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If you think you’re too small to make a difference, spend the night with a mosquito. The mosquito may be tiny but she’s sure as hell not helpless.
Like that night-flying mosquito, you are not helpless either.
You’ll vote next November, together with thousands of others. And if you can, please consider making a donation to the Arkansas Times.
The Times reporters are out here doing great local reporting every day on government, climate, politics, agriculture, civil rights …any number of important issues. Our state government agencies stopped advertising in the Arkansas Times years ago because we’re a little mouthy.
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ administration referred to our reporters as ‘keyboard warriors’.
Fair enough.
The president and the governor are very clear.
They want reporters to disappear, or at least develop some manners.
Not going to happen. At least not if you will step up with your support.
The publishing business model has irrevocably changed. Facebook and Google have sucked up 70% of the advertising dollars that used to go to local news media. And they do zero local news reporting. When was the last time you saw Google at a city board meeting? You and I may not be billionaires or congressmen, but we are not helpless so long as we support things we believe in. I hope local news reporting is one of yours.
Reader support has helped us grow from five to eight reporters in the last couple of years, increased the salaries we pay them, boosted our freelance budget and added on needed support staff. With your help, we can do even more. If you wait for the government to help, all you will get is dead air. I am asking you to join us.
Make a difference.
Stand up and stand with us.
