In celebration of Latinx heritage month, we’ve decided to put the spotlight on Cicero Independiente, an independent, bilingual news organization serving the people of Cicero and Berwyn, Illinois.
At the Listening Post Collective, we are fortunate to work with civic media partners committed to reporting on their community’s most pressing issues. One such partner is Anthony Victoria, Founder of the Frontline Observer. In honor of Labor Day, we talked to Anthony about the vital work he is doing to highlight environmental issues in Riverside and San Bernadino, California.
At the LPC, we’re pretty old school, and with Aug. 20 being National Radio Day, we had to make sure we put together our shoutout list of favorite radio projects.
While we believe it is essential that we test new revenue models built on community support, we should also ask ourselves, what’s the business plan for democracy? Where’s the humanitarian aid to combat the vacuum media consolidation left us to fill? Where is the big-funding energy for small news and information startups in communities historically excluded from mainstream media?