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Local Media Is Dead. But Not in the Bay Area.

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KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Local media is dying according to headlines. But that is not the case in the Bay Area. Last year the New York Times reported that San Francisco alone had 27 media outlets for its 800,000 residents. And now, four new publications can join that list: Coyote, the Bay Area Current, the Oakland Review of Books and the Approach, all helmed by local writers, reporters and authors. We’ll talk to these media entrepreneurs about what they hope their publications will add to the conversation, and hear from you: What stories do you want local media to tell? Guests: Lauren Markham, writer, reporter, and founder of "The Approach," a new Bay Area publication; Markham is also the author of "Immemorial, "A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging" and "The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life". Soleil Ho, founder, "Coyote" an independent, online newsroom focusing on investigative reporting, arts and culture, and opinion pieces Aaron Bady, founder, "Orb," a new Oakland Bay Area publication Justin Gilmore, member, editorial board, The Bay Area Current, which covers working-class life and culture across the Bay Area. Gilmore is an assistant professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There's a new indie sensibility coursing through the Bay Area's media scene.

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There's a realm of new publications that look to the alt-weeklies of your rather than the big

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metro dailies or other mainstream media.

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In just the last month, four new publications have announced themselves.

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Coyote, the Bay Area Current, the Oakland Review of Books, and The Approach.

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Each has a distinct vision and set of

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