A Tucson group launched a $1 million fundraising effort for local, independent news … This could be a game changer … TUSD now has a lot of money to spend.
My wife, Mary Ellen Kazda, asked me to add that for the first time in our adult lives we do not get a "morning paper". For 40+ years we've had the Star delivered to our home in Oracle. Last month without notice they stopped home delivery in our area. With grief and tight jaws, she canceled our subscription.
When we started organizing Pima County Interfaith Council in 1990 local press was vital. Hard to imagine the venture succeeding without the kind of attention and inquiry the Star and Citizen brought to the city and county. Local reporting isn't incidental to community betterment it's a key participant. It's shrinkage is a devastating blow to social change. Efforts like the one described in the Tucson Agenda deserve our support. Visit frankpierson.substack.com for small town Oracle's experience in the recent past. The local newspaper played a huge role in making the town what it is today.
My wife, Mary Ellen Kazda, asked me to add that for the first time in our adult lives we do not get a "morning paper". For 40+ years we've had the Star delivered to our home in Oracle. Last month without notice they stopped home delivery in our area. With grief and tight jaws, she canceled our subscription.
When we started organizing Pima County Interfaith Council in 1990 local press was vital. Hard to imagine the venture succeeding without the kind of attention and inquiry the Star and Citizen brought to the city and county. Local reporting isn't incidental to community betterment it's a key participant. It's shrinkage is a devastating blow to social change. Efforts like the one described in the Tucson Agenda deserve our support. Visit frankpierson.substack.com for small town Oracle's experience in the recent past. The local newspaper played a huge role in making the town what it is today.
Sadly, there is little "new" news in the either Agenda. Hopefully that will change with staff additions and the promise of more money.
Keep going!