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Tiny News Collective supports early-stage community and local news startups from pre-launch and beyond. We support the voices historically excluded from media and media ownership. www.tinynewsco.org

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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're excited that @lexroman.com is joining our Collective today to talk with members about end-of-year fundraising tips. It's been great to work with Lex in the past, and we value her expertise and commitment to helping small publishers.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚐 We are hitting the road! Our first in-person events, "From the Ground Up: The Founders Reimagining Local News," are coming to SF, DC and NYC this fall. Get the dates, speakers and venues in the latest Big Blast 🚀 newsletter. #LocalJournalism #CommunityNews www.tinynewsco.org/the-big-blas...
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🚀 The Big Blast from Tiny News, September 2026
🚗 TNC is taking the show on the road with events in San Francisco, New York and D.C.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎂
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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 15/09/2026
"Many people don’t want to interrogate their desire for surveillance. They just want to check a box." @rahawahaile.bsky.social in convo w/ @cara.city, who mapped Flock cameras with drone cameras of their own www.coyotemedia.org/records-of-e...
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An Oakland Photographer Surveils the Surveillance State
Cara Esten Hurtle’s drone-based art project shows the difference between being seen and being spotted.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚀 Health Nation News has launched! A new independent local news organization based in New York, Health Nation serves the greater tristate area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. @healthnationmedia.bsky.social
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Health Nation Media
Health and Science News for the greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area
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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember: It is much, much harder for women’s innovations and brilliance to get financial support and be taken as seriously as men’s ideas. It’s perpetual fact. But we can all change this starting today. This is an obvious way to change our world for future generations.
Graphic reading “support the women in your life who are building something. Not with a like. With your money. Your referral. Your actual attention.”
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is a useful and fun story. It answered a question brought up by viral videos in Philadelphia and told people what they wanted to know. Great job, @travelinganna.bsky.social
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our September Five Questions With features Caroline Hwang, founder of Synonym magazine. You'll learn all about the origins of the magazine, which focuses on diasporic food and culture, and what Caroline and her volunteer team are doing with their events. www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
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5 Questions with Caroline Hwang of Synonym Magazine
Synonym Magazine started out as an idea for a cookbook but became a magazine focusing on food, culture and diaspora communities.
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Organ Mountain News @organmountainnews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Golden Apple Foundation has launched Veterans into Teaching, a new pathway designed to help former service members transition into classroom careers. Applications for the 2027-28 school year are open.
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Golden Apple launches new pathway to help veterans become teachers in New Mexico
Golden Apple Foundation has launched Veterans into Teaching, a new pathway designed to help veterans transition into teaching careers, including through its New Mexico Scholars program.
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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 01/09/2026
Being a part of the Tiny News Collective allows us to accept tax-deductible donations that will help us do more ambitious journalism, bring on freelancers, and pay ourselves a living wage. If you’ve got cash to spare, we can put it to good use: buff.ly/m5iyO1C
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Support Ravenous | Ravenous
Ravenous is a worker-owned food and culture publication, bringing you thoughtful journalism and inci...
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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 01/09/2026
We believe that independent media is the future of media, and we’re proud to be part of this worker-owned movement.
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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 01/09/2026
We’re proud to announce that Ravenous is a member of the Tiny News Collective (@tinynewscollective.bsky.social), a network of independent news outlets doing essential journalism across the country.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
👆🏽Trust doesn't scale like software; it compounds. Our recent 🚀 Big Blast newsletter dives into how tiny newsrooms are building community through in-person events, listening sessions and more. Read on for that and more founder stories: www.tinynewsco.org/the-big-blas...
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🚀 The Big Blast from Tiny News, August 2026
💡The power of showing up: How tiny newsrooms build community IRL
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Local news needs quick, flexible support to survive, and that's what the Immediate Needs Fund delivers. 🙌 Tiny News Collective just gave 22 newsrooms $5,000 each to cover urgent needs, from paying freelancers to intern mentorship. www.tinynewsco.org/tiny-news-gi...
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Tiny News gives third round of Immediate Needs grants to 22 member newsrooms
These $5,000 grants will help members secure essential equipment, support an internship program, survey their audiences and more.
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Organ Mountain News @organmountainnews.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
EBID is being told to prepare for a “critically low” water supply in 2027. Reservoir storage is near levels last seen during some of New Mexico’s driest decades, and the district is already studying what to do if next year’s supply comes in around or below 200,000 acre-feet.
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EBID told to expect ‘critically low’ water supply in 2027
EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.
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Organ Mountain News @organmountainnews.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
New Mexico is making another $35 million available for projects that can develop, treat and put brackish groundwater to use. The funding is part of the state’s push to create new supplies as long-term water shortages deepen.
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Could salty groundwater become part of southern New Mexico’s water future?
New Mexico is making about $35 million available for brackish water projects as the state looks for new supplies in a hotter, drier future.
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The 51st @51st.news · 13/08/2026
The 51st team is planning the future of our newsroom, and in that process, we want to hear from our bosses — that's you! Take our audience survey today: www.51st.news/2026survey
An image says: What do YOU want from LOCAL news?

Help shape the future of The 51st

Take survey
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Annemarie Dooling @travelinganna.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
17% of restaurant workers self-describe as having substance abuse issues. The actual number is likely much higher. But peers are working on support nets. www.theplatia.com/tony-addicti...
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Tony told us how to help our restaurants. Are we listening?
Let's talk about addiction in the kitchen
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🌟 Our latest "5 Questions with..." features co-founder Brittany Harlow of Crosswind News, an organization that connects Native American communities in Oklahoma. www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
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5 Questions with Brittany Harlow from Crosswinds News
Crosswinds News relaunched in 2025 and serves a multitribal and multiracial family of First Nation peoples in Oklahoma.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🌱 A TNC welcome to our newest member, Pendiente Mi Gente! Founded by Arianny Valles, the organization addresses the lack of clear Spanish-language civic information for the Latino community in Phoenix, AZ. We are so happy to have you here at TNC! Tune in here: www.youtube.com/@pendientemi...
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Pendiente mi Gente
Pendiente mi Gente es una plataforma independiente de periodismo comunitario en español al servicio de la comunidad latina en Phoenix, Arizona. Aquí encontrarás entrevistas en profundidad, informaci...
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🌟 Our latest "5 Questions with..." features co-founder @leezeltanglao.bsky.social of @tayohelp.bsky.social, an organization that helps the Filipino community navigate daily life. Learn about how they grew into an award-winning organization here: www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
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5 Questions with Tayo's Leezel Tanglao
Learn about the role that COVID-19 played in Tayo's founding and how it goes beyond fact checking and reporting the news to serve the Filipino diaspora.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Knowing what you don't cover is just as important as knowing what you do. Tiny news members make strategic decisions about these things all the time, and they know they aren't everything to everyone.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What a great idea — not just for D.C. but also for other areas in the country that have rat issues!
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COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 25/07/2026
Heyyy we’re at the Rock n Roll Flea Market in Alameda all day today! Come say hi and grab a sticker!
Person in a fruity shirt sitting at a table with a big green banner that says “COYOTE” in front, with various signs.
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 25/07/2026
This is The 51st's reg wall. It TRIPLED their newsletter growth rate during election season. Impressive! I'm seeing case studies about reg walls all over the place. If you haven't tried one yet, you should join Outpost and me on Tuesday for our FREE EVENT on CTA strategy luma.com/9gzma10k
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🛠️ 6 Tiny News Collective newsrooms share how they use AI for research, design and coding. Their #1 rule: Check every single output for errors before it goes out. 🔍 The big takeaway: Now is the time to experiment with AI to make sure you are not left behind. www.tinynewsco.org/how-tiny-new...
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How tiny newsrooms are using AI — and their tips on effective use
AI can offer tangible benefits to startup founders: automating tasks, doing structured copy-editing, helping with research, creating fundraising and advertising systems and creating data-based product...
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 19/07/2026
Another take on beehiiv's latest release and newest terms. I'm not showing the full post here so you need to click through and read it. Adam's point is that beehiiv's now using your audience data to power their ad platform. Where will that lead them? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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505OMATIC @505omatic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New Mexico is a total score for Amira Learning because we don't have the same privacy/biometric protections as other states
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An AI chatbot is talking to and recording our youngest students throughout the state and nobody asked parents first
If your kid is in kindergarten through second grade in New Mexico public schools, an AI program called Amira is talking to them and recording their voice. And your school probably never asked you. Of ...
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 17/07/2026
We need 2-3 more writers with a science-y backgrounds to help us turn news chaos into orderly information on @unbreaking.org's infectious disease control, food safety, and medical research funding pages. The commitment is a few hours every couple of weeks. Is this you? 🌱 unbreaking.org/how-to-help/
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How to help — Unbreaking
Documenting damage and resistance. Unflooding the zone.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Great work here by @travelinganna.bsky.social with The Platia and how she's informing the community and also giving people a way to help. More innovation in news like this, please!
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yay for George and the community connector program! The program is the kind of imaginative thinking and action that startups bring to local news and information.
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Organ Mountain News @organmountainnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ICYMI: Community of Hope is expanding as Las Cruces sees more first-time homelessness and growing pressure from rising rents. The work includes expanded outreach and a 50-unit supportive housing development.
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As homelessness changes in Las Cruces, so does Community of Hope
As Mesilla Valley Community of Hope expands its campus and services, Executive Director Nicole Martinez says more first-time homelessness and rising housing costs are reshaping how Las Cruces responds...
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 16/07/2026
Can u believe that some of the major outlets that have covered this hearing have not even mentioned the Comstock Act... this is why you should subscribe to Autonomy News
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Autonomy News
A worker-owned reproductive rights and justice publication.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
👂What does it take to build a newsroom by listening first? On July 30 at 3 p.m. ET, six tiny newsrooms — from rural Alabama to DC to Southern Arizona — will share what listening taught them before they ever reported a story. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From the Ground Up: What community listening reveals, across six tiny newsrooms. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Tiny news is what local journalism looks like when it's built by and for a community, at human scale, by the people who live there. Not a smaller version of the big newspaper, but a different thing: j...
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🏆 9 TNC members are finalists for the 2026 LION Sustainability Awards — up from 4 last year! Huge shoutout to Oxford Free Press (LION Business of the Year) and @coyotemedia.org + @La Conner Community News (New LION Business of the Year) www.tinynewsco.org/9-tiny-news-...
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🏆 9 Tiny News members are 2026 LION Awards finalists
Last year, four TNC members were finalists for LION Sustainability Awards, and this year that number is up to nine.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Congrats!
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The 51st @51st.news · 11/07/2026
Know about a cool event happening in (or around) the city soon? Let us know via the form below. We publish two roundups each week — one featuring fun weekend events, and the other sharing opportunities to get more civically engaged. Submitting by Sunday night ensures we see it in time!
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Submit your events to The 51st
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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Tayo @tayohelp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#Research: Tayo is conducting this survey to better understand the Filipino American community’s awareness, usage, and attitudes towards artificial intelligence (AI). Take the survey here: bit.ly/FilAmAISurvey
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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 08/07/2026
I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known.
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Startups track business metrics. Newsrooms should learn from them.
I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known.
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/07/2026
ICYMI from @susanrinkunas.com yesterday: The Trump admin is trying to give employers and universities broad permission to deny birth control coverage for vague moral reasons. This legal battle has been ongoing *since 2017.* The Biden admin had a chance to reverse the rule and didn't do it in time.
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Trump Is Still Fighting to Let Employers Object to Birth Control for ‘Moral’ Reasons
The administration will ask an appeals court today to restore sweeping, ideological exceptions to insurance coverage of contraception.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congrats to @coyotemedia.org, @soleilho.com, @nuala.bsky.social and the whole team! Did you take a picture of the pluot?
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚨Could tiny newsrooms become the next gen of community newspaper stewards? Our June newsletter explores how entrepreneurs Amy Bushatz and Kari Mar are acquiring newspapers not to preserve them but to build stronger, community-centered local news for the future. www.tinynewsco.org/the-big-blas...
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🚀 The Big Blast from Tiny News, June 2026
💪🏽 Tiny News founders take on the big task of stewarding community newspapers
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The 51st @51st.news · 20/06/2026
Know about a cool event happening in (or around) the city soon? Let us know via the form below. We publish two roundups each week — one featuring fun weekend events, and the other sharing opportunities to get more civically engaged. Submitting by Sunday night ensures we see it in time!
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Submit your events to The 51st
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
What a great idea. We ❤️ @centercoopmedia.bsky.social
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Want to tap into local news? 👀 Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter, The Big Blast 🚀 and stay connected to the work of our members and the evolving world of news entrepreneurship. Our next edition drops at the end of June, and you won't want to miss it! www.tinynewsco.org/newsletter-s...
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Newsletter Sign up page
Stay connected with Tiny News Collective
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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 11/06/2026
Autonomy News is the first worker-owned publication covering reproductive rights and justice. We have don’t have overpaid executives or a history of union-busting. We are fiscally sponsored by @tinynewscollective.bsky.social, which can accept tax-deductible gifts and grants on our behalf.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
❤️‍🔥 We invite you to give a warm welcome to Diane Sylvester as she steps into the role of acting membership director for TNC. www.tinynewsco.org/diane-sylves...
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Diane Sylvester joins Tiny News as acting membership director
Her experience developing revenue strategies, deepening community engagement and strengthening organizational capacity makes her uniquely positioned to support TNC’s network.
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Tayo @tayohelp.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#Roadshow: Join our parent org FYLPRO on June 15 in Long Beach, California as we continue our 2026 roadshow. Monday, June 15, 2026 5pm to 7pm Sports Basement – The Flight Deck 2100 N Bellflower Blvd Long Beach, CA 90815 RSVP: bit.ly/FYLPRORoadsh...
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🎂 Happy 1st Birthday to @autonomynews.co Autonomy News is a worker-owned reproductive rights and justice publication. In the last year, they’ve published stories about workers' strikes, attacks on reproductive rights and created some really cool merch.
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One Year of Autonomy News
From scoops and exclusives to analysis you won’t find anywhere else, we stayed true to our mission this year—and you made it possible.
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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🏆 Congratulations to Crosswind News for winning two awards at this year's Local Media Digital Innovation Awards from @lma-lmf.bsky.social! They took home first place in Journalism and Storytelling Innovation for their MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project.
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MMIWG2T Historical Research and Reporting Project
The MMIWG2T Historical Research and Reporting Project is an investigative journalism initiative led by Crosswinds News to uncover and explain how documented historical injustices and systemic violence...
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