#altweeklies — Public Fediverse posts
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Dig co-founder, publisher Jeff Lawrence dies
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/dig-co-founder-publisher-jeff-lawrence-dies
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Alternative newsweeklies published articles that the mainstream media didn't — from local gossip to political corruption. But by the early aughts, many had disappeared. Coyote, a new indie site for the Bay Area, seeks to capture the same spirit. Co-founder Emma Silvers writes about what that means to her: More voices in the conversation, pushback against the narratives that preserve the status quo, and telling stories that other papers wouldn't touch.