"In a head-spinning time when both the arts and journalism are under attack, I feel like keeping our little corner of the news world cooking is an act of defiance, mixed with tenacity, love, duty, and a little whisper of a miracle. It's what we know how to do, and all modesty aside, we're good at it, but we do feel an immense responsibility to keep dishing high-quality news and criticism for our community."
"In an era of intentional disinformation and madcap disdain for truth and honesty, our independent journalism is now more critical than ever. We are not at the mercy of the whims of large corporations or billionaire owners, and our homegrown operation bucks the trend that 42% of Oregon's newspapers have out-of-state ownership. At a time when news organizations are failing and arts organizations are hard-pressed for funding, we are a shining light that continues to punch way above our weight."
"We have risen to meet this moment. We have ramped up our coverage of libraries across Oregon as they face threats of closing down and challenges to books are at an all-time high. We have increased covering money matters as federal grants suddenly dried up and the funding landscape changed in a blink. And we have provided a valuable publishing platform for veteran journalists who have been laid off elsewhere."
Both the arts and journalism face attacks and intentional disinformation, raising the importance of independent local reporting. The organization maintains high-quality news and criticism driven by tenacity, love, and duty, operating free from large corporate or billionaire ownership and countering a trend of 42% out-of-state ownership among Oregon newspapers. Coverage expanded to address threats to libraries, increased reporting on funding as federal grants dried up, and provided a publishing platform for veteran journalists laid off elsewhere. Operations grew from a one-person business side role in 2016 to 91 contributors, with page views up 28% and individual donations up 42%.
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