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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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  • 2 months ago | 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
22 Apr 25

They propose that if Meta and Amazon dont contribute, the state should levy a fee. That would increase the size of the fund so it could include broadcasters (including public TV and radio) and actually help address the massive local news crisis hitting CA communities

Rebuild Local News
Rebuild Local News @Rebuild_News

Latest: Senior Policy Advisor @mattdpearce and former CA Sen. @Steve_Glazer urge lawmakers to enshrine a law requiring tech platforms to fund community reporting, make state support permanent, and ensure fair distribution to local newsrooms. Read more: https://t.co/tXToSVgGKx https://t.co/jFx7VdDaWF

Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
8 Apr 25

RT @ByMikeBaker: The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has: • 41,550 journalists • 280,59…

Steven Waldman
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
18 Mar 25

RT @glastris: So, yes, we need reforms to open up greater supplies of housing, clean energy, etc. But rather than red tape, it’s the allian…