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MT peeps- I called Troy Downing for a last Hail Mary on PBS/NPR funding for all the good it will do. Then, I went over to the @mtpublicradio.bsky.social to give a donation but signed up to be a monthly donor instead. #LocalReportingMatters #PublicBroadcasting #MTPol www.mtpr.org

It's not that they've forgotten, it's just that the responsibility is now to the shareholder and not the public at large. #LocalReportingMatters #FundPublicMedia

COLUMN: One year, three reporting projects I don't know about each of you, but this year feels like it's both wrapped up in a blink, and like I've simultaneously lived 10 lifetimes.

Ever proud of the work done by my eldest @mariahthomas.bsky.social via Report for America and the Ashland Source. #LocalReportingMatters www.ashlandsource.com/2024/12/31/c...

Why is the Daily Interlake one of the best papers in the state? Consistently. #LocalReportingMatters

Follow the Money: Ashland reporters & officials review $46.6 million spent from ARPA Ashland Source's ARPA investigation concluded Wednesday with an event at the Ashland Theater. The event featured a panel with local officials.

A deep dive funded by the @poynterinstitute.bsky.social on 1 communities’ use of ARPA $ (American Rescue Plan Act) So proud of @mariahthomas.bsky.social + Dillon Carr. Reminder- all this good again was w/out a single House Republican vote. #LocalReportingMatters www.ashlandsource.com/2024/12/12/a...