Alex Frandsen

Dec 14, 2024 | truthout.org | Alex Frandsen

Help us Prepare for Trump’s Day OneTrump is busy getting ready for Day One of his presidency – but so is Truthout. Trump has made it no secret that he is planning a demolition-style attack on both specific communities and democracy as a whole, beginning on his first day in office.

Sep 9, 2024 | freepress.net | Alex Frandsen

Since 2023, California has been on the frontlines of a policy debate taking place across the country: How can lawmakers help stem the relentless downward spiral of local journalism? In the California legislative session that ended on Aug. 31, 2024, a series of committee hearings on two major bills came to naught.

Feb 14, 2024 | freepress.net | Alex Frandsen

Across the country, a new movement to reimagine local news is taking root. In response to the ongoing decimation of local newspapers, community advocates, media makers and legislators alike are advancing bold policy solutions that put community needs over corporate profits. One core purpose unites these ideas: ensuring that community members have the news and information they need to organize action, solve problems, hold power to account and feel connected to one another.

Jul 19, 2023 | freepress.net | Alex Frandsen

Civic news and information — which are essential to a well-functioning democracy — are under threat in California. Since 2004, the state has lost 25 percent of its newspapers and total news circulation has dropped more than 50 percent. The newsrooms that have managed to scrape by are navigating a desolate landscape — one in which corporate consolidation, mismanagement and digital technologies have turned many local-news outlets into shells of their former selves.