American Journalism on the Brink


Ojai Valley News — ‘Stripped for Parts’ film exposes corporate threat to local news

Jan. 18 fundraiser screening at Ojai Playhouse to benefit Ojai Valley News Foundation.

Ojai Valley News Publisher and OVN Foundation Director Laura Rearwin Ward said: “The film will mark the first community fundraising event for the Ojai Valley News Foundation 501(c)(3). The public and members of California’s independent newsrooms are invited. A short panel discussion will follow the movie. The day is special for me because it is also the first gathering of members of the California Independent News Alliance — a new group dedicated to promoting small independent news outlets throughout the state. So, with luck, I’m expecting downtown to be crawling with news industry folks that day.”

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