California has lost more than 100 newspapers in the last decade alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe CJPA provides a lifeline for news outlets \u2013 large, small, and ethnic \u2013 by directing a portion of the ad dollars back to the print, digital, and broadcast media that bear the entire cost of gathering and reporting local news while Big Tech bears none,\u201d Wicks stated after she introduced the bill. \u201cIt\u2019s time they start paying market value for the journalism they are aggregating at no cost from local media.\u201d<\/p>\n
To help navigate the state\u2019s landmark $20 million Civic Media Program, GO-Biz created an Advisory Board<\/a> consisting of a nine-member panel. The advisory board holds public meetings throughout the year to provide recommendations to GO-Biz on the program\u2019s approach and guidelines of the program. Meetings will be noticed on the Civic Media Program webpage<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n GO-Biz appointed news industry leaders and journalistic advocates with knowledge of fact-seeking, verification, objective journalism, and the persistent watchdog oversight of the world\u2019s fourth-largest economy to the Civic Media Program Advisory Board. <\/p>\n \u201cAn informed public is the foundation of a healthy democracy,\u201d stated Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Director of GO-Biz. <\/p>\n \u201cBy bringing together distinguished leaders from across the state who care deeply about supporting local journalism, expanding access to trusted information, and improving newsroom sustainability, the Civic Media Program will help Californians stay connected to the issues that shape their lives and strengthen their communities,\u201d Myers added. <\/p>\n