California has allocated $3 million in state funding through Senate Bill 113 to support ethnic media outlets that are struggling due to recent federal budget cuts.
Many of these small local newspapers and online media outlets report on school boards, city councils and community challenges in diverse communities that would go ignored if there weren’t journalists holding civic and community leaders accountable. This is especially important as disinformation and fake news, such as conspiracy theories, are spreading rapidly online and on social media.
CALÓ NEWS supports California Senate Bill 911, which would help local media outlets remain relevant and in the business of covering the news t…
Many of these small local newspapers and online media outlets report on school boards, city councils and community challenges in diverse communities that would go ignored if there weren’t journalists holding civic and community leaders accountable. This is especially important as disinformation and fake news, such as conspiracy theories, are spreading rapidly online and on social media.
