Opinion
Why Seattle needs a government-funded news outlet
Journalism, like schools, libraries and utilities, is a public good. Let's support it just the same.
Shaun Scott, the policy & field campaign manager for the Statewide Poverty Action Network, is a Seattle-based writer, organizer, and filmmaker. A member of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of
Journalism, like schools, libraries and utilities, is a public good. Let's support it just the same.
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