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Josh Stearns

Massachusetts
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Covers:  non-profits, future of news, media freedom, journalism, digital rights, media, politics, media policy, first amendment, technology, advocacy
Senior Director, Public Square Program @DemocracyFund. Journalism and democracy of, by & for the people. Past: @grdodge @freepress. Personal account. He/Him.
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New Orleans and the future of news

New Orleans and the future of news

Columbia Journalism Review — Last week's announcement that the New Orleans Times-Picayune would be slashing its staff and cutting its print run to just three days a week has sparked a new round of debates about the future of news. But one piece has been missing in this discussion: the role of media policy.
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No News is Bad News for Nonprofit Journalism

No News is Bad News for Nonprofit Journalism

www.yesmagazine.org — Nonprofit news organizations are winning awards and covering issues mainstream media doesn't, so why is the IRS clamping down on nonprofit media?
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The Rise of Ad-Hoc Journalist Support Networks

The Rise of Ad-Hoc Journalist Support Networks

PBS — Journalistic collaboration isn't just something that happens between newsrooms. Increasingly, journalists working outside of traditional news organizations are coming together to support each other in a range of ways, from offering safety advice when covering protests to sharing news tips, local resource recommendations and more.
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The Case for Unity Among Non-Profit, Community, and Public Media

The Case for Unity Among Non-Profit, Community, and Public Media

PBS — The radically shifting landscape of media and technology has sparked a renaissance in non-profit and public media in the United States. As a perfect storm of economic and technological changes shakes the foundation of commercial media, journalists, funders, and local citizens are looking to public interest-oriented, mission-driven news organizations as a critical part of the solution. People who might never have considered a non-profit business model before -- like longtime journalists and tech entrepreneurs -- are launching vibrant, non-profit startups across the country.
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Take Back the Media

Take Back the Media

www.orionmagazine.org — Community radio stations, local journalism projects, digital justice coalitions—this is just the beginning. These are the seeds of a movement whose aim is to take back what is rightfully ours—our media. For too long, media has been something that happens to us. We are increasingly shrugging off our role as passive consumers and instead becoming creators of the media we want to see. Our media can connect us, inspire us, empower us, and help us build healthier communities. But first we have to reclaim it and rebuild it, from the ground up.
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Acts of Journalism and the Espionage Act

Acts of Journalism and the Espionage Act

boingboing.net — The First Amendment and press freedom questions that haunt the Espionage Act are particularly important right now. Changes in media and technology have put the tools of journalism and media making in the hands of more and more people, challenging old assumptions about who is a journalist and how journalism is done. Increasingly, independent journalists, nonprofit news outlets and citizens are playing critical roles in newsgathering and reporting on the most important issues of our time.
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How Do We Make Freelance Journalism Sustainable? | Mediashift | PBS

How Do We Make Freelance Journalism Sustainable? | Mediashift | PBS

PBS — How Do We Make Freelance Journalism Sustainable? Last month the Chicago Sun Times fired its entire staff of photographers -- 28 full-time journalists - and plans to rely primarily on freelancers. This news is just the most recent in a growing trend across the news industry, which is relying more than ever before on independent journalists and freelancers. However, despite all the debate about the future of journalism, not enough has been said about how we can better support freelance journalists and how best to adapt to a media landscape in which so many people are operating without the resources and backing of newsrooms.
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