Today we are proud to announce the publication of Issue No. 3 of the San Francisco Public Press — still in glorious full-color broadsheet. The special section in the issue: a team project on the fall and possible rebirth of Bay Area news media. Jeremy Adam Smith reports on how half of Bay Area newspaper jobs […]
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EVENT: Spring print launch party at GAFFTA on 5/12
We’re celebrating the spring print launch of the San Francisco Public Press with one big PARTY! Thursday, May 12, 5:30 – 9 p.m. Gray Area Foundation for the Arts 998 Market St. (Warfield Building), San Francisco RSVP: http://sfpublicpress2011spring.eventbrite.com/ Join us for drinks and appetizers, and pick up a complimentary copy of the newspaper! Music by […]
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EVENT: SF Bay Area Journalist Census presentation and discussion
Please join us for a presentation and discussion of the San Francisco Bay Area Journalist Census 2000-2010 Tuesday, April 19, 2011 6 to 8 p.m. World Affairs Council of Northern California 312 Sutter St., San Francisco 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Reception with refreshments 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Presentation of the report, followed […]
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Preliminary Reports from SF Bay Area Journalist Census
The San Francisco Bay Area Journalist Census 2000-2010 has released preliminary reports from a study of employment trends among Bay Area journalists: an analysis of state and federal employment data a summary of executive-level interviews findings from the media worker survey Do these findings reflect what you’ve observed? Let us know what you think here, […]
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Members make a difference
The volunteers and freelancers who report for the San Francisco Public Press would like to say thank you to all of our members. With your help, we are producing context-rich, local journalism and publishing an ad-free newspaper packed with public-interest news reports. If you haven’t done so yet, we hope you will consider making a […]
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Treasure Island report-back live: audio of panel discussion with Public Press and Shareable.net
On Monday, the San Francisco Public Press and Shareable.net co-hosted a panel discussion at the Hub SoMa on our reporting about the massive planned redevelopment of Treasure Island. We plan to do more of these events discussing public policy. These gatherings are open to the public and free to members. The report-back capped a package of […]
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KALW News ‘great pledge smackdown’ (oh my!)
A note from our friends at KALW News: KALW’s Crosscurrents is hosting the “great pledge smackdown” beginning on Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. on 91.7 F We are outsourcing our membership drive and pitting two celebrity guests against each other to see who can get the most listeners to become members. In one corner, […]
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The Evolving Landscape of Local Journalism: A Community Panel Discussion at the Booksmith
Join us for a lively discussion Monday night at the Booksmith in the Upper Haight to wrestle with the question of how new and experimental local news projects can reach audiences and achieve economic sustainability. The announcement: What: The Evolving Landscape of Local Journalism: A Community Panel Discussion When: Monday, August 9, 2010 7:30 PM Where: […]
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Radio interview: San Francisco Public Press in big print
“Media Minutes,” a national radio program from the nonprofit media policy group Free Press, aired a show June 11 that included an interview with Lila LaHood, director of operations and development at the Public Press, about the upcoming print pilot edition launch. Below is a transcript of the program: click here to download The San Francisco […]
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SF Public Press print edition coming Tuesday, June 22!
Our pilot print newspaper hits the streets in less than three weeks! We have more than 50 stories lined up from our reporters and more than two dozen independent and public media partners — so much great content that we’re expanding the paper from 24 to 28 full-size, broadsheet pages. That’s 28 pages filled with […]