One Bold Policy Idea to Address the Decline of Local News
We’re calling on lawmakers across the country to advance a bold solution:
Place a 1 percent tax on the massive advertising revenues of tech and corporate giants, and invest the revenue in Civic Information Consortiums (CICs) — independent grantmaking bodies to support local journalism and community-information needs.
We’ve compiled our favorite readings on the past, present and future of media policy.
Check out our video archive of past Media Power Collaborative meetings.