Louder than Riot staff say the majority of NPR staff cuts affected Queer and BIPOC staff.

DEI spells DIE within corporate media. All my people are expendable here. Our culture is only valuable when it can be thoroughly commodified. If covering the most-consumed genre on the planet is not financially viable at this institution, public media ain’t truly for the public.

Portland Street Response workers have condemned Commissioner Gonzalez's ban on tent distribution, saying the ban has threatened the safety of unhoused Portlanders, further limited PSR’s agency, and disempowered outreach workers. portlandmercury.com/news/2023/03/3…

Join host Sarah Mizes-Tan as she explores the complexities of Asian American identity and the feeling of being caught between two worlds. Listen to Mid Pacific, a new podcast from CapRadio. Episodes released each Thursday. 🎨Marissa I Espiritu

Downtown Portland did not need to lose a resource for people on the streets. But it did. Just one week after county officials announced its expansion, Multnomah County’s Behavioral Health Resource Center abruptly shut down Friday for the next two weeks. wweek.com/news/city/2023…

This series of stories illuminate and lift up #Native people who are flexing their #food #sovereignty — being intentional in choosing how to feed their families and their #communities, working together and sharing sacred resources. #Indigenous underscore.news/reporting/flex…

Multnomah County has picked the newest director of its Joint Office of Homelessness to be former Kaiser Permanente exec Dan Field.

People with political brain worms are frequently mad that public media is actually funded overwhelmingly by local communities and not massive corporations. You can join the "state-affiliated media" by becoming a member of your local public station. give.opb.org/opb/

“It’d be great if we could all have large backyards, neighbors that aren’t super close and save all the trees,” a council member said. “But you can’t have it all and at some point, you have to prioritize your wish list.”

OPB is following NPR’s decision to stop actively using Twitter. This comes after the app labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media" then later "government-funded media." NPR says the label is misleading and undermines its credibility.

"We’ve created all these well-meaning policies. And now we’re seeing their cost.” Some great reporting from Alex Zielinski on why building our way out of a housing crisis is easier said than done. opb.org/article/2023/0…

New interview: Monica Samayoa (Monica Samayoa) - climate reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Earth Day is coming - got the thoughts of a climate reporter on how she does her job & why Uproot Project is vital for environmental journalists of color podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mon…

🎓najournalists is accepting applications for the 2023 NAJA-@AAJA Pacific Islander journalism scholarship! Applications are due May 1. #PacificIslander #JournalismScholarship - tinyurl.com/3k2r2m8m

Example No. 1 million why news deserts are very bad for people who live in rural communities. Issues like these become commonplace and just accepted as unchangeable. Oregon's backlog on water infrastructure maintenance is staggering.

haven't been here in a min but wanted to pop back in to share my latest on generational wealth, reparations and housing. opb.org/article/2023/0…

I'm looking to talk to residents of Old Town/Chinatown about social services and businesses choosing to reinvest in the community. How does that land with you? Send me a note if you'd like to chat.

I grew up without learning much of Asian American history in school. And stories are getting lost. That’s what my friend & colleague Emily Kwong wants to change in her new LAist podcast. If you have a family story to share, please get in touch here! laist.typeform.com/to/vELbHNs5

I've been honored to work with these inspiring journalists the past few months!