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🧵Today we join you in celebrating #Juneteenth, commemorating the complete emancipation of slaves in the United States 160 years ago today. And it is also a reminder of the continued work needed in the pursuit of a more equitable and just society for tomorrow.

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“BlueLena is equipping newsrooms with strategy consulting, technology and the critical hands-on support they need to convert loyal readers into sustaining supporters and build stronger donor pipelines.” bluelena.io/2025/05/31/b...

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🎤 ✨ There’s a powerful yet often overlooked 💲 stream available to local newsrooms: mid-level and major gifts. And you don't need to be a nonprofit (or have fundraising staff) to access it. At the 2025 Summit, @bluelena.io's Judi Kamien will show you how. Join us: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/

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(1/4) News organizations are finding effective ways to connect, engage, and build trust with their communities, followers and supporters. One of the most powerful? Hosting events to reward member support that enables community impact.

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Civil Eats Included in ‘The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025’

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🥂 (1/2) We are thrilled to welcome @blockclubchi.bsky.social, one of America's most acclaimed nonprofit news outlets, to the BlueLena community. Since its founding in 2017, Block Club has been dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

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(1/3) We're proud to welcome barnraiser.sky.social to the BlueLena community of publishers!

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PEN America: President Trump’s executive order to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting "is another targeted, vindictive overreach of executive authority... (and) a clear effort to intimidate and chill speech." pen.org/press-releas...

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(1/4) NPR and PBS provide a vital service that fosters community and unity by delivering fact-based news and educational programming that appeals to people across the political spectrum. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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(1/2) Building sustainable revenue takes more than strategy — it takes the right tools. This month’s BlueLena Roundtable will demonstrate how our CRM and Automated MOVES Management System can help your newsroom break down silos, strengthen donor relationships, and streamline fundraising.

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We have surpassed 1,000 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign, including representation from independent news organizations across all fifty US states. Please consider signing and sharing. bit.ly/pfu2025

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Join us in supporting this important effort, and please share broadly.

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Trump’s shunning of newsrooms is part of a playbook designed to test the limits of the First Amendment. We spoke to former White House correspondent @briankarem.bsky.social and U.S. Press Tracker Senior Reporter @stephaniesugars.bsky.social to learn more.

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Today we surpassed 500 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign. Please read and consider joining our movement, and encourage friends, family and colleagues to do the same. bit.ly/pfu2025

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We’ve surpassed 150 signatures to the Press Freedom United open letter, including: - 85 total organizations - 45 news sites - 30 college faculty and staff, including 6 Knight chairs - 13 journalism support organizations Please consider joining as an individual or organization at the link in bio.

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Disappointing state court ruling out of PA that allows emails and other comms between lawmakers and lobbyists to remain hidden from public view. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/04...

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Please consider lending your name and organization to this open letter that we’ve joined with colleagues to draft. Press freedom is under assault, and this campaign is designed to raise public awareness and demand action from our elected leaders, regardless of party affiliation, in Washington.

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Powerful words from Jim Friedlich of the @lenfestinstitute.org and thank you for the courage to raise awareness of this alarming set of actions from the Trump administration.

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We’re thrilled to welcome @annandaletoday.bsky.social to the BlueLena community of publishers! Annandale Today is a free local news website covering Annandale, Falls Church and other communities in Fairfax County, VA. Follow them on BlueSky and at annandaletoday.com

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Exciting news today with the official launch of NC Local, a nonprofit news initiative dedicating to expanding access to vital news and information in every community across our state. Sign up to follow the progress. www.nclocal.org/home?test=true

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Join an insightful discussion w/ BlueLena publishers who have successfully navigated the challenge of market expansion, acquisitions and/or mergers. Learn how they assessed opportunities, adapted their reader revenue strategies and engaged new audiences. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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If you do nothing else today take ten minutes to read this, then pursue the recommended actions

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Congratulations to @theajp.bsky.social on this transformational investment to support the next phase of market expansion. We are honored to support its work and mission to advance community journalism

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Links to podcast w/ @nedberke.bsky.social, how to register for next week’s Academy and Community Roundtable, @knightfoundation.org awards $25M grant to @theajp.bsky.social and more in this week’s newsletter. bluelena.activehosted.com/index.php?ac...

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As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on journalists, it’s time for news organizations to adopt the belief that “an attack on one is an attack on all” and band together to fight back, writes Lenfest Institute CEO and Executive Director Jim Friedlich for @inquirer.com

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🌎 On this President’s Day we reflect on the words of Barack Obama, delivered while a candidate for the office in February 2008: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

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124+ journalists were killed last year. The deadliest year for reporters on record. A free press is at the core of democracy. It is necessary to safeguard human rights. We must keep up the work to protect journalists from coercion and even murder, and safeguard their critical work.

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Thanks to the generous support of Google News Initiative, we are thrilled to announce BlueLena Academy 2025, a new free training and skills development program as a benefit for our publishing community: bluelena.io/2025/02/12/g...

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The AP must refuse this but more importantly the rest of the White House Correspondents Association should back them. Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case. Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.

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We’ve created this starter pack of Black owned and operated media in America with accounts on BlueSky, and will continue to add to it. Please drop a comment with additions and we’ll add them. And if you can, please donate to support their work. go.bsky.app/8jkhAbG

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