To mark their 125th anniversary, The Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen reflects on local news, "for the first time in three decades, I can share that we are seeing hopeful signs of saving and rebuilding our platform of democracy – the local free press system!" bit.ly/3fPhOvv

This Financial Times article highlights how the trustbuster crew of @linakhanFTC, Tim Wu, and Johnathan Kanter are taking the fight to #BigTech monopolies like Google and @Facebook while reshaping #antitrust in the U.S.on.ft.com/2VJ78qY

All 50 state broadcaster associations wrote a letter to Senate leadership calling for the passage of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, citing that the lifeline is needed in part because their advertising market has been devoured by #BigTech: bit.ly/2VACdhb

This Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine article discusses why Rebuild Local News, a coalition representing over 4,000 locally-owned and community-based newsrooms, sees government as an ally in the fight to #SaveJournalism: bit.ly/3fYPUxd

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist @cullen_art, Lisa Hills of Minnesota Newspaper Association, and Minn. publisher/former National Newspaper Assn/ NNA Foundation president Reed Anfinson, discuss #localjournalism's impact on the community, and why it would be dangerous to lose it: bit.ly/3CCUI5b

“Rebuilding local news will require a massive effort that must include a significant increase in philanthropic support, loads of innovation in the news business — and, yes, some (smart) help from the government." - Steven Waldman (Report for America): bit.ly/2UmIqMS

A surge in diverse leadership has brought much overdue change to the media industry. Kerry Flynn 🐶 for CNN shares why the impact won't be felt until this diversity spreads outside of just leadership: cnn.it/3k28m9n

This Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine article explains why government subsidies and financial contributions from #BigTech companies like @Facebook and Google won't save local news but leveling the playing field can: bit.ly/3iRrHe9

Proud and excited for our co-founder, Laura Bassett!

America's newspapers are in trouble, but hedge funds and private equity firms will not #SaveJournalism. We don't need more vulture capitalism to save the news industry, we need to rein in #BigTech and level the playing field for papers and journalists: bit.ly/3n0Vmnv

Senators are gearing up to advance a proposal to empower small news organizations to negotiate compensation from technology giants such as Facebook and Google. bgovgo.com/cEjJ9FJ