Lawmakers lead efforts to support local journalism

Excerpted from Kron 4

By Omar Perez

Several lawmakers are voicing their concerns over the decline in local journalism in recent years.

In California, three Senators have introduced legislation to bolster local journalism. 

SB 911, introduced by Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) and co-authors Sens. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) would provide state grants to individuals and organizations to help them cover issues of importance within their communities. 

According to the bill, it would create a state board that includes at least one member from ethnic media, academia, non-profit news, and others who would administer a public fund to distribute grants to “bona fide” news organizations and reporters. 

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