Chair, Rebuild Local News Coalition (rebuildlocalnews.org), Co-founder @Report4America. Slowly moving from here to linkedin.com/in/stevendwaldm…
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Political influencers were offered money to post a TikTok supporting a Congressional candidate, on one condition: They couldn't disclose the payment. 21 out of 60 said yes. open.substack.com/pub/newsgu…
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I repeat and repeat again: Prediction is not journalism (especially when you can't decide what to predict).
Four Scenarios for How the Midterms Could Go nytimes.com/2026/10/29/upsho…
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some stats just hurt more than others
ALT About six in 10 Americans said they have at least “some” confidence that news organizations will report the upcoming midterm election results accurately, according to a new national survey. But only 32% said they had “quite a bit” or “a great deal” of confidence that journalists would do the job. In the survey from Medill Local News Initiative and the Alliance for Trust in Media, 37% said they had either “not too much confidence” or “no confidence at all” that news outlets would accurately report the election results.
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The future of #ArtificialIntelligence is not pre-determined. As a technology developed by human beings, its future depends on the choices we make. We therefore have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications. A reliable system that serves the human person is of greater value than one that is exceptionally powerful but whose consequences cannot be adequately foreseen or controlled.
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Tremendous resource: ProPublica has cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent detaining a citizen during the current Trump administration. Explore our database to learn more about each incident.
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The terms were set to take effect on October 30, with no way to opt out, setting off an outcry from news publishers, politicians, and press associations on both sides of the Atlantic.
As of October 23, Meta has made no other changes to the terms aside from the implementation date.
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The News/Media Alliance calls on Meta to withdraw the crawling provision from its updated terms of use before going into effect on October 30.
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Midterm elections are less than two weeks away!🗳️
Whether you vote Republican, Democrat, or skip elections altogether, local news affects how democracy works for you.
Learn more: rebuildlocalnews.org/six-way…
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ICYMI: Maryland made a smart move for local news, and it doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime.
On Oct. 16, @GovWesMoore signed an executive order directing state agencies to prioritize Maryland news outlets when they buy advertising.
Read more: rebuildlocalnews.org/marylan…
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore directs state agencies to set an "aspirational goal" of spending at least 50% of their ad budgets with local news organizations (News/Media Alliance)
(Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)
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BREAKING: Maryland @GovWesMoore signed an executive order today directing state agencies to prioritize local news when placing ads, with a goal of sending at least 50% of that spending to local media.
Read more: mddcpress.com/mddc-applauds-…
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What is happening at the Kansas State House is also, unfortunately, happening at California’s.
Dwindling local press = less coverage of state action, lack of institutional knowledge, & officials becoming less accustomed to interacting with reporters:
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Worth a listen 👇
All the money is going to influencers, podcasts, and others who are often commentating on the underlying reporting of journalists who have seen their reporting ranks hollowed out over many years.
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Q&A with @stevenwaldman of @Rebuild_News on the $40 million annual California subsidy for newsrooms.
Plus a PS on our own support for nonprofit journalism.
This week’s Second Rough Draft newsletter
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California’s Community NEWS Act offers newsrooms tax credits for retaining and hiring journalists. Its backers hope it can do much more.
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This week's most important bit of news-about-the-news might have come out of Sacramento. @GavinNewsom signed the Community NEWS Act into law, creating refundable tax credits for local news sources in the state:
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“This is the largest state effort to revive community news in the country, probably ever,” @stevenwaldman said. “We also hope it serves as a model for other states.” And there are already some signs that it will >>>
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Outstanding review of newly enacted AB 2222’s journalism tax credit in California by @Rebuild_News @stevenwaldman The measure is content neutral, platform neutral and ownership neutral. Read how it will work here. editorandpublisher.com/stori…
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"This is a big deal," said @GovPressOffice signing the historic Community NEWS Act: tax credits to news orgs to hire & retain local journalists. Most significant law to revive local news. Content-neutral, nonpartisan, digital, print, b'cast, forprofit & non, old & new. THANK YOU.
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Our detailed explainer and FAQs -- rebuildlocalnews.org/explain…
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Our press release, which gives you a sense of the range of types of media that supported this rebuildlocalnews.org/gov-new…
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