There’s a lot going on to put it mildly. Newsrooms are being pushed to confront their lack of diversity and grapple with ever present sustainability issues, and journalists around the US continue to cover BLM protests and the COVID-19 pandemic all the while wondering if they’ll have a job tomorrow. As always we wanted to highlight how local media is navigating this complicated time. This month we interviewed some of our collaborators and one of our funders to talk about the essential work they are doing for their communities.

AND...this month’s newsletter is a podcast! Take a listen while you’re baking your sourdough bread or tending to your garden. On the pod we have Nicole Pritchard from the Irvine Foundation, Cicero Independiente’s April Alonso and Irene Romulo, and Fresno based journalist Jamila Harris.