Article in Free Press by Staff, 6/16/26
Headline: “California’s Civic Media Program Marks Significant Progress Over Past Efforts to Fund Local News”
Subhead: “Civic-media leaders say more improvements are necessary to meet the needs of the state’s diverse and historically underserved communities”
“SACRAMENTO — On Monday, the state of California unveiled the details of a groundbreaking multimillion-dollar program to support local newsrooms across the state. The California Civic Media Program will distribute an initial $20 million in grants as a public-private investment in local reporting that’s essential to the civic health of the state’s diverse communities. . .”
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