Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕

Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕

@lby3.bsky.social

Southern California News Group watchdog reporter 🌴 Prior journalism in Virginia, Egypt & Bosnia 🌴 Ut Prosim 🌴 byarbrough@scng.com

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The Florida GOP should know news outlets cannot be punished for publishing information from whistleblowers. The Supreme Court case that says it’s not the job of journalists to maintain the government’s confidences literally has Florida in the name. Our statement:

freedom.pressFlorida GOP lawsuit to censor TV stations fails Sunshine State — and First AmendmentThe Florida GOP should know news outlets cannot be punished for publishing information from whistleblowers

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How much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? If you guessed anything lower than $2.5 million, you’d be wrong — at least according to the city of Eugene, Oregon. buff.ly/AlxYU8S

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Let me say a couple words about paywalls. They’re annoying. I feel that (as a news consumer) and know that (as a news publisher). But asking for your email, either to read an article or even to access a gift link (someone said this happened to them a a Times gift link a moment ago) isn’t some …

I sat down with Chris Greenspon of @streetsblogla.bsky.social to talk about Montclair suing the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority over their defunding of the A Line light rail extension the city has been building its economic plans around. Blog and podcast link: buff.ly/n4egjCS

buff.lySGV Connect 150: Montclair’s A Line Lawsuit Against San Bernardino County Transportation Authority - Streetsblog Los AngelesMeet Inland Empire reporter Beau Yarbrough, who outlines the city of Montclair’s lawsuit over SBCTA canceling its planned Metro A Line extension

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Journalists all across the PNW laid off by McClatchy today, a damn bloodbath. Some are people I’ve worked with, some are calling me crying because their mentors no longer have jobs. Journalism is so needed. Cutting investigative reporters, city reporters… Idaho & Washington will be worse off.