Paul Bass

@paulbass
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Reporter, New Haven Independent
Section 230 showdown -- and how an outdated measure serves as fentanyl to protect the profits and practices of modern press barons @jeffjarvis @rbreich https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/section_230_showdown
Section 230 Battle Joined

Consumer warning: If you want to publish a comment at the end of this story calling people names or lying about them committing horrible acts, tough luck. Your contributions don’t immediately get posted. They get…

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New Haven made labor history this week, but was quiet about it. What's the #backstory? The latest Independent #compostheap #localnews opinionated vlog summary@[email protected] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Ccat8fRps
News From The Compost Heap Jan 13 2023

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Who's going to step up to the grassroots clean-elections, safe-streets, and wealth inequality challenges? #compostheap #vlognewssummary #newhavenindependent https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/compost_headlines_step_up_challenges_loom
Compost Headlines: Who Else Will Step Up?

(Opinion) New Haven's mayor had a chance to step up to a clean-money challenge -- and he did, even though it wasn't convenient. Will his campaign opponents step up as well? …

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It's safe again to talk about #corporateconcentration at cocktail parties; the Trust Busters Are Back #antitrust @rbreich #robertreich https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/the_trust_busters_are_back
The Trust-Busters Are Back

Florian Ederer thought a skiing trip would offer a break from his day job monitoring the dangers of concentrated corporate power.Even the slopes, it turns out, have become fertile ground for duplicitous duopoly. …

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Officer McKernan Refuels For Double Duty

Officer Ashley McKernan was two hours into her second consecutive shift Wednesday morning when she finally found a moment to fuel back up for the next hours on the beat. …

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What happens if George Santos gets extradited to Brazil before the third ballot?
2023 Bets: Green Buzz, Slowed Boom, Scrambled Politics

(Opinion) Like broken grandfather clocks, rusty old reporters who dare to make predictions can’t help occasionally getting it right.Or can we? The next 12 months will offer proof. …

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Sad start to 2023 in New Haven, with heartbreaking coincidences about the cycle of street violence #newhaven https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/mom_loses_2nd_son_to_street_violence
Mom Loses 2nd Son To Street Violence

New Haven’s first homicide victim of 2023 was the brother of New Haven’s first homicide victim of 2020 — killed less than two months after his mother pleaded with a room full of potential shooters…

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In reporting this story, we came to the conclusion that cities across the country may be seeing a massive transfer of wealth upward because of how speculative real estate deals are taxed (or not, in our case), but almost no one is paying attention, either in the media, or in political or advocacy circles. https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/assessments
Whose Boom Is It? City Cut Top Investors $166M Break In 2022

New Haven cut a $166 million break for out-of-town investors in the 10 biggest real estate deals of 2022 -- leaving local taxpayers with the bill in a year that was supposed to start seeing…

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Here is the fundamental problem with government subsidization of the media. In Sweden, only six media houses get 70% of the government media subsidies. https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/dagspress/sex-mediehus-delar-pa-70-procent-av-mediestodet-har-ar-alla-titlar-som-cashar-in-2022/

As a media analyst, I don't think this provides a good model for the future of the media, nor does it encourage growth, innovation, or competition.

Sex mediehus delar på 70 procent av mediestödet – här är alla titlar som cashar in 2022

Bonnier, NTM, Stampen, Gota, Schibsted och NWT delar på ett mediestöd på drygt 670 miljoner kronor i år. Dagens Media kartlägger hur årets mediestöd fördelar sig.<br>✓Hela listan – så mycket får 183 titlar<br>✓Inget innovationsstöd<br>✓Bonnier News största bidragstagaren<br>✓Mindre pengar till NWT<br>✓Världen Idag in på topp 20

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