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Great news! Our board of directors will match your donations up to $3,000 now through Dec. 31, 2011. Your gift will help the Public Press continue to do serious reporting on important under-covered stories in San Francisco. Please become a member today.


We Don’t Duck Important Stories

Our news editor, Rich Pestorich, who has worked in Bay Area journalism since 1987, asks you to support the Public Press this holiday season.

Why did you join the Public Press?

I liked the idea of it being a startup. We are covering areas other newspapers and news organizations aren’t. The whole idea of nonprofit, noncommercial news is intriguing.

What’s the best part of your job?

I like the variety of stories and people I get to work with — a lot of people come through here with a range of talents. It’s interesting to see how they attack stories. It’s also been fun to help guide young journalists and help them improve their reporting

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Why quarterly newspapers?

This is a good, old-fashioned broadsheet that has a good mix of stories with our own original investigative and explanatory reporting along with reports from news partners. It’s a unique array that you can’t find anywhere else.

So, the Public Press also publishes stories from more than two-dozen Bay Area news and civic organizations. Why?
A lot of these organizations don’t have a print outlet. They only publish online, so people who don’t have regular access to the Internet don’t have a chance to see those stories. That’s one of the things we offer with print — we help bring important news to underserved communities.

Why would you encourage someone to become a member of the Public Press?
Membership gives people an opportunity to be involved with the Public Press and with journalism in general. We’re not making decisions in some far-off boardroom. We’re making them right here on Mission Street in San Francisco. Members are always welcome to visit our newsroom and share their ideas with us.

Your donation to the Public Press will expand our ability to hire freelance writers and editors to cover under-reported stories in San Francisco and beyond. Consider making a year-end donation today.

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