Stacy Kess, dissident editor

Had someone yell at me for the pop-up (it's actually a slide-in, but I won't split hairs) on our sites the other day, and I really wanted to say, "Sir, if we had enough funding and donors, we wouldn't need the pop-up/slide-in."

Those of us in nonprofit/public media feel this twice as hard.

*to be.

Don't type while eating a peanut butter sandwich the dog is eyeing. That dog wants it, probably more than you do.

There also happened to a massive drought in the first half of the 1930s and the rise of fascism around the world. (Yes, there were fascists even here in the U.S.)

It's almost as if history rhymes.

What is a "day off?"

Don't let them U.S.-ify your healthcare!

Hey, Doc? Why haven't they put us in charge yet?

Dear U.S.,

See? It doesn't have to be this way.

Love,
Stacy

So how does a person donate to a tiny project like @equalaccesspublicmedia.org through an employee giving program?

They choose Alternative Newsweekly Foundation (EIN 30-0100369) and note the donation is directed to Equal Access Public Media.

Questions? info@equalaccesspublicmedia.org

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But there's more! An employee giving program means that an employer is likely to match part or all of that donation. That's a big help to a tiny organization like ours.

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Now, friends, let me tell you:
1. My eyes welled up with, uh, lets call it Boston fall allergies.
2. Although this money won't come in until the end of the year, I marked it down as part of our Fund Drive.
3. That means our Fund Drive raised $275.

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On Friday, Halloween, the very last day of the @equalaccesspublicmedia.org Fall Fund Drive, I got an email: a pledge to give $125 through an employee donor program.

Even better? The donor pledged to make it annual.

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Our newest video in the Trans Stories short video series, covering the basics of telling a journalist apart from a news influencer!

Recorded and edited by @valorievandieman.bsky.social

November newsletter: Happy birthday, EAPM EAPM celebrates its second birthday, welcomes a new intern and two new board members, and more

It's finally here! Hooray!

Oh, you thought we meant the spookiest day of the year? No, we meant the EAPM monthly newsletter.

Anyway, two years later, I'm still looking for funding. We're turning in three grant applications today. I sincerely hope even one of them comes through...
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So, I was seeking to address a much bigger issue. I wanted to address the curb without the curb cut. I wanted to address the step without the ramp. I wanted to address the Norman door that exists in journalism.
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And I'll throw in a (3). (3) Disabled folks should be able to access any and all news — not just news about specifically about disability issues.

Accessibility is for everyone. Period.
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I was told "shift your focus to writing about disability" or "why can't you be more focused on something else?" But the problem I saw and wanted to challenge was (1) all news needs to be accessible and (2) even many disability-news outlets aren't necessary accessible.
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I signed up for this course (a couple years late) on launching journalism nonprofits. One of the first modules suggested finding seed funding. Do you know what happened when we looked for seed funding two years ago? No one wanted to seed fund a project that promoted accessibility in journalism.
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Happy Halloween, my fellow internet ghosts, ghouls, and goblins!

And by that I mean, journalists, of course.

Not weird because same here! And we just opened registration and fellowships: www.ire.org/training/con.... Can’t wait to see you in Indy!

Support Donations to EAPM help build the future of accessible news.

Don't call it a comeback! We've been here for almost two years.

November will mark our official founding anniversary in 2023. And despite funding challenges, we're not going anywhere. Help EAPM stay in the fight.

Yes!!! Me, proposing a whole bunch of accessibility panels with @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social and @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social...

#NICAR26

Support Donations to EAPM help build the future of accessible news.

Can you help us push through these last big days of the Fall Fund Drive? We may not make our goal of $1,500, but if we could get close to $500, it would help us survive a little longer in this environment.

My favorite (heavy dose of sarcasm on favorite) thing this week was getting yelled at by anon person on the interwebs for half a day about skip links not working for *them* on one of the EAPM sites (they work just fine), but looking at how many newsletter sites don't have skip links at all. Sigh.

Hey, @ire.org, is it weird that I'm already thinking about NICAR26? Seriously. Another journalist and I were having lunch yesterday and were actually talking about NICAR25, which led to talking about NICAR26. Already thinking how to top my soundscape from last year too.

When someone asks if you're a god, YOU SAY YES!

When you propose something and the email that comes back almost immediately is "That's a great idea!"

I am Zuul.

Ok, email is back. Someone wrangled the cat. Wheh. That was a terrifying 40 minutes.