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*I blame slowly collapsing dystopias *AI might accelerate this collapse and then I could blame AI #upside #brightspot #gratifying #socialmedia
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*I blame slowly collapsing dystopias *AI might accelerate this collapse and then I could blame AI #upside #brightspot #gratifying #socialmedia
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*I blame slowly collapsing dystopias *AI might accelerate this collapse and then I could blame AI #upside #brightspot #gratifying #socialmedia
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*I blame slowly collapsing dystopias *AI might accelerate this collapse and then I could blame AI #upside #brightspot #gratifying #socialmedia
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*I blame slowly collapsing dystopias *AI might accelerate this collapse and then I could blame AI #upside #brightspot #gratifying #socialmedia
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Asheville florist rebuilds bright spot after Helene’s devastation https://www.allforgardening.com/1453968/asheville-florist-rebuilds-bright-spot-after-helenes-devastation/ #BrightSpot #EmilyPatrick #flowers #FlowersGardening #garden #gardening #HurricaneHelene #storefront #WesternNorthCarolina
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My cat started letting me hold her like a little baby. She just flops back in my arms with her belly up. Honestly this has made my whole year so far.
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Amjambo Africa! multi-lingual non-profit news outlet, earns Media and Democracy Project's Local Journalism Bright Spot Award
https://www.amjamboafrica.com/for-a-maine-without-hate-bystanders-must-play-active-role/
https://open.substack.com/pub/mediaanddemocracyproject/p/amjambo-africa-multi-lingual-non
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We are proud to give the Local Journalism Bright Spot award to Buffalo's Fire!
Buffalo's Fire is a Native-led independent non-profit news site.
Here is the latest example of their reporting:
A Tulalip youth’s journey to Indigenize child welfare
https://www.buffalosfire.com/born-of-history/https://open.substack.com/pub/mediaanddemocracyproject/p/buffalos-fire-native-news-non-profit
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Use #brightspot
to find good #LOCAL storiesIdea of
The Media and Democracy Project.org
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For #DemocracyDay we would like to recognize the Mississippi Free Press which does pro-democracy reporting 365 days a year.
A good example is this investigation of voting precinct changes.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/35295/mississippi-officials-made-161-voting-precinct-changes-since-november-2022They also keep a close eye on state government.
A #BrightSpot of Local Journalism
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Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is the podcast: Black Journalists on Journalism
https://blackjournalists.transistor.fm/Great interviews of excellent journalists
Discovered it thanks to @zuriberry here on #Mastodon.
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Today's #BrightSpot in Local Journalism are the States Newsrooms—a network of non-profit news outlets that keep people informed on their state government and other essential news.
The Kansas Reflector was one of the first larger papers to cover the Marion County Record raid. Here, they use the network to put the attack in larger context—describing the many threats to journalism in this country.
Journalists Defy Threats Across U.S.
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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is BlackPittsburgh.com,
the top online destination for news written by and for Black Pittsburghers.Ethiopian Americans Build a Home Away From Home in Pittsburgh
https://blackpittsburgh.com/ethiopian-americans-build-a-home-away-from-home-in-pittsburgh/Support your community!
Strengthen our democracy!
Invest in local journalism!#Journalism #LocalNews #DefendDemocracy #Newstodon'"
Find more Local News #BrightSpots worth reading and supporting in our directory
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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Colorado Sun.
A journalist-owned public benefit corp. pioneering new models for sustaining Local Journalism.
They provide coverage of state government and other essential information for a functioning democracy.
https://coloradosun.com/2023/07/31/colorado-child-sex-abuse-constitutional-amendment/We are happy to see them active here on Mastodon!
#DefendDemocracy @FixMediaNow #LocalNews
@coloradosun1/2
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Day of Peace:
San Quentin News is a #BrightSpot of local #journalism.
Peace Reigns on the Lower Yard
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We particularly want to salute the Voice of San Diego, which reported on the sale here:
Newspapers Are Marching Toward a Cliff; The U-T Thought its Owner Would Build a Bridge
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2023/07/12/newspapers-are-marching-toward-a-cliff-the-u-t-thought-its-owner-would-build-a-bridge/And which we recognized as a #BrightSpot of #LocalJournalism in April
https://journa.host/@MAD_democracy/110237626578180102
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Welcome to West Virginia Watch! The recently most launched of the 35 nonprofit States Newsrooms which provide essential nonpartisan coverage of the goings on in state governments and other essential news.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/07/14/methane-from-underground-coal-mines-upends-rural-west-virginians-lives-livelihoods/The latest #BrightSpot of #LocalNews
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Today's #BrightSpot in local news.
Reade Brower, owner of most of the daily newspapers in Maine has sold them to the National Trust for Local News.
Many of the best news outlets are nonprofit so this is a heartening move.
https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2023-07-10/press-herald-other-masthead-maine-papers-sold-to-national-trust-for-local-newsThank you Reade Brower and National Trust for Local News.
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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is South Seattle Emerald which amplifies the authentic narratives of South Seattle
https://southseattleemerald.com/our-content-contributors/
Like many good news outlets today, they are nonprofit and rely on our support.
Support your community!
Strengthen our democracy!
Invest in local journalism!#DefendDemocracy Support #LocalNews
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Welcome to Houston Landing, a new nonprofit newsroom that's a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism!
No paywall, no subscription fees so dependent on public support.
Support your community!
Strengthen our democracy!
Invest in local journalism!@Hou_Landing
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We'll end Pride Month by highlighting the Dallas Voice as a #BrightSpot of #LocalJournalism
Why Can't Queer People Just Exist?
https://dallasvoice.com/why-cant-queer-people-just-exist/#LocalNews #FixMediaNow
#DallasVoiceSupport your community!
Strengthen our democracy!
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We'll close out Juneteenth Week highlighting the New Orleans Tribune as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism
Bill Would Make it Illegal to be Within 25 Feet of a Police Officer "On the Job" https://theneworleanstribune.com/2023/05/30/bill-would-make-it-illegal-to-be-within-25-feet-of-a-police-officer-on-the-job/
Support your community!
Strengthen our democracy!
Invest in local journalism!Find your independent local news outlet or other great papers worth reading and supporting here:
https://mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory
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Continuing our observation of #Juneteenth Week, we are highlighting nonprofit #CapitalB as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism
How to deal with racial trauma
https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/how-to-deal-with-racial-trauma-according-to-black-experts/Glad to see they are starting an outlet in Gary, IN soon.
https://capitalbnews.org/gary-bureau-editor-hires/Support your community!
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We continue our observation of Juneteenth week by recognizing the Jackson Advocate
as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalismBROKEN BY DESIGN: A special report on Jackson’s water system
https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/broken-by-design-a-special-report-on-the-declining-federal-funding-that-left-jacksons-water-system-at-the-mercy-of-conservative-state-politicians/The Jackson Advocate has been “The Voice of Black Mississippians” since 1938
#DefendDemocracy Support Local Journalism #FixMediaNow
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We continue our observance of Juneteenth week by celebrating a Black-woman-owned Texas news outlet as a #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism
I Messenger News
https://www.myimessenger.com/news/banking-on-self-reliance-a-history-of-black-banks-from-1888-1930/I Messenger News is a tribute to Le Messager which was founded by Cameroonian journalist Pius Njawe and The Messenger, an independent magazine founded by labor activist A.Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owens.
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For Juneteenth, we'll highlight Scalawag as our #BrightSpot in #Journalism
We greatly appreciate news outlets that have values like these:
https://scalawagmagazine.org/about/For the fourth year, Scalawag is observing Abolition Week!
https://scalawagmagazine.org/abolition-week-2023/Like many of the best news outlets, Scalawag is nonprofit and relies on individual support. Please seek out good news outlets to read and to support.
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Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is:
That our paper copy of
@SanQuentinNews arrived!
https://sanquentinnews.comWritten by the incarcerated - Advancing Social Justice!
San Quentin News, like many other outlets, relies on donations and subscriptions.
One of the joys of putting together our Local Journalism Directory is finding great news outlets like San Quentin News written by,, and covering, marginalized communities!
https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory.
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Today's #BrightSpot in #Journalism is @thexylom
The Xylom is a non-profit, Gen-Z-run newsroom covering the communities influencing and being shaped by science.
https://www.thexylom.com/post/toxic-nuclear-waste-is-piling-up-in-the-u-s-where-s-the-deposit
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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the nonprofit Ohio Capital Journal.
State governments have great impact on all of our lives so it is essential to have good news coverage of their goings on.
h/t @xerophile
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Today's #BrightSpot in #LocalJournalism is the Muncie Voice
Low Participation Among Indiana Schools in the Federal Free Meal Service Program
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@clvst3rfvck yay!!
My continuing #brightSpot is that my #PolicyWonk shoutout came on the day that they covered the CT verdict.
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Thanks to @vees for the inspiration. Ending the day with my wee #BrightSpot
Laughing with 3 of my absolutely most favorite people in this universe and the universes beyond.
And I won Mexican Train dominoes.
Laughter was still the cat's meow, absolutely THE #BrightSpot.