A panel of experts and stakeholders explained the state of the homelessness crisis at our January 2018 event, Solving Homelessness: a Community Workshop, an event that overlapped with our continuing print and online coverage of the issue. Photo by Garrick Wong // San Francisco Public Press/Renaissance Journalism We honestly didn’t expect the issue of […]
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Against the Algorithm
Lila LaHood, publisher, and Michael Stoll, executive director. Photo by Daphne Magnawa // San Francisco Public Press Though the newspaper and sfpublicpress.org are still the main ways we communicate with readers, like many news organizations we’re always looking ahead toward changes in how people consume local news. We recently tried a new way of connecting […]
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Challenge Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
The San Francisco Public Press is pleased to announce an exciting $25,000 challenge grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation. The foundation also made a gift of $25,000 in unrestricted funding. To trigger the match, the Public Press must raise $25,000 in new contributions. The goal is to draw support from new members. But if you’re […]
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David Cohn Leads the Public Press Board
In January, the Public Press board of directors elected nationally recognized journalism innovator David Cohn as its chair. David replaces independent filmmaker Marc Smolowitz, who stepped down after having expertly guided the board through its incorporation in 2009. Both David and Marc helped start planning for the Public Press in 2007. David, who lives in […]
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A New Generation of Journalists
It’s not enough to produce high-impact journalism. A core component of our mission is to train tomorrow’s muckrakers, who will go on to elevate the craft throughout their careers. What have some of our best and brightest gotten out of their time with us? Where have they landed within this field? These are their stories, in their own words.
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10 Things I Learned About Homelessness at Our Community Workshop
It was a dizzying day at our Jan. 25 conference, Solving Homelessness: A Community Workshop. By engaging the community, we opened ourselves up to criticism but also reaped the reward of an activated public. Many attendees — neighbors distressed by the sight of people living on the sidewalks and in marginal shelters, as well as subject […]
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Give News to the Ones You Love
Wracking your brain to come up with the perfect present for your favorite newsie? Have we got a gift for you! Check out our 2017 holiday gift package, which includes: A one-year membership with the San Francisco Public Press — including home delivery of the next four issues, beginning with Issue 24 in February 2018. […]
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Fund for Investigative Journalism Awards $9,000 Grant to Public Press
The Public Press is delighted to announce that it has received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism for $9,000 — the third grant it has received from the foundation. The Public Press will report in 2018 on the role of the Silicon Valley tech industry in dealing with issues of data security.
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Brainstorming the Future to Help Resolve Homelessness
Starting this fall, the Public Press is reporting on new and creative solutions to homelessness. And because we know we don’t have all the answers, we’re engaging the community to gather fresh ideas and inspire action.
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North Bay Fires — How to Help
Updated with additional links on Oct. 16, 2017. Dear readers, The North Bay fires are the most important story in our region this week. And the rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts that will emerge from this devastation will dominate headlines and draw our collective attention for months and years to come. As you know, the […]