OP-ED: Oregon Bill Threatens the Future of Black Owned Newspapers and Community Journalism

OP-ED: Oregon Bill Threatens the Future of Black Owned Newspapers and Community Journalism

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Nearly half of Oregon’s media outlets are now owned by national conglomerates with no lasting investment in local communities. According to an OPB analysis, Oregon has lost more than 90 news jobs (and counting) in the past five years. These were reporters, editors and photographers covering school boards, investigating corruption and telling community stories, until their jobs were cut by out-of-state corporations.

OP-ED: Oregon Bill Threatens the Future of Black Owned Newspapers and Community Journalism – The Windy City Word

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association For decades, The Skanner newspaper in Portland, the Portland Observer, and the Portland Medium have served Portland, Oregon’s Black community and others with a vital purpose: to inform, uplift and empower. But legislation now moving through the Oregon Legislature threatens these community news institutions—and others like them. As President and CEO of the…