Mike Rispoli

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Local News in Times of Crisis: How Civic Media Is Rising to the Moment. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Communities across the country lack the local news and information they need to stay safe, organized, and connected. But there is a growing movement to do something about it. Free Press Action is exci...

How are journalists, advocates, and newsrooms responding in this moment to support community needs and independent journalism? Join us this Friday, 3/14 at 2pmET to hear from leaders across the growing civic media movement on how the field is stepping up. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Democracy is in retreat globally. In the United States, we often believe it can’t happen here — even while it’s happening here. I wrote this @freepress.bsky.social guide on the red flags of authoritarianism so we can spot and fight back. We have power. Let’s use it:

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Policy Agenda - Media Power Collaborative This policy agenda was crafted by members of the Media Power Collaborative, an organizing space for media workers, movement organizers and allied researchers to create a shared vision for the future o...

"Local News for the People" is a community-centered policy agenda crafted by journalism and civic media leaders across the U.S. For those building the future of journalism: It's time to stop tinkering around the edges. We need an affirmative vision & bold action. mediapowercollab.org/policy-agenda/

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