CONTACT: Michael Stoll, Executive Director Lila LaHood, Director of Operations and Development (415) 495-7377 — news [AT] sfpublicpress.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The San Francisco Public Press publishes its fall 2011 print edition — the fourth since launching last summer — on Wednesday, Aug. 10, with a special section on the prospect of better […]
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Public Press coverage of Bay Area media meltdown featured on national #wjchat
This week’s #wjchat, a weekly chat for Web journalists on Twitter, was on a topic that is significant to journalists and nonjournalists alike: the future of journalism jobs. The chat was founded by Robert Hernandez, assistant professor of professional practice at the University of Southern California, Annenberg’s School for Communication and Journalism, and Kim Bui, […]
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SF Public Press joins Reuters national nonprofit news distribution deal
The San Francisco Public Press will start distributing selected news stories through the Thompson Reuters newswire in a deal brokered by the Investigative News Network, the two organizations announced earlier this week. Articles will be distributed internationally and available to all of Reuters’ customers — news organizations that distribute in print, online and in broadcast […]
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Pictures from the spring edition launch party 5/12/11
Thanks to everyone who turned out last Thursday night for the launch party for the spring edition of the San Francisco Public Press. We rocked the basement art space of the new location of the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts at 998 Market Street, full of interactive art. Thanks to Kristine Magnuson for the […]
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The news, old and new, is our theme in the Public Press third print edition
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 […]