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We Don't Want To Vanish. LAist Needs Your Help
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We have a situation. At a time when Los Angeles needs more — not less — journalism, local newsrooms are being devastated by layoffs and furloughs.
We are still here... for now. But we are threatened by the same forces that have decimated other media outlets. LAist and KPCC are bracing for a 25% drop in revenue.
If you can help us close the gap, now is the time to do it. Support our vital, local, nonprofit journalism with a donation. LAist could disappear without your support.
If you'd like more convincing (or if you want to know why our coronavirus guide has been read nearly 400,000 times), here you go.
MORE ON WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
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You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
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