Steven Waldman

@stevenwaldman

Chair, Rebuild Local News Coalition (http://rebuildlocalnews.org), Co-founder @Report4America. Slowly moving from here to http://linkedin.com/in/stevendwaldman

Brooklyn

Joined January 2009

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · Jun 13

Opinion | Government advertising set asides needed | Editor and Publisher editorandpublisher.com/stories/opinio…

stevenwaldman's tweet card. “One of the most effective ways to sustain independent Canadian journalism would be for the government of Canada to set aside a minimum of 25 percent of its domestic advertising spend for trusted...

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S. Mitra Kalita@mitrakalita · Jul 16

Thrilled to announce @url_media is among grant recipients in @pressforward's latest open call for infrastructure support. We applied with @NCRC and @Rebuild_News to expand our pilot program offering low-interest loans to local news publishers. pressforward.news/infrastructure…

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · Jul 16

Big Leadership Job at Rebuild Local News -- Director of Research. Fresh off our big report with Muck Rack, we are convinced that strong "applied" research can help advance laws, philanthropic support and innovation. rebuildlocalnews.org/careers/career…

stevenwaldman's tweet card. Rebuild Local News seeks its first Director of Research, who will be responsible for leading and setting research strategy to inform public policy solution recommendations, advance advocacy efforts,...

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · Jul 10

Thank you Brian for the shout out. The local news crisis is more severe & widespread than expected. Many urban areas and suburbs, as bad off as rural.

BBrian Stelter@brianstelter · Jul 10

>> @stevenwaldman: “Thousands of rural, urban and suburban communities are being left without the basic reporting they need to stay informed, connected and civically engaged.” cnn.com/2025/07/10/med…

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Washington Monthly@monthly · Jul 8

Trump’s cuts to AmeriCorps eliminated thousands of positions that provided career pathways in struggling small towns across America. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/07/how…

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Rebuild Local News@Rebuild_News · Jun 17

Big News: Rebuild Local News has been awarded $5.25M from Press Forward, @knightfdn and @macfound to drive nonpartisan state and local policies that strengthen local journalism and support the civic health of our communities. Learn more: rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-local-…

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · May 21

One of my favorite days of the year

RReport for America@Report4America · May 21

This #RFADay, we're thrilled to announce the placement of 107 @Report4America corps members in newsrooms across the country, including 14 @CatchLight_io photojournalist Fellows. In a time when local news is in crisis, we remain committed to bringing coverage to undercovered…

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · May 2

Yesterday we had a press conference in CA calling for hearings to strengthen the state's response to the local news collapse. Today: more layoffs at LA Times, presidential decree defunding public radio/TV (key source of local reporting). Time running out.rebuildlocalnews.org/california-pub…

stevenwaldman's tweet card. California broadcasters, independent publishers, media unions and other local news leaders – along with the national local news coalition Rebuild Local News – have called on the California legislat...

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Steven Waldman@stevenwaldman · Apr 25

A labor leader and an industry leader. We all need to come together for the common cause of reviving local news.

RRebuild Local News@Rebuild_News · Apr 25

Big news: We're thrilled to welcome industry powerhouses Susan Patterson Plank and @mattdpearce to our senior team. They’ll help turn growing momentum for local news legislation into meaningful support for newsrooms and communities nationwide. Learn more: rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-local-…

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