In a world awash in passionate politics and widespread, nefarious disinformation, independent and ethically-sound journalism has never been more important, and has also never been under such threat. Countering disinformation is a major part of our mission at Progress Texas, and among the media sources in our state, we judge the Texas Tribune as one of the most impeccable, and source its high-quality and fast-breaking information on the regular. We're proud to welcome editor in chief Matthew Watkins and women's health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff for an inside look at the mechanics and the mission of the Texas Tribune, and a discussion of the vital role independent media plays in our turbulent current moment - and why those sources need your direct support, and deserve your direct defense.

Learn more about Eleanor and Matthew, and the rest of the Texas Tribune crew, at https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/.

And, hear both of them regularly on the Texas Tribune's weekly TribCast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/texas-tribune-tribcast/id338118901.

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