Start the Presses!
Kari MarJoin us as we endeavor to save the local newspaper in La Conner, Washington.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Two different Americas. One Skagit County.
Two weeks ago, my social media feeds looked the way they usually do.
There was the steady stream of journalism news. Friends announcing engagements and babies. Photos of sunsets. Videos of skateboarding corgis. The internet, for all its fl...
Notebook from Year 2: Taking a newspaper startup from launch to sustainability
It’s been an insanely busy H1 for La Conner Community News.
When I asked our board of directors to raise $200,000 for our startup year in 2025, they accepted the challenge. But they asked one thing in return: Could I spend Year Two finding...
A newspaper at the edge of the country
Last month, my team and I traveled to Point Roberts to meet with community members and talk about the future of the All Point Bulletin, the 2,000-circulation monthly newspaper I acquired in April.
The trip was a reminder of just how extrao...
A click down on the challenges of modern newsrooms and that survey
When people talk about the crisis in local news, they usually talk about revenue.
Or audience.
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I’ve been quiet. That’s about to change.
For the last three months, I’ve been buried.
For the last three months, I’ve been buried.
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After careers in journalism and tech, Kari Mar is returning to rural Skagit County to start the La Conner Community News, a nonprofit newspaper covering the La Conner and Swinomish Tribal communities.
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