🧵(1/5) Today, Carpenter Media Group announced layoffs affecting more than half of newsroom staff Everett Herald, effective July 1. This will undoubtedly harm and weaken our newsroom. Rest assured, we will fight for each and every one of our affected colleagues.

Without question, Caleb is what made The Herald function. He built reporters up and sharpened their work. No one on staff knew Snohomish County better than him. I am shocked and saddened by the paper's and the community's loss.

Should businesses crowdfund? It depends. Sacramento business owners shared their experiences with Kickstarter, and their motivations weren't solely tied to raising money. My latest for Comstock's magazine. comstocksmag.com/web-only/shoul…

.Andrea Brown is the kind of journalist I aspire to be: curious, witty, and most of all, fun. She always wrote about what excited her, leading to deep dives on Costco menu items and neighborhood eccentrics. She's a great writer who deserves a nice break. heraldnet.com/news/columnist…

.Janice Podsada has been one of the most supportive people I've met in my journalism career. I always appreciated it whenever she stopped by my desk to say hello and see how I was doing. She helped me get through many tough days and deserves a nice retirement.

Big changes are coming to Sacramento's music scene. A new indoor concert venue and a new kind of city permit aim to bring more music to the area. But can they fill the gaps in the city's nightlife ecosystem? My latest for Comstock's magazine. comstocksmag.com/web-only/whats…

Rich Diltz is an airbrush artist who paints nude models, but the aims of his passion project are more than skin-deep. My first piece for @SolvingSac, published in Sacramento OBSERVER. Enjoy! sacobserver.com/2024/08/sacram…

When Sacramento Magazine closed last year, all but a handful of articles were taken down from its website. There is a print archive, but what will happen to the first draft of history when digital-only news outlets go out of business? My latest for Comstock's magazine comstocksmag.com/web-only/page-…

Wikipedia milestone achieved!

Hundreds of newspapers closed last year. Yet, Paul Scholl of Messenger Publishing Group is looking to buy more. In two decades he went from owning a single newspaper to 18. Read my latest for Comstock's magazine to learn why. comstocksmag.com/web-only/man-w…

One Sacramento-based journalist received a $100,000 grant from #PressForward, a coalition of funders trying to save local news. Meet Macy Yang, founder of Hmong Daily News. (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/web-only/local…

Many digital news outlets have popped up over the past two decades. Are they destined to cease like the newspapers that came before them, or is it possible to build a local newsroom financially sustainable enough to last? (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/web-only/local…

My latest article for Comstock's magazine is out! I wrote about franchised media outlets in California. Read to learn how they work and to see why this kind of onramp into a struggling industry appeals to some entrepreneurs. comstocksmag.com/web-only/can-y…

From McDonald’s to Ace Hardware, franchises and licensing agreements permeate all sorts of industries, and media is no exception. You, too can start your own magazine with the help of these businesses. (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/web-only/can-y…

🎮 California’s “homebrewers” are reprogramming nostalgia—modding consoles, creating fan fiction games, and hacking classics. But is it legal? (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/web-only/insid…

When Sac swarms with anime characters and sci-fi creatures, you know one of the Capital Region's pop culture cons is in town. The owners of the events say they aren’t worried about competing with each other, but with everything else. (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/web-only/pop-c…

.Office of Arts & Culture - City of Sacramento wants artists to have access to a world-class creative economy without leaving Sacramento. To get there, they're funding everything from food festivals to workshops. Here's how it's going -- and what local artists think. (By Eric Schucht) comstocksmag.com/longreads/how-…

BREAKING: We have a contract!!!!! Last night we ratified our first contract after more than two years of negotiations.