Stubborn believer in local news and eternally hopeful @trailblazers fan. Formerly: @wherebyus @groundsource @sojcagora @uosojc
Portland, OR
Joined November 2010
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Journalism friends, all I want is for you to start your own news biz. This Startups Playbook is just one way that @LIONPubs can help.
Our @GoogleNewsInit Startups Playbook helps aspiring entrepreneurs answer this Q: Is your big idea worth pursuing as a biz?
We prioritized making it practical/actionable & thanks to @BenDJduck's sharp & conversational writing, it's a fun & easy read.
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ODOT wins $11 million federal grant for final segment of Gorge trail
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I'm terrible at reminding people to get a paid subscription to @BikePortland. That has to change this year. I just took down all our Google Ads (they are so annoying & earn almost nothing) and replaced them with these. More to come. bikeportland.org/subscribe
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Cool (and timely!) offer from the folks @Ghost - a free year on their platform for laid-off journalists looking to launch their own media business. teamghost.typeform.com/journ…
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An e-bike ride on a carfree path in the Columbia River Gorge #ebikes #columbiarivergorge
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New bike rental service opens in Cascade Locks
- It's a sign of the bike-oriented development that will skyrocketed in coming years alongside progress on the Historic Columbia River Hwy State Trail
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Big thanks to @BikePortland for this write-up of my new project.
Portland and Gorge friends, come see me in Cascade Locks this spring/summer and ride some e-bikes!
bikeportland.org/2023/04/12/…
You can't help but be optimistic about the future of local news when you work at @LIONPubs and get to see what our members are doing and building every day.
I've been inspired by their success and now I'm ready to join them.
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My path into news entrepreneurship will be a little unconventional. More on that soon.
For now I just want to thank my @LIONPubs colleagues for all their support and encouragement in this big transition. They're the best, really, and I'm so thankful for my 2 years with them. 🙏
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Why dollars alone won’t save the local news industry — by @BenDJduck
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Our industry is going to need more leaders who understand how to operationalize healthy newsroom cultures. And we're already seeing examples of these from @LIONPubs members like @mtfreepress and @dallasfreepress and more indie news: niemanlab.org/2022/12/indepe…
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Burnout is one of the top challenges facing independent news leaders. In our latest News Guest episode, @Cande313 talks with @Ryan_Belmore and @NaseemMiller about how to deal with it.
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This week's @LIONPubs newsletter highlights some of the things we've learned on the News Guest podcast this season — many of which are applicable outside of journalism, too! lionpublishers.com/newslette…
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Good morning #INSS22! If you are heading home today, queue up @LIONPubs podcast News Guest for your trip! Many of the episodes build on the themes discussed at the summit and you'll get to hear more from the amazing @Cande313. pod.link/1563283564
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The skills it takes to be a great journalist aren't necessarily the skills it takes to be a great manager. But independent news leaders often need to do both.
Here's how LION can help. 🧵
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Interesting read about the plans for @CityCastHQ in Portland, and since I'm quoted in it, let me elaborate on a few points that I only halfway articulated in the article 🧵
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But I'm going to reserve my 'future of local news' excitement for the independent news orgs like @media_outlier @RANGEMedia4all @BlockClubCHI @BikePortland @city_bureau that are addressing more essential info gaps and/or serving less media-rich communities.