Does Moonshine Ink Have a Future?
Exactly 17 years ago, I co-founded Moonshine Ink, a head-first dive into the kind of challenge that brings meaning to life. Today I feel...
Do You Deserve to Know?
Our duty as journalists is to share the truth with our community, and Moonshiners have a long history of doing just that.
Moonshine’s First AI Policy Takes Aim at Staying Human
As a watchdog of local government and others, it is imperative that Moonshine Ink reporters and contributors do their own research, reporting, and writing.
Disappearing Ink is Not a Foregone Conclusion
Through 397 donors, we’ve received $55,420 over the past year. It’s been a lifeline in these tough times. But we need a larger percentage of readers to support the paper.
Newspapers Take on Big Tech Directly
A massive antitrust lawsuit against Google and Facebook is giving hope to newspapers by seeking to break up a monopoly, level the playing field for digital advertising, and revive a key part of our democracy.
Big Tech & Local Media
It had ferrets. It had Zuckerberg. It showed our Orwellian state of media.
It featured three Moonshine staffers, covering how today’s huge companies are impacting...
When the Story is Still Raw
Journalism must inform without exploiting grief; truth matters, but so do those who live the story.
New Horizons for News & Review
On the eve of coronavirus lockdown, the Reno News & Review halted the presses. However, a talk with the publisher shows that the company has no plans of stopping.
A Dark Day for Journalism
The Washington Post as we knew it exists no more after Jeff Bezos fired one-third of the staff, raising concerns about the future of a free and fair press.
The Importance of Independence
Get to know your community in an authentic way with mom-and-pop stores. That includes media.