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00:08 The California Local Journalism Preservation Act, which would have taxed large tech platforms to subsidize local reporting, was abruptly shelved and replaced with a deal to have Google and California contribute smaller sums of money to a journalism fund administered through UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism.
Jon Schleuss is a data journalist who currently serves as the president of the NewsGuild-CWA, which had been supporting the now-shelved legislation and opposes the new deal.
Neil Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. He was formerly Executive Editor at The Mercury News and the East Bay Times, and is supportive of the new deal.
00:33 At UC Berkeley, pro-Palestinian activists are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought against UC over its alleged tolerance of antisemitism.
Zaid Yousef, president of the UC Berkeley’ Muslim Student Association.
Ronald Cruz is the attorney representing the proposed intervenors, also an organizer for United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund (UEAALDF).
00:45 At San Francisco State University, pro-Palestinian activists are declaring a win after the university divested from four companies that profit from Israel’s war in Gaza.
Rama Ali Kased is an Associate Professor in Race and Resistance Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.
The post What happened to California’s bid to save local journalism? appeared first on KPFA.
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00:08 The California Local Journalism Preservation Act, which would have taxed large tech platforms to subsidize local reporting, was abruptly shelved and replaced with a deal to have Google and California contribute smaller sums of money to a journalism fund administered through UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism.
Jon Schleuss is a data journalist who currently serves as the president of the NewsGuild-CWA, which had been supporting the now-shelved legislation and opposes the new deal.
Neil Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. He was formerly Executive Editor at The Mercury News and the East Bay Times, and is supportive of the new deal.
00:33 At UC Berkeley, pro-Palestinian activists are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought against UC over its alleged tolerance of antisemitism.
Zaid Yousef, president of the UC Berkeley’ Muslim Student Association.
Ronald Cruz is the attorney representing the proposed intervenors, also an organizer for United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund (UEAALDF).
00:45 At San Francisco State University, pro-Palestinian activists are declaring a win after the university divested from four companies that profit from Israel’s war in Gaza.
Rama Ali Kased is an Associate Professor in Race and Resistance Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.
The post What happened to California’s bid to save local journalism? appeared first on KPFA.
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