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    June 26, 2024, 12:14 p.m.
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    Cityside launches Richmondside, its third local news site in California
    LINK: richmondside.org  ➚   |   Posted by: Neel Dhanesha   |   June 26, 2024

    Last month, I talked to Floodlight’s Miranda Green and NPR’s David Folkenflik about how they teamed up to investigate a news site owned by Chevron. That website was pretty much the only regular source of local news for the city of Richmond, California, and Folkenflik and Green called it a “news mirage” — something that looked like news, but in truth a mouthpiece for Chevron, leaving the residents of Richmond without a place to get rigorous journalism about their city.

    That’s finally changing. On Tuesday, Cityside, the nonprofit that also published Berkleyside and The Oaklandside, officially launched Richmondside, a local site for the city’s 116,000 residents. An early post on the site — published before the official launch — details how the team talked to community members before launching to figure out how to best shape their coverage, and intends to continue using community feedback to guide their reporting.

    At launch, the Richmondside team consists of an editor, reporter, and two interns. I’m excited to watch them turn their city into a news oasis.

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