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When I worked at the FCC, it was the progressives who made the argument that the agency should enforce the "public interest obligation." Conservatives argued that it was an unconstitutional over-reach. I guess the question will be: what IS the public interest obligation?

"Free speech advocates blast California ban on news reporting of sealed arrest records" courthousenews.com/free-speech-ad…

The wrong way to interpret this is, "the rubes voted for Trump because they're uninformed." Rather, they are victims because of all the consequences of life in a news desert: more corruption, higher taxes, lower bond ratings, greater social alienation and rising misinformation.

So thrilling! Of course Report for America's reputation was built by the 658 journalists who have served in 371 newsrooms (for profit and nonprofit, rural and urban, teeny tiny and grand). Corps members & newsrooms – YOU did this through your commitment to serving your communities

nytimes.com/2024/12/20/wor… via @NYTimes

Kay Granger hadn't cast a vote since July. This scandal is about the lack of Washington DC reporters covering a local delegation (and local issues). foxnews.com/politics/retir…

Calling all journalists! We're currently accepting Report for America corps member applications for the 2025-2026 program year. Positions include: ✅ Criminal justice accountability, AZCIR || @azcir.bsky.social ✅ Rural communities, @SEMissourian ✅ Black Wall Street and economic mobility,

My attempt to articulate how the different players in the NEW local news food chain nourish each other. cjr.org/local_news/mos…

“On one end, the local news outlets that people used to rely upon critically for coverage of these types of events, which is still being done by the many excellent journalists here at the local newspapers and the local broadcast stations, but there’s just a lot fewer of them now.

"Meta, X, and other dominant social media platforms should require user verification of any account before allowing it to be amplified by its algorithms."

So, yes, we need reforms to open up greater supplies of housing, clean energy, etc. But rather than red tape, it’s the alliance between corporate behemoths and antigovernment politicians that is the biggest threat to the abundance they envision, not to mention the republic. /end

The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has: • 41,550 journalists • 280,590 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

They propose that if Meta and Amazon dont contribute, the state should levy a fee. That would increase the size of the fund so it could include broadcasters (including public TV and radio) and actually help address the massive local news crisis hitting CA communities

A labor leader and an industry leader. We all need to come together for the common cause of reviving local news.

Yesterday we had a press conference in CA calling for hearings to strengthen the state's response to the local news collapse. Today: more layoffs at LA Times, presidential decree defunding public radio/TV (key source of local reporting). Time running out.rebuildlocalnews.org/california-pub…