Beverly Hills Courier: Beverly Hills State Sen. Proposes Journalism Fund
California State Senator Ben Allen and two of his colleagues have proposed a bill designed to support the state’s flagging local journalism industry. The measure, Senate Bill 911, would establish a state board that would distribute grants to individuals and organizations covering community news.
“Free and rigorous journalism is essential for a functioning democracy,” Allen told the Courier. “It inspires action and accountability where it might otherwise be lacking, and the less we invest in good journalism as a society the greater the risk to good government and transparency.”
