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Noah Arroyo

@noaharroyo.bsky.social

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Journalist in San Francisco. Co-founder: News Relay Network, @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social. Big ol nerd. DMs open, especially to aspiring journos. https://muckrack.com/noah-arroyo

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · Aug 13

I am so proud to be a part of this.

News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our #SF newsroom will produce high-quality coverage **driven directly by the audience.**

Rather than staff having full editorial control — that’s the norm — we’ll empower the community to determine what we report on, on an ongoing basis. ... #SanFrancisco newsrelaynetwork.org/coming-soon-...

Coming soon: A newsroom that empowers its audience

Hi! It’s so good to have you. I’d grab you a chair if I could. This is the first edition of our newsletter, which will chronicle wins, losses, and what we learn as we conduct a novel experiment in jo...

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Laura Wenus @laurawenus.bsky.social · 1d

Takeaways from our listening session last week. I'm so glad we got to have this conversation!

News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 1d

When we met with a large group of locals, we expected marching orders for topics that our newsroom should cover. What we got was much more meaningful.

Here’s what we learned. newsrelaynetwork.org/san-francisc...

SF Tenderloin’s vision for community-serving media

We met with a group of locals to find out what they would want from a neighborhood newsroom. Here’s what they told us.

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 1d

This was an amazing meeting, where the community's passion and expertise shone bright.

News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 1d

SF Tenderloin’s vision for community-serving media

We met with a group of locals to find out what they would want from a neighborhood newsroom. Here’s what they told us.

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 1d

Enthusiastic compliance in advance.

I've become so embarrassed with the mainstream companies in our industry. And dispirited.

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 1d

We're not talking about this enough. Glad you're posting about it. Utterly horrific.

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 1d

Weak. Weiss is not a "weird and worrisome choice."

She's an alarming choice that pushes our society further down the spiral of disinformation and brainwashing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 3d

This is so cringe

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 3d

Fuck apple.

NPR @npr.org · 3d

It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.

Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app

It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 3d

Will CPD arrest ICE agents? Mayor's being unclear. This will be tested very soon...

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”

“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order establishing ‘ICE-free zones’ • The TRiiBE

Johnson is calling for a full investigation into “all of the brutality” that federal agents have conducted this past week.

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 4d

"It's a BFD that it's happening at all."

JFC. The bar is on the floor.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

This shutdown marks the first time that Democrats are not whining about rule-breaking or norms—they’re calling attention to a GOP that is engineering a wealth transfer scam from the poorest to the richest.

It won’t be an easy fight, but it’s a BFD that it’s happening at all. trib.al/JeOptF1

The Democrats Finally Grew a Spine

By daring Trump and the Republicans to shut down the government, the party is taking a stand six months after it should have.

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 4d

We have so little fight in us. Astounding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 11d

God I'm so sick of a headline offering something fresh and new AND THEN the story itself just rehashes. This feels like 60% of online content.

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 15d

"Inclusive journalism"

I like that. Thank you!

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 15d

Y'all need to check out Coyote.

Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 20d

Given ~~gestures at everything~~ now is a great time to support your local (or not local) worker owned journalism outlet. Throw the money you just pulled from WaPo et al at a media coop! If you're in the Bay Area (or care about it) COYOTE Media just launched:

COYOTE

Independent journalism with a bite!

www.coyotemedia.org

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you! Awooo!

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 17d

And yeah. Definitely unsettling.

Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 17d

Looks like 4.6 originating in Berkeley earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Latest Earthquakes

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Laura Wenus @laurawenus.bsky.social · 20d

I don't mean to put a happy face on a neighborhood where truly bad things happen and really, deeply affect people. But events like Recovery Day showcase the hard work, care and wisdom of the community. We should give that its proper attention, too.

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The Tenderloin you don’t see

There’s more going on in this neighborhood than crime and drugs — like resilience and recovery.

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News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 22d

If you Google news about San Francisco's Tenderloin, the coverage will be dominated by reports of violence and drug use (with some exceptions).

But here’s a counterpoint: newsrelaynetwork.org/the-tenderlo...

The Tenderloin you don’t see

There’s more going on in this neighborhood than crime and drugs — like resilience and recovery.

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Laura Wenus @laurawenus.bsky.social · 24d

They did it!! They've brought back the alt-weekly!! As a worker-owned collective and for the whole Bay Area no less.

AWOOOOO!

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 24d

❤️🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 🔥❤️

COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org

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Noah Arroyo @noaharroyo.bsky.social · 26d

And if there's a moral version of the overton window, this has just moved it farther in the worst direction.

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Matthew Bennell @matthewbennell.bsky.social · 28d

Step away from the AI, folks.

www.theverge.com/news/776793/...

Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter

AI ‘enhancements’ might add details that don’t exist.

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Paul Selmants @biogeocycle.net · 28d

Some well deserved publicity for a new kind of newsroom. Congrats @laurawenus.bsky.social, @noaharroyo.bsky.social & @daphnem.bsky.social!

News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 29d

We're honored to be featured by Amalie Nash and @inmaorg.bsky.social !!

International News Media Association (INMA) @inmaorg.bsky.social · 29d

In her latest blog, INMA Newsroom Transformation Initiative Lead Amalie Nash shares insights from @laurawenus.bsky.social about a planned pilot newsroom @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social will roll out next month in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighbourhood. www.inma.org/blogs/newsro...

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News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 29d

We're honored to be featured by Amalie Nash and @inmaorg.bsky.social !!

International News Media Association (INMA) @inmaorg.bsky.social · 29d

News Relay Network aims to better serve readers with neighbourhood news

Laura Wenus, a co-founder of News Relay Network, details the planned pilot newsroom the company will roll out next month in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighbourhood.

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Laura Wenus @laurawenus.bsky.social · 29d

When we (as in @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social) say we want to do news "with and for" the community, this is what we mean — and what we still have to figure out.
We know it's not gonna all be sunshine and rainbows, but we think it's important to face that.

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How the community will guide our newsroom’s reporting

In our experimental newsroom, we’ll share editorial control with our SF Tenderloin audience. Here’s how.

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News Relay Network @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social · 29d

When our audience directs our coverage, will they have to follow a predetermined story-pitching process? Will they need reporting skills?

No.

We'll ask them to share their thoughts & feelings about their community. We’ll take it from there. newsrelaynetwork.org/community-dr...

Community-driven reporting: three examples

Here’s how we’d turn our audience’s interests and concerns into coverage.

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