Today, NAHJ Bay Area joined with leading journalism organizations to publish a joint statement urging regulators to protect local voices, newsroom diversity, and editorial independence as federal media-ownership rules are reconsidered.

Local newsrooms are shrinking, layoffs are accelerating, and proposed policy changes could further concentrate control over what communities see and hear.

Together, we are calling on policymakers and industry leaders to reaffirm the principles that have long defined American broadcasting: localism, diversity, and a free, independent press.

Read the joint statement: https://bit.ly/4j0XQNP