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Steven Waldman

New York

CEO and Founder at Rebuild Local News

Co-Founder, Board Member at Report For America

Chair, Rebuild Local News Coalition (https://t.co/b4aykiRiU1), Co-founder @Report4America. Slowly moving from here to https://t.co/akaCkektyo

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  • Jan 28, 2025 | rebuildlocalnews.org | Steven Waldman

    Testimony of Steven Waldman, president of Rebuild Local News, about HB 51 before the House Economic Matters Committee on January 22, 2025:Rebuild Local News is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization that develops and advocates for public policies that strengthen community news. The Rebuild Local News Coalition includes 40 national and state organizations that represent thousands of local news outlets, including many in Maryland. This is an excellent piece of legislation.

  • Dec 23, 2024 | cjr.org | Steven Waldman

    Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The discussion about where people get their news has advanced. We no longer assume that traditional media is the be-all and end-all.

  • Nov 9, 2024 | politico.com | Steven Waldman

    Most election post-mortems neglect a key determinant of how people vote — where they get their news. Where people get their news and information is increasingly becoming a determinant of political behavior. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Steven Waldman is president of Rebuild Local News, which advances public policy to strengthen local news, and co-founder of Report for America. Latinos, young men, non-college-educated white people, suburban women.

  • Oct 30, 2024 | cjr.org | Steven Waldman

    Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. With one ill-timed decision, Jeff Bezos undermined eleven years of positive behavior as a newspaper owner. But there is a way he could quickly regain admiration and strengthen democracy: donate the Washington Post to a public charity dedicated to maintaining its quality and independence. Strange as it is to say, we can understand the position in which he finds himself.

  • Sep 6, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Steven Waldman

    Posted Friday, September 6, 2024 9:38 am As the saying goes, WHEN WE FIGHT, WE……achieve some incremental progress!That’s how we feel about the local news deal that was recently announced in California.

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Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
21 May 25

One of my favorite days of the year

Report for America
Report for America @Report4America

This #RFADay, we're thrilled to announce the placement of 107 @Report4America corps members in newsrooms across the country, including 14 @CatchLight_io photojournalist Fellows. In a time when local news is in crisis, we remain committed to bringing coverage to undercovered https://t.co/2bMdk7XNA4

Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
2 May 25

Yesterday we had a press conference in CA calling for hearings to strengthen the state's response to the local news collapse. Today: more layoffs at LA Times, presidential decree defunding public radio/TV (key source of local reporting). Time running out.https://t.co/1slkWd6qK3

Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
25 Apr 25

A labor leader and an industry leader. We all need to come together for the common cause of reviving local news.

Rebuild Local News
Rebuild Local News @Rebuild_News

Big news: We're thrilled to welcome industry powerhouses Susan Patterson Plank and @mattdpearce to our senior team. They’ll help turn growing momentum for local news legislation into meaningful support for newsrooms and communities nationwide. Learn more: https://t.co/sPxEYyf3zF https://t.co/zH9gqvh3VO