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States are trying to save local news from Big Tech. Trump isn’t helping. Local lawmakers are struggling to support cash-strapped newsrooms as Washington slashes funds.

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Pioneering Payback The potential of the Oregon Journalism Protection Act.

The potential of the Oregon Journalism Protection Act.! 🦋
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Meta Is Ditching Fact-Checkers. That Doesn’t Have to Be a Disaster | TechPolicy.Press If community-based fact-checking is going to dominate the next era, let’s make sure the crowd understands how news is made, writes Ilana Strauss.

Proud to be using News Detective in my classroom to teach fact checking and media literacy. Read abt their model for scaling verification: techpolicy.press/meta-is-ditc...

Oregon has a rare chance to rebuild trust in local news - Poynter A new bill and a three-sector collaboration could create the civic information infrastructure Oregon needs

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Doing more good: why Oregon needs to rebuild its civic information infrastructure • Oregon Capital Chronicle A bill now advancing through Oregon's legislature has catalyzed a critical conversation about the future of journalism, an advocate says.

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Did S. Korean President Yoon declare martial law?

Factchecked: True.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did declare martial law in response to what he claims is a threat to their democracy according to multiple sources including CNN, AP News... (Continue: tinyurl.com/hwakdjv9)