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November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Newsberg's first statewide story is live! This co-published story with @opb.org reviews a study that analyzed 70 years of climate data in the Willamette Valley and found a trend showing the area may not be perfect for pinot in the coming decade.
Read here: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Read here: www.opb.org/article/2025...
In Oregon’s star wine region, climate change is challenging pinot noir’s dominance
Climate change is reshaping the Willamette Valley’s signature grape.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Newsberg's first statewide story is live! This co-published story with @opb.org reviews a study that analyzed 70 years of climate data in the Willamette Valley and found a trend showing the area may not be perfect for pinot in the coming decade.
Read here: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Read here: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Does anyone want to be a part of my revenue generation team? Anyone? Buehler...?
Pro tip: Organizations with revenue generation staff had median revenue “700% higher than those without.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/want...
Want to build a sustainable local newsroom? These 21 steps will help you get there, a new report finds
“Having dedicated staff to generate revenue was transformational to an organization’s chances of sustainability.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Does anyone want to be a part of my revenue generation team? Anyone? Buehler...?
Working on my first enterprise story since 2013, and WHOOOO DOGGIE I forgot about the rush of wrapping a final edit before sending to an editor. It's been months of research and field reporting, photos, etc. to get this pulled together, and I'm so excited for it to hit newsstands soon.
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Working on my first enterprise story since 2013, and WHOOOO DOGGIE I forgot about the rush of wrapping a final edit before sending to an editor. It's been months of research and field reporting, photos, etc. to get this pulled together, and I'm so excited for it to hit newsstands soon.
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
OPB’s class of 2025 project started because of a goal set by the governor that by 2025, 100% of Oregon students would graduate high school. What happened?
A 2025 check in with Oregon’s ambitious education goal, 40-40-20
An October report shows progress has been made, but Oregon is still far from its 40-40-20 goal in education — 40% of young Oregonians should have a 4-year degree, 40% should have a 2-year degree or other credential, and the remaining 20% would have at least a high school diploma or GED.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
OPB’s class of 2025 project started because of a goal set by the governor that by 2025, 100% of Oregon students would graduate high school. What happened?
Good news!
The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
The Salt Lake Tribune, preparing to drop its paywall, launches a free, monthly print newspaper for Southern Utah
“We believe that the first thing we have to do is build something that people want.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Good news!
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
Oregon leaders are discussing how to support SNAP beneficiaries if federal funding stops.
The Clock for SNAP Benefits Is Ticking Down
Khushboo Rathore
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October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Oregon leaders are discussing how to support SNAP beneficiaries if federal funding stops.
“Yet for many readers, digital-only news sites are an increasingly integral part of their news consumption habits. In this update, we are tracking 685 stand-alone digital news outlets, up from 662 last year.”
Good news?
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
Good news?
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
The State of Local News
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“Yet for many readers, digital-only news sites are an increasingly integral part of their news consumption habits. In this update, we are tracking 685 stand-alone digital news outlets, up from 662 last year.”
Good news?
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
Good news?
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
It’s incredible to see locals supporting locals in this way. Warms my heart in a cold time.
In response to the looming SNAP crisis, Stumptown Savings is offering free Savers Club memberships to anyone who needs one. Here’s the story behind this decision, and how we can face this moment together.
Stumptown Savings' Mission Just Got Bigger: How We're Meeting the Moment
In response to the looming SNAP crisis, Stumptown Savings is offering free Savers Club memberships to anyone who needs one. Here’s the story behind this decision, and how we can face this moment together.
stumptownsavings.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s incredible to see locals supporting locals in this way. Warms my heart in a cold time.
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
An Urgent SNAP Crisis Looms — Plus This Week's Must-Have Grocery Deals
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
stumptownsavings.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
This became incredibly important for me/Newsberg as I realized I was a server crash or missed bill away from all this hard work telling local stories and recording the community’s history disappearing overnight. We teamed up with Portico as a way to address that.
www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
Who’s going to save local newspaper archives?
Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This became incredibly important for me/Newsberg as I realized I was a server crash or missed bill away from all this hard work telling local stories and recording the community’s history disappearing overnight. We teamed up with Portico as a way to address that.
www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
Your ultimate guide to food and drink in #Portland this weekend is here! 🍂🎃
From pumpkin patches and farmers markets to festivals and unique classes, we’ve got your weekend plans covered.
Find all the details for these events and more
From pumpkin patches and farmers markets to festivals and unique classes, we’ve got your weekend plans covered.
Find all the details for these events and more
Portland, Oregon, Food & Drink Events in October 2025
Your complete guide to the best things to do in Portland, Oregon, in October 2025. Discover harvest festivals, pumpkin patches, Roux Week, cooking classes, and Halloween fun.
stumptownsavings.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your ultimate guide to food and drink in #Portland this weekend is here! 🍂🎃
From pumpkin patches and farmers markets to festivals and unique classes, we’ve got your weekend plans covered.
Find all the details for these events and more
From pumpkin patches and farmers markets to festivals and unique classes, we’ve got your weekend plans covered.
Find all the details for these events and more
Something they don’t tell you about when you become a young parent: young parent hours when you’re going out for dinner.
Our sweet spot is about 5 p.m. and we have a timer until 6:30 at the latest before a melt down.
Today I looked up and we were surrounded by similar souls.
#tribe
Our sweet spot is about 5 p.m. and we have a timer until 6:30 at the latest before a melt down.
Today I looked up and we were surrounded by similar souls.
#tribe
October 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Something they don’t tell you about when you become a young parent: young parent hours when you’re going out for dinner.
Our sweet spot is about 5 p.m. and we have a timer until 6:30 at the latest before a melt down.
Today I looked up and we were surrounded by similar souls.
#tribe
Our sweet spot is about 5 p.m. and we have a timer until 6:30 at the latest before a melt down.
Today I looked up and we were surrounded by similar souls.
#tribe
Oh no. Zombie sites are resurging. I haven't seen much since the Daily Tidings story by @opb.org but it sounds like zombie sites are alive and well, according to @niemanlab.org.
Stay vigilant out there, readers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/ai-g...
Stay vigilant out there, readers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/ai-g...
AI-generated news sites spout viral slop from forgotten URLs
A new generation of content farms are harnessing AI to spin out clickbait — and they’re getting help from Google.
www.niemanlab.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Oh no. Zombie sites are resurging. I haven't seen much since the Daily Tidings story by @opb.org but it sounds like zombie sites are alive and well, according to @niemanlab.org.
Stay vigilant out there, readers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/ai-g...
Stay vigilant out there, readers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/ai-g...
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
Grocery prices in #Portland were chaotic in September. My latest Price Tracker data shows one store hiking prices by 35% while another dropped theirs by 23%.
I added Costco to the mix this month, pitting it against reigning budget champ WinCo. Who won? The answer is more complicated than you think.
I added Costco to the mix this month, pitting it against reigning budget champ WinCo. Who won? The answer is more complicated than you think.
Which Is Cheaper, Costco or WinCo? I Tracked Prices To Find Out
The September Portland Price Tracker is here. I break down the data from 19 stores, revealing the budget champions, the most volatile items, and whether a Costco membership can beat WinCo’s price dominance.
stumptownsavings.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Grocery prices in #Portland were chaotic in September. My latest Price Tracker data shows one store hiking prices by 35% while another dropped theirs by 23%.
I added Costco to the mix this month, pitting it against reigning budget champ WinCo. Who won? The answer is more complicated than you think.
I added Costco to the mix this month, pitting it against reigning budget champ WinCo. Who won? The answer is more complicated than you think.
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
Deadline is OCTOBER 17! Enter the RJI Student Innovation Competition!
First place prize is $10,000.
Any US based college student/team is welcome to apply. rji.submittable.com/submit/33207...
First place prize is $10,000.
Any US based college student/team is welcome to apply. rji.submittable.com/submit/33207...
October 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Deadline is OCTOBER 17! Enter the RJI Student Innovation Competition!
First place prize is $10,000.
Any US based college student/team is welcome to apply. rji.submittable.com/submit/33207...
First place prize is $10,000.
Any US based college student/team is welcome to apply. rji.submittable.com/submit/33207...
I think I like the idea of a business whiteboard more than actually having a whiteboard.
I've had one in my office for years, and I can't say I've ever had a tangible reason to use one. But boy do I want to chart some stuff on there, just for funsies.
I've had one in my office for years, and I can't say I've ever had a tangible reason to use one. But boy do I want to chart some stuff on there, just for funsies.
October 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I think I like the idea of a business whiteboard more than actually having a whiteboard.
I've had one in my office for years, and I can't say I've ever had a tangible reason to use one. But boy do I want to chart some stuff on there, just for funsies.
I've had one in my office for years, and I can't say I've ever had a tangible reason to use one. But boy do I want to chart some stuff on there, just for funsies.
The only way to combat this is to not use it or interact with the platforms that are pushing it. We're headed toward the dead internet theory at a rapid pace.
With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.
Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived
With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The only way to combat this is to not use it or interact with the platforms that are pushing it. We're headed toward the dead internet theory at a rapid pace.
Great news!
Here's some positive news for your Friday morning. Oregon's coastal coho salmon population has rebounded so well that they could soon be delisted from the federal Endangered Species Act: tinyurl.com/musejass
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Great news!
Have we tried unplugging the entire internet, waiting 30 *years*, and then plugging it back in again?
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam...
Scammers are using video deepfakes of journalists to peddle products online
Broadcast journalists around the world are being targeted amid an explosion in deepfake scams. Are social media platforms doing enough to counter them?
www.niemanlab.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Have we tried unplugging the entire internet, waiting 30 *years*, and then plugging it back in again?
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam...
Reposted by Branden Andersen | Newsberg
It's officially fall in the PNW. 🍄🍂 That brings us crisp apples, bountiful hard squash, wild-forage mushrooms, and #Oregon filberts. Here's a guide to what's in season this fall, where to find it, and how to use it.
What's in Season? Your Ultimate Guide to the Pacific Northwest's Fall Harvest
From crisp apples and sweet winter squash to wild chanterelles, here’s what to find, cook, and preserve this fall.
stumptownsavings.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's officially fall in the PNW. 🍄🍂 That brings us crisp apples, bountiful hard squash, wild-forage mushrooms, and #Oregon filberts. Here's a guide to what's in season this fall, where to find it, and how to use it.
Let me tell ya: one of the best parts of the new printed Newsberg paper is hand delivering them around town. Sure it takes some time, and sometimes you’re roped into long chats. But the community connection is just…awesome.
#newbergoregon #independentjournalism
#newbergoregon #independentjournalism
September 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Let me tell ya: one of the best parts of the new printed Newsberg paper is hand delivering them around town. Sure it takes some time, and sometimes you’re roped into long chats. But the community connection is just…awesome.
#newbergoregon #independentjournalism
#newbergoregon #independentjournalism
Say it louder for the people in the back 🗣️
So many recipes call for ingredients measured in weight and I’ve put off buying a food scale for years because WHY spend all that money?
Y’all, apparently food scales are like $10 and this is the best loaf of gf bread I’ve ever made. Buy a dang food scale.
Y’all, apparently food scales are like $10 and this is the best loaf of gf bread I’ve ever made. Buy a dang food scale.
September 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Say it louder for the people in the back 🗣️
Interesting report for anyone interested in how Oregon sees its current and is looking toward its future.
Spoiler alert: it’s bleak.
oregonbusinessplan.org/wp-content/u...
Spoiler alert: it’s bleak.
oregonbusinessplan.org/wp-content/u...
oregonbusinessplan.org
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Interesting report for anyone interested in how Oregon sees its current and is looking toward its future.
Spoiler alert: it’s bleak.
oregonbusinessplan.org/wp-content/u...
Spoiler alert: it’s bleak.
oregonbusinessplan.org/wp-content/u...