P'tit TôlierFeb 28, 2025

Local archives are disappearing. Does it matter?

Every day, small newspapers and radio stations shut down, taking decades of local history with them. No digitization. No preservation. Just erased memory.

Without archives, who holds power accountable?
Without records, how do we learn from past mistakes?

Read my full article on why losing media archives weakens democracy →

https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/part1-the-disappearance-of-local-media-archives-51dbc0e8570e

#MemoryMatters #SaveLocalNews #DemocracyInDanger #CollectiveMemory

Part1 . -The Disappearance of Local Media Archives:

I have a deep appreciation for Fumaça and Gerador, two independent media outlets that bring essential stories to the forefront. They tackle crucial issues with investigative depth, journalistic…

Medium
FlipboardJun 11, 2024

There are now more "pink slime" newspapers in the U.S. than there are genuine daily local newspapers. @AxiosNews reports that there are at least 1,265 websites that are backed by dark money or masquerading as local news sites for political purposes, whereas as of last year, there were 1,213 daily local papers. Here's more on the organizations involved, the communities being targeted, and some pointers on how to identify a "pink slime" site.

https://flip.it/VNK3al

#Journalism #Media #News #PinkSlime #LocalNews #SaveLocalNews

Dark money news outlets outpacing local daily newspapers

Many of those sites are targeted to swing states — a clear sign that they're designed to influence politics.

Axios
BruceFeb 26, 2024
@jeff totally! I have a subscription to the Post-Dispatch here. It’s cheap and it’s good to keep up on the local stuff. #SaveLocalNews
Jennifer ThuncherDec 20, 2023
And that is a wrap on the @squamishchief holiday print paper, which drops tomorrow. It is a big one!
Cedar (dog on the cover) approves. 🐶 🎄
#localnewsmatters #savelocalnews #media #squamish
Emmett O'ConnellJul 21, 2023

Tax credits don't support where the actual growth is in local journalism: nonprofit news

Tax credits only support for profit, largely chain and hedge fund owned newspapers

#pnw #journalism #savelocalnews

Q&A: Rep. DelBene on new bill to save local journalism
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/qa-rep-delbene-on-new-bill-to-save-local-journalism/

Q&A: Rep. DelBene on new bill to save local journalism | Brier Dudley

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene shares details of a new proposal to stop the decimation of local newsrooms and get the newspaper industry back on stable footing.

The Seattle Times
Emmett O'ConnellJul 4, 2023

The inherent assumption behind legislation like the JCPA is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the the web and it will also reward exactly what we're trying to fight, overhyped clickbate

https://techpolicy.press/exchanging-links-for-cash-is-no-way-to-save-journalism/

#savelocalnews #savelocaljournalism #journalism

Exchanging Links for Cash Is No Way to Save Journalism

An ad tax is a far more efficient way to subsidize local news, says Timothy Karr.

Tech Policy Press
BeachwoodReportMar 8, 2023

#SaveLocalNews

Why Tailgate N' Tallboys left Peoria for other Illinois cities

https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/07/why-tailgate-n-tallboys-left-peoria-for-other-illinois-cities/69967159007/

Organizer explains why Tailgate N' Tallboys festival left Peoria for other Illinois locales

This music festival started in Peoria, but has moved on to other locations. Here's why the festival may not return any time soon.

Peoria Journal Star
BeachwoodReportJan 30, 2023

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Conservative Columnist Spews Hate in Chatroom

#SaveLocalNews

https://www.texasobserver.org/carlos-turcios-fort-worth-star-telegram/?goal=0_975e2d1fa1-32ab612d80-34841772&mc_cid=32ab612d80&mc_eid=821ade1714

Former Star-Telegram Conservative Columnist Spews Hate in Student Chatroom

Why was Carlos Turcios, an intolerant activist allowed to double-time as a columnist for a major Texas newspaper?

The Texas Observer
BeachwoodReportJan 29, 2023

Kentucky Courier-Journal Under Fire For Holocaust Memorial Day Op-Ed

#SaveLocalNews

https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/kentucky-courier-journal-under-fire-for-holocaust-memorial-day-op-ed/

‘Jews do not have a monopoly on persecution’ major paper complains on Holocaust Remembrance Day

A major Kentucky newspaper published an op-ed on National Holocaust Remembrance Day telling Jewish people that they “do not have a monopoly on persecution and atrocities.”

New York Post
Show threadBeachwoodReportJan 16, 2023
@parkermolloy #SaveLocalNews