Philanthropic support, like the $500 million Press Forward nationwide initiative, is important. Legislation can make a difference too, and Illinois has two ambitious proposals, introduced by state Sen. Steve Stadelman of Rockford, that are worth strong consideration from lawmakers: Senate Bill 3591, the Journalism Preservation Act, would require social media and tech giants like Google and Facebook to compensate local news organizations for content they share and profit from. Senate Bill 3592 would create the Strengthening Community Media Act with hiring incentives, including a tax credit for news outlets to hire more reporters and for small businesses that advertise with local news organizations.
The Sun-Times says League of Women voters is a good source for candidate info. Good grief, the league went radically left in recent years. Note at the bottom that some funding comes from the Pulitzer Center, presumably the same organization that gave Pulitzer prices to NYT for their Russian conspiracy hoax.
Waggs
2 years ago
As I tell my students, “You have all of human knowledge in a device in your pocket. ‘I don’t know’ is not an acceptable excuse.”
“ Gimme, gimme, gimme give me it all! Give me in the kitchen, give me in the hall!” 10 CC.
Hello, Indiana!
2 years ago
They’re educated as to whom butters their bread and people that vote to that end outnumber people that vote for candidates based on competence and merit, instead of handouts.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The Sun-Times says League of Women voters is a good source for candidate info. Good grief, the league went radically left in recent years. Note at the bottom that some funding comes from the Pulitzer Center, presumably the same organization that gave Pulitzer prices to NYT for their Russian conspiracy hoax.
As I tell my students, “You have all of human knowledge in a device in your pocket. ‘I don’t know’ is not an acceptable excuse.”
Right on. What age do you teach, may I ask. We appreciate teacher input here.
Gimme, gimme, gimme, says the Sun-Times.
“ Gimme, gimme, gimme give me it all! Give me in the kitchen, give me in the hall!” 10 CC.
They’re educated as to whom butters their bread and people that vote to that end outnumber people that vote for candidates based on competence and merit, instead of handouts.