The Mendocino Voice

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The Mendocino Voice
TypeIndependent daily online newspaper
Founder(s)Adrian Fernandez Baumann
Kate Maxwell
PublisherKatherine Ann Rowlands
EditorLin Due
Founded2016;9 years ago (2016)
Headquarters Willits, California, United States
Website mendovoice.com

The Mendocino Voice is an independent daily online newspaper based in and covering Mendocino County, in Northern California. [1] [2]

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History

The Mendocino Voice was founded in September 2016 [3] by two former employees of The Willits News , [4] a legacy newspaper based in the town of Willits, California, and a property of Digital First Media (DFM). The founders, Adrian Fernandez Baumann [5] and Kate Maxwell, have cited a lack of local news stemming from the acquisition of small northern California newspapers by DFM and its control by Alden Global Capital, as reasons for starting a new local news service. [6] [1] [2]

In the late 2010s The Mendocino Voice became among the most read in Mendocino County, and was cited by The Sacramento Bee , [7] The New York Times [8] [9] and the Los Angeles Times , [10] and featured on the BBC and KQED. [11] In 2019, The Mendocino Voice was selected, jointly with KZYX, to host a Report for America fellow. [12]

The news service is part of a trend in the 2010s [13] towards small, wholly online news services, that have abandoned print publication. [14] As with many such publications it is a member of the Local Independent Online News Publishers group. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Content

The Mendocino Voice is known for its breaking news coverage,[ citation needed ] coverage of local issues and of the Northern California cannabis industry. [19] [20] [21] [22] Also of note was its intensive coverage of the Wine Country Fires, [1] and the Mendocino Complex Fire. [23] [24] [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Haigney, By Sophie (April 6, 2018). "Feisty 2-person newspaper overcomes SF auto break-in epidemic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "About Us • The Mendocino VoiceThe Mendocino Voice". www.mendovoice.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mendocino's New Voice". September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mendocino Voice Staff • The Mendocino VoiceThe Mendocino Voice". www.mendovoice.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Baumann, Adrian Fernandez (August 12, 2015). "A Carrot and Stick for Pot Farmers". East Bay Express. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bloomberg - Company Overview of Alden Global Capital LLC". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Gilmour, Jared (June 12, 2019). "Father-son fishing trip on California lake ends with one dead, one missing, cops say". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Arango, Tim (August 7, 2018). "California Fire Now the Largest in State History: 'People Are on Edge'". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ Friedman, Lisa (August 8, 2018). "California Today: Your Questions About Climate and Wildfires". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "Newsletter: Essential California: What everyone in Los Angeles is reading - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times . June 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "How do You Cope when Wildfires are the New Normal?". August 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The 2020-21 Report for America Newsrooms and Beats". December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Local news sites form new trade association" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Local news isn't dead. We just need to stop killing it" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  15. ↑ "10 local publishers chosen for local advertising mentorship program - LION Publishers" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Member list" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "How can local independent news orgs build successful membership programs?" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Who's who in local news: A guide to the biggest brains and bank accounts in the fight for local journalism" . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  19. ↑ "California cannabis farmers sue state over loophole allowing multiple licenses". January 24, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sherwood Valley Band calls in authorities to take down marijuana operation".
  21. ↑ "Humboldt State University Surveying Marijuana Businesses in California". Marijuana Industry News. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Top 50 California News Websites To Follow in 2018". blog.feedspot.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  23. ↑ "As newspapers cut, grassroots solutions fuel a resurgence of local journalism – Poynter". August 8, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mendocino Complex day 8: Hwy. 175 re-opened -- parts of Lake Co. repopulated -- Cow Mountain evacuated -- New evac orders in Blue Lakes due to River Fire -- evacs in Lucerne and Clearlake Oaks -- new advisory in Potter Valley -- fires continue to grow (update 7 p.m.) • The Mendocino VoiceThe Mendocino Voice". www.mendovoice.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  25. ↑ Arango, Tim (August 7, 2018). "California Fire Now the Largest in State History: 'People Are on Edge'". The New York Times . Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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