Thanks for the shout out! It's great for women to support each other and lift up our work in #journalism.

Happy International Women's Day! There's an easy way to help women the last Tuesday of the month. The womendonews News Flash Edit teaches how to edit on Wikipedia by writing and editing articles for women in journalism. womendonews.org #InternationalWomensDay

Stunning photos and important back stories. These are the pioneering women of photojournalism | CNN cnn.com/2020/03/06/wor…

Women in journalism are doing amazing things. I am lucky to count on many of these trailblazers for advice, support and camaraderie. Always grateful for that. linkedin.com/posts/activity…

US journalist Betsy Wade was the first woman to edit news copy at @NYTimes. But until 2020, when Wade died, she didn't have a biography on Wikipedia. Volunteers from @WomenDoNews changed that reality. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)

The place to bee: Ruth Bancroft Garden Bancroft Garden event lets folks savor sights, flavors of insect kingdom localnewsmatters.org/2023/04/08/the… via Local News Matters

SPJ Foundation Prez @hlimor: "With the current journalism landscape, finding funding is especially difficult now. So, the SPJ Foundation is thrilled to support these educational programs." National Freedom of Information Coalition, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, Bay City News Foundation and ALMA were awarded. spj.org/news.asp?REF=2…

We are thrilled to be a host newsroom for the California Local News Fellowship Program! Read more about the cohort below:

Love to see our staff get fellowship opportunities like this.

Proud to see this work from Local News Matters highlighted. Read on to learn about youth, democracy and engagement.

Grateful for all the support as Bay City News Foundation turns 5! Every dollar donated gets matched through Dec. 31.

Go team!

Alameda County DA changes tune after blocking some journalists from briefings localnewsmatters.org/2023/12/02/ala… via Local News Matters

National news outlets can’t cover the local issues like we can. We’re shouting out #nonprofitnews organizations that tell important stories about what’s going on in the greater Bay Area and Northern California region — all working to give you the information you rely on.

Is nonprofit news sustainable? Join Maynard Institute Co-Director Martin G. Reynolds and Katherine Ann Rowlands, Madeleine Bair and Geoffrey King on Thursday, February 8 at 7:00pm PST, for an engaging panel discussion. Register now! ow.ly/wZNr50Qx2rZ

“Being involved in journalism makes me feel like I serve a real purpose in life, something I’ve never felt before." Incarcerated journalist Steve Brooks selected as 40th Fellow in our CA Local News Fellowship Program, to work w/Local News Matters. #LocalNews fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/pris…

Berkeley Scanner wins 'Truth to Power' press freedom award berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/25/edi…

Hogan-Newton fundraiser nets $9,000 for Bay City News interns A successful fundraiser in memory of beloved writing coach Mary Ann Hogan brought in $9,000 to be donated to the Bay City News Foundation for its “turbocharged” internship program. This is the fifth consecutive year

AI could provide newsroom tools for automation and efficiency and we're going to experiment to find out how well they work. Data scraping + human editors might make results reporting faster and free up staff to do more interviewing and analysis. #innovation

Audio: San Quentin incarcerated reflect on what it's like to celebrate Christmas in prison localnewsmatters.org/2024/12/25/aud… via Local News Matters