2023 is OUT NOW
#IrishNews #Kildare #KildareNews #LocalJournalism #ShopLocal #Ireland #SupportLocal

The Alden Global Capital hedge fund just acquired my hometown newspaper, the San Diego Union Tribune. I've been reading the UT my whole life, and while it's had its ups and downs, I have always depended on having it there. Knowing what this fucking hedge fund has done to scores of newsrooms across the country, I expect I'll no longer be able to depend on it as I have throughout my life, and I'm absolutely gutted. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2023-07-10/deal-announced #localnews #localjournalism #sandiego

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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Invest in local journalism!

@Hou_Landing

The latest edition of the Leinster Leader #newspaper dated Tuesday, July 4, 2023 is OUT NOW
#IrishNews #Kildare #KildareNews #LocalJournalism #ShopLocal #Ireland #SupportLocal

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 are not a news organization but we promote good ones on Mastodon.

@msfreepress
@TexasObserver
@universalhub
@wausaupilot
@ProPublica
@coloradosun
@FAIR
@KyivIndependent

We appreciate them both because they are here, and because they exist.

Find more good news outlets in our #LocalJournalism Directory
https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory

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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