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Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor

While (most) corporate media outlets are ignoring or downplaying the #HandsOff rallies, indie and nonprofits are not! For example, the #Philadelphia #Inquirer covered #HandsOffPhilly and other Delaware Valley protests. Support your #localnews that is likewise covering these events. Here’s a gift link courtesy of my Inky sub:

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The Philadelphia Inquirer · ‘Feeling really empowered’: Thousands rally in the Philly region for the nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protestBy Mike Newall
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Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor

3/5 From #NJSpotlightNews, which is public media and part of WNET but covers all of #NewJersey. (FYI its funding is being cut by 25% in Gov Murphy’s new budget 😡 — if you’re a NJ resident, text Murphy at 732-605-5455 to complain.)

Booker’s record-breaking Senate plea: Meet this ‘moral moment’
NJ senator denounces Trump agenda, mindful that he broke record set by segregationist Strom Thurmon

#Democracy #GoodTrouble #localnews #USpol #CoryBooker

njspotlightnews.org/2025/04/bo

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Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor

1/5 Forget the tariffs for a moment (Ugh.) Instead, marvel #NewJersey Senator #CoryBooker’s fabulous 25+ hr act of #GoodTrouble in service of #democracy. #USpol

Here are #localnews indie/nonprofit media coverage of Booker’s filibuster that I sub to!

First up, 1 of 2 articles in my hometown #Philadelphia #Inquirer. (Gift link!) An op-ed by the Inky Editorial Board:

“Over the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power”
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The Philadelphia Inquirer · Over the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power | EditorialBy The Editorial Board
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Josh Renaud

Voting early? Doing your research for next Tuesday? Make sure you consult the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Voters Guide.

lwv.thevoterguide.org/v/stloui

Profiles of hundreds of candidates, and summaries of dozens of ballot issues across the area.

STLtoday.comSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Voters GuideSee what candidates and issues will be on the ballot with the free, nonpartisan voters guide prepared by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the League of Women Voters.
#stl#stlouis#elections
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The Watershed

First day of spring? Tips on avoiding bird strikes from Bird Friendly Lions Bay, this evening in The Watershed: lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/avoi

The Watershed · Avoiding Bird StrikesBird Friendly Lions Bay offers some crystal clear adviceby Penny Nelson, Lions Bay Bird FriendlyHave you ever heard the dreaded 'thud' of a bird hitting your window? As our migratory birds return in spring for the nesting season, birds are very active building nests and raising chicks and window strikes may increase. However, window/glass strikes can occur year-round and are a major contributor to the decline in bird populations. In simple terms, birds can’t see glass, or they see reflected tree
#LionsBayWatershed#Nature#Spring
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AlsoPaisleyCat

Here’s an interesting piece on the importance local news ecosystem, what happens when it fails and proposals to strengthen it.

> “ INTRODUCTION

> You can’t get more local than Haida Gwaii, the remote archipelago off the coast of northern British Columbia with fewer than 5,000 people scattered among seven communities. When the newspaper covering those communities was gutted by its Black Press owner, a lot more than news disappeared.

> Few ran for local office; the entire council of one local village was acclaimed; a major report on the hazards of a possible tsunami went unreported.

> Even sports programs went unfilled because no one knew about them. In an area with little to no internet connectivity, there was simply no longer any way to, to tell residents what was going on.”

ppforum.ca/publications/local-

Public Policy ForumThe Lost Estate - Public Policy ForumStrengthening local news and enabling local ownership.
#Media#Canada#CdnPoli
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Flipboard

If you live in the U.S., you may have encountered or even subscribed to a newsletter called Good Day or Good Daily. There are 355 different versions for cities and towns across the country; each is a roundup of links to stories from legitimate local sources. It's all created by one man, Matthew Henderson, and his AI tools. While he claims he's helping struggling local outlets, their teams say he's not — they're not getting traffic from the newsletters and Henderson's business practices are questionable. “From fabricated testimonials on his websites to the absence of contact information and zero transparency about his information-gathering process including AI usage, his approach completely undermines the principles of trustworthy journalism,” says Rodney Gibbs, head of audience and product at the National Trust for Local News. Here's more from NiemanLab.

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Nieman LabInside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting “small town America”Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.
#News#Media#Journalism
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ProPublica

Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations
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Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms shrinking and closing across the country.

#News #Journalism #LocalNews #Research #Local #Community #Engagement

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ProPublicaChanging Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations
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