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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 10h

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 16h

With correction:

Hard truth: funds are running dry at EAPM.

The government is *not* going to bail us out.

We don't have rich friends in high places.

We don't know if grants will ever come from the big foundations.

We need you: the public. Help us fight back.

Thanks, @sellybeth.bsky.social!

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 17h

Hard truth: funds are running dry at EAPM.

The government is going to bail us out.

We don't have rich friends in high places.

We don't know if grants will ever come from the big foundations.

We need you: the public. Help us fight back.

Journalism’s overlooked key to public trust - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 12h

The Word is back today to discuss accessibility as the key to rebuilding trust in news. Our reporter talks to @kattenbarge.bsky.social and @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social to learn more.

Accessibility rebuilds broken bonds with news audiences while bringing new engagement

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 16h

With correction:

Hard truth: funds are running dry at EAPM.

The government is *not* going to bail us out.

We don't have rich friends in high places.

We don't know if grants will ever come from the big foundations.

We need you: the public. Help us fight back.

Thanks, @sellybeth.bsky.social!

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 17h

Hard truth: funds are running dry at EAPM.

The government is going to bail us out.

We don't have rich friends in high places.

We don't know if grants will ever come from the big foundations.

We need you: the public. Help us fight back.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 17h

Hard truth: funds are running dry at EAPM.

The government is going to bail us out.

We don't have rich friends in high places.

We don't know if grants will ever come from the big foundations.

We need you: the public. Help us fight back.

Journalism’s overlooked key to public trust - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 18h

A few notes about this article:
1. Done by a cub reporter. And as his editor, I think it turned out great.
2. If ever there was an article that exemplified The Word, this is it.
3. Great sources.

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 19h

Today in The Word: Is accessibility the key to rebuilding trust in news? Our reporter talks to @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social of @a11yawareness.bsky.social and @kattenbarge.bsky.social of @spitfirenews.com.

Accessibility rebuilds broken bonds with news audiences while bringing new engagement

Journalism’s overlooked key to public trust - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

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Patrick Garvin @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social · 18h

I was grateful to get to talk about one of my biggest passions: the intersection of journalism and accessibility! Thanks, @equalaccesspublicmedia.org! And shout-out to @trustingnews.bsky.social, who is is mentioned in this!

#PartyLikeAJournalist #A11y #Accessibility

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 19h

Today in The Word: Is accessibility the key to rebuilding trust in news? Our reporter talks to @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social of @a11yawareness.bsky.social and @kattenbarge.bsky.social of @spitfirenews.com.

Accessibility rebuilds broken bonds with news audiences while bringing new engagement

Journalism’s overlooked key to public trust - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 19h

Today in The Word: Is accessibility the key to rebuilding trust in news? Our reporter talks to @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social of @a11yawareness.bsky.social and @kattenbarge.bsky.social of @spitfirenews.com.

Accessibility rebuilds broken bonds with news audiences while bringing new engagement

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 1d

Accessibility, diversity, and inclusion are under attack. So is journalism. Support the only U.S. organization that makes its mission all about accessibility in journalism. During our fall fund drive, help us raise $1,500.

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 1d

We need you. Yes, you.

It's the EAPM Fall Fund Drive, and we're asking you to chip in $5 to help us survive. Doesn't sound like a lot, does it? But that $5 will help the only organization dedicated to accessibility in the journalism industry fight back.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 2d

We're not your average journalism organization.

We're deeply focused on making journalism more accessible. For you. For journalists. For everyone.

We train. We put out a style and accessibility guide. We put build accessible news outlets.

Learn more.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 2d

October is slipping by, and so is the Fall Fund Drive. We're still far from our goal of $1,500. Without it, the only organization focused on making journalism more accessible to both news audiences and those in the industry won't survive.

Help us fight back today.

The Word, a magazine from the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 2d

If you missed The Word this week, you missed:

• an article on how the media does and doesn't cover a misunderstood women's health condition
• analysis on the Pentagon policy that attempts to muzzle reporters

What's happening in journalism? What's important in style and accessibility? We've got The Word on all that and more.

Home - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 3d

We built a Style and Accessibility Guide — and made it accessible and free for journalists and others to use.

Because a free, accessible press is the basis of a strong democracy.

Welcome to EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide. Browse by chapter or search for a term. Check out The Word magazine, too.

A guide to pitching articles, commentary, and analysis to The Word.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 3d

If you love what you've been reading in the The Word, be a part of it!

1. Pitch: eapmstyleguide.org/t...

2. Support: eapmstyleguide.org/s...

Pitching

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 3d

Why support EAPM during the Fall Fund Drive? Because we’re building a news where everyone belongs. And your donations make it happen. Even $1 helps us make news accessible for all.

www.equalaccesspubli...

#NDEAM #NewsForAll #EAPM

YouTube video by Equal Access Public Media

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 4d

You can sue us.
You can jail us.
You can tackle us to the ground.

We still have a job to do.

We'll still investigate. We'll still expose. We'll still report.

We're the journalists who make up the free press.

We're only beholden to one thing:

The facts.

#PressFreedom

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Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 4d

If you haven't checked it out, please do! So many great freelancers have contributed to this project... @sandyernestallen.bsky.social, @newsjennifer.bsky.social, @bethmccowen.bsky.social, @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social, just to name a few.

eapmstyleguide.org/the-word/

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 4d

Hey Bluesky? Thanks for supporting our newest project, The Word. youtu.be/zTJZSD1HSho?...

TheWordVid

youtu.be

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 4d

Hey Bluesky? Thanks for supporting our newest project, The Word. youtu.be/zTJZSD1HSho?...

TheWordVid

YouTube video by Equal Access Public Media

youtu.be

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 5d

The Word is back today with @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social doing a deep dive analysis into what's happened since the Pentagon rolled out its new policy for journalists.

Behind closed doors - The Word / EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

New pentagon policy stamps out Press Freedom

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 5d

It's DAF Day.

We don't want to miss an opportunity to tell you that EAPM accepts donations through DAFs.

You can do this right through our site, www.equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/, or through our fiscal sponsor site, altnewsfoundation.org/eapm/.

Support - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 5d

What's it take to have trans journalist @sandyernestallen.bsky.social, foreign correspondent @ishraqhashmi.bsky.social, and sports reporter @bethmccowen.bsky.social write for The Word, the magazine in the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide?

Guide Patrons. Join now.

Become a Guide Patron of the Style and Accessibility Guide.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

lede = introductory section in journalism

bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information

Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 5d

Yes, our Fall Fund Drive is still going on. We'd love to end the week with $200 in donations. Our total goal is $1,500. And we need you to help us meet our goal.

$200 will pay for:
• Another month for EAPM to exist
• Another freelancer

What's it worth to you?

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 5d

Just a short thread about who we are and what we do...

Stacy Kess, dissident editor @stacykess.bsky.social · 5d

@equalaccesspublicmedia.org:
• Promotes accessibility in the journalism industry
• Promotes the idea that news should be more accessible for audiences
• Teaches journalism-focused accessibility

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