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2020 and beyond by Jeff vonKaenel
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this edition and continuing through at least It is said that journalism is the first rough draft October. We want to cover America’s most of history. And since we suspended our print important election since 1932. After October, edition after March 19, there has been a lot of we are considering limited print publication or history being made. The COVID-19 pandemic, online-only production, perhaps reinventing the righteous anger and protests after the police ourselves as a nonprofit. We are reaching out killing of George Floyd and the unraveling of to local nonprofit media organizations about the Trump presidency are only a few of the partnerships and talking to potential investors. historic events of the last few months. Looking into my crystal ball, our future is When I look back over my lifetime, this still unclear. The News & Review was founded moment in history feels most like 1968. The in 1977 when the Chico State student paper Vietnam War was televised, so its horrors broke away from the university and moved came directly into American homes. It was off campus. Since, it has always been both a the year that U.S. troops killed more than mission and a business. 500 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai The mission spoke truth to power, enabled massacre. It was the year that Martin Luther those previously unheard to be heard, presented King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were unpopular views and celebrated the arts. assassinated. It was a year of student protests The business side has always been and bloody clashes between police and difficult. Speaking truth to power demonstrators at the Democratic is not always a smart business National Convention in Chicago. Thanks to reader move. We have only been American athletes Tommie able to survive because of Smith and John Carlos raised support and the supportive readers and their fists at the Summer federal aid, we plan to advertisers and a staff that Olympics in protest of publish monthly, starting went far above and beyond racism. It was a year of the call of duty. terrible events, turmoil and with this edition and For the last 31 years, unrest. People stood up and continuing through at the Sacramento News & demanded change. It was a least October. Review has put a weekly turning point in history. spotlight on people and Part of today’s moment in organizations—some that history has been the devastating desperately wanted coverage impact that the pandemic has had on and some that most definitely did not. already struggling local community media, From our early coverage of the Rancho Seco including the News & Review. When print nuclear plant to more recent coverage of law advertisers pulled out and our distribution enforcement misconduct, SN&R has been a locations closed their doors, we had to suspend watchdog for Sacramento. print publication. We have also played an active role in the But since, our readers have stepped up with community, producing the SAMMIES awards donations that have gone directly to fund the in support of Sacramento’s vibrant music scene, work of our reporters. In addition, we received helping to start Second Saturday to boost the a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan, visual arts, founding the interfaith Call for Unity which will partially fund our staff for the next concerts after 9/11 and promoting local businesses few months. with the annual Best of Sacramento issue. I am proud of the work our editorial staff 2020 is a historic moment for America. has published online since mid-March. I Our country is at a crossroads. In a time appreciate the staffers who have stayed with of uncertainty and confusion, independent us despite an uncertain future and miss those community journalism that covers politics, news who are no longer working with us. And I am and the arts is critical. With your help, we will so appreciative of the support that we have provide it. Ω received from our readers. What will be the News & Review’s future? Thanks to reader support and the federal Jeff vonKaenel is the president, CEO and majority owner of the News & Review. aid, we plan to publish monthly, starting with