Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Liam Scott, 3/10/26
Headline: “On Standing Rock, Local News Is Teetering”
Subhead: “ ‘We are like living ghosts,’ the editor of the Teton Times said.”
“In January, the Lakota Times, a newspaper based in southwestern South Dakota, on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, abruptly announced its closure, citing ‘unforeseen circumstances and health issues.’ Avis Red Bear, an Indigenous journalist based in McLaughlin, a small town in the center of the Standing Rock reservation, took the closure of the Lakota Times especially hard. . .”
“To other Indigenous journalists, Red Bear helped pioneer the importance of independent Indigenous media. ‘She stands as a beacon of tenacity and commitment to producing local news,’ said Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, founder of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, which publishes the independent news site Buffalo’s Fire. . .”
Read the full article at: