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Our audience data says that besides hard news topics (which I’ll break down another time) our audiences want more positive stories and culture coverage. People are tired of feeling burnt out by too many negative news stories.
Shoutout to for this great story.
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This weekly party celebrates all of your tropical diaspora favorites -- including Champeta, Punta, Cumbia, Merengue, Dancehall, Dembow, Vallenato classics, while also supporting local mutual aids and other orgs. 
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This weekly party celebrates all of your tropical diaspora favorites -- including Champeta, Punta, Cumbia, Merengue, Dancehall, Dembow, Vallenato classics, while also supporting local mutual aids and other orgs. ✨
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Awesome local reporting by showing how environmental issues are linked with system racism. Those effected by the lead poison are majority spanish speaking communities. Yet the government departments responsible to clean it up did not do enough and lied about it.
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I spoke to community researchers who found elevated levels of lead in homes that were previously cleaned by the DTSC as part of the Exide clean-up.
They also found high levels of lead in homes outside the clean-up radius.
My latest for @LAPublicPress.
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I spoke to community researchers who found elevated levels of lead in homes that were previously cleaned by the DTSC as part of the Exide clean-up.
They also found high levels of lead in homes outside the clean-up radius.
My latest for @LAPublicPress.
lapublicpress.org/2023/03/commun
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I spoke to community researchers who found elevated levels of lead in homes that were previously cleaned by the DTSC as part of the Exide clean-up.
They also found high levels of lead in homes outside the clean-up radius.
My latest for .
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Did you know that each supervisor on the represents around 2 million people?
Here’s Ashley Orona’s latest on the advocate led effort to make the Board more representative and accessible —especially for communities in unincorporated areas.
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We published a guide on how to push your landlord to make those repairs — and how to sue them when necessary.
Great piece, .💗
Amazing insights in here from . �?
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Hi everyone, this is Ashley Orona and I’m a reporter for LA Public Press. ✌�?
I’ll be live-tweeting highlights from today’s meeting.
You can watch the live broadcast here: bos.lacounty.gov/board-meeting-
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For everyone whose landlord STILL hasn’t fixed those leaks. 😩
Here's how to pressure your landlord into doing their job and keeping your home habitable. 💪�?�✨
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I hope she gets her coin bc you'd have me all the way fucked up cheating on me and then sampling my voice w no credit or $$$ involved
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Can’t watch LA City's Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform? will be posting highlights here.
Don’t know what’s going on? Jon included a little refresher here.
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Hello! This is Jon Peltz. I'll be live-tweeting LA City's Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform now!
Committee formed bc of leaked audio of LA politicians colluding with the LA County Federation of Labor on City business and will discuss lobbying exemptions for labor orgs.
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Hello! This is Jon Peltz. I'll be live-tweeting LA City's Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform now!
Committee formed bc of leaked audio of LA politicians colluding with the LA County Federation of Labor on City business and will discuss lobbying exemptions for labor orgs.
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At one point I was working 3 jobs at once to pursue my dream.
Got to work on the webby nominated “The Sellout.�?
Co-founded a newsroom (now I work one job 😊).
Worked on not people pleasing and worked on my imposter syndrome.
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Lockdown started 3 years ago today. What are 3 things that have happened to you since then?
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- I edited podcasts like The Sellout, Sympathy Pains, & Puppy Kingpin working w/ great ppl.
- I taught 20+ ppl from underrepresented backgrounds how to be story editors.
- I got sciatica, was in 24/7 pain for 10 weeks 🤯, rebuilt my core to become pain-free. Now can plank💥
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Lockdown started 3 years ago today. What are 3 things that have happened to you since then?
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Vegan E L O T E S 🌽 also known as pan fino. Elotes have always been my favorite pan dulce and veganizing it for Delicias has been so fun🤎
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Our team has surveyed hundreds of LA County residents so far. One thing I’ve learned is that a lot of people get news and information from their friends.
I’ll share more details about what I’ve been learning from everyone in the coming months.☺�?
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This is a really cool idea: twitter.com/LAPublicPress/…
🔗 link to previous threads, stories, or other public meeting documentation you’ve done in the past.
💌 send the email to [email protected].
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For community members who want to pitch a public meeting thread but are new to pitching: 💗
Make sure the email has…
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For folks wanting to pitch us articles, audio stories, TikTok / Reel explainers, etc — we have a form coming out soon just for you. 😉
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I’m looking for twitter thread / live tweet pitches! We pay $150 a thread (about 4- 5 tweets)
Lots of folks can’t attend meetings where officials make decisions that impact people’s lives. Live tweeting highlights helps us make these meetings a little more accessible. twitter.com/LAPublicPress/…
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DTSC, AQMD, Metro Committee, local city government meetings are all some examples.
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I’m looking for twitter thread / live tweet pitches! We pay $150 a thread (about 4- 5 tweets)
Lots of folks can’t attend meetings where officials make decisions that impact people’s lives. Live tweeting highlights helps us make these meetings a little more accessible.
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We’re looking for pitches for reported twitter threads. Do you cover public meetings? Are you knowledgeable about local governments, agenda items, how these items affect residents?
We pay $150 per thread.
Email: [email protected]
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We pay $150 per thread.
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We want to hear from reporters, community experts + advocates.
Let us know what public meeting you want to cover, why, who is impacted by decisions in said meeting. Please link to previous threads or stories.
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Hey, 👋�?�
We’re looking for pitches for reported twitter threads. Do you cover public meetings? Are you knowledgeable about local governments, agenda items, how these items affect residents?
We pay $150 per thread.
Email: [email protected]
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Feel so lucky to work with these incredible people at . , , . ✨
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Just found out that the “modern smoke and carbon monoxide detectors�? my apartment had were actually just regular old smoke detectors. I’ve been living in this apartment for almost a year w/o a CO detector.
Make sure you have one and it works, especially if you use a heater.
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I've been a fan/reader of The since its launch in 2020...which makes this truly special.
MY LATEST: a critique of editorial brevity & the "less is more" trap in the digital age.
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Who is sacrificed for the sake of editorial brevity? @afroxander writes about how newsrooms fall for the "less is more" trap:
objectivejournalism.org/2023/03/smart-
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Today's Board of Supervisors meeting summed up.
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Hi everyone, this is Ashley Orona. I’m a reporter here at LA Public Press and I’m posting highlights of today’s LA County Board of Supervisors meeting. 
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Hi everyone, this is Ashley Orona. I’m a reporter here at LA Public Press and I’m posting highlights of today’s LA County Board of Supervisors meeting. 🧵
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Manufacturing consent:
Boston Dynamics robot dog featured in New York fashion week. This comes at a time when Los Angeles City Council is voting on approving the donation of a robot dog to LAPD. These things will be used to harm our communities. They aren’t cute.
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Taco Madness is back at La Plaza on May 6 after a four year hiatus! This year's Taco Madness is going to be the biggest yet. Hope to see you there! Secure your ticket for LA's OG taco festival here (members get in for FREE!) -
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Here is this week's CARE schedule from @cd4losangeles. There is a CARE+ operation scheduled for Thursday, at 4633 Hollywood Blvd.
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