True North Report Ep 5: Independent Media Growth

On this episode, a discussion with Victoria Bauman, Coeur d’ Alene resident, about the growth of local independent media and why it’s important to our community (begins at 2:57). Also, Kate shares her background in communications and a journalism code of ethics.

Local Independent Media (add to list in the comments):
CdA Freedom Watch – Rumble
Idaho Dispatch – FB and www.idahodispatch.com
Idaho Speaks – FB and www.idahospeaks.com
Inland Northwest Report – FB and www.inlandnwreport.com
Inlander – FB and www.inlander.com.
Kootenai County Spectator - FB and www.kcspectator.com
North Idaho Exposed – Rumble, FB, YouTube
North Idaho News – FB
People’s Pen – www.thepeoplespen.com
Republic Broadcasting Network – FB and www.republicbroadcasting.org
The Bushnell Report – FB and www.bushnellreport.com
The Kootenai Journal – www.kootenaijournal.com
True Idaho News – Rumble and www.trueidahonews.com
What’s Happening Idaho – FB, Spotify, and www.idahospodcast.com

Additional Info:
Hagadone Corporation is also well-known for owning The Coeur d’ Alene Resort and more. Including the publications mentioned in the episode, they also publish Coeur Voice, CDA Magazine, and the North Idaho Business Journal and many more.

Coeur d’ Alene Press Editor Mike Patrick provided the following statement when Kate asked if the Coeur d’ Alene Press and the Post Falls Press contain the exact same articles with only the name of the paper different:
“For the most part, yes. On occasion, say during high school football season, we might run a CDA high school football photo on the cover of the CDA edition and a Post Falls high school football photo on the cover of the PF Press. Years ago, when we swapped out stories routinely, Post Falls readers complained because they weren't getting all the CDA news. So we decided then to get ALL the county's news into both editions, and have stuck with that formula.”

Corrections:
North Idaho residents can watch Idaho PBS in addition to the Spokane television stations mentioned in the video.

Physical copies of The Spokesman-Review and The Epoch Times Northwest Edition are available to purchase in north Idaho. Neither of these publications specifically nor exclusively cover local news for our area. This was missed in the video discussion.

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