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Membership Updates

Since the 2008/2009 recession, American newspaper jobs have fallen 51%, and COVID-19 has accelerated the industry’s crisis: As of this past December, at least 60 local newsrooms across the U.S. have shuttered since March, some of them more than a century old.

Here at home, Moonshine’s Members have kept us afloat to keep shining light on the region’s problems. 2020 marked the year we have been in business 18 years, having published 216 monthly print editions and winning as many first place awards in the National Newspaper Association contest as the years we’ve existed. It also marked the year that 400 community members chipped into our membership campaign, raising us so far a total of almost $60,000.

Join the ranks to save the Ink here, and read the testimonials below from staff and readers about why they Shine.

12 Days of Moonshine Ink

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A Sustainer Member family bestows an awesome gift this holiday season, by letting us know what they think makes the Ink AWESOME.

Do You Deserve to Know?

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Our duty as journalists is to share the truth with our community, and Moonshiners have a long history of doing just that.

The Importance of Independence

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Get to know your community in an authentic way with mom-and-pop stores. That includes media.

The Local Thread that Binds

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Let’s just say that without local journalism, there is no local. No local pride, no local connection, no local politics, nothing.

Your Choice: Lose Your Power or Be Empowered

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A conversation with a healthcare insurance rep and a story about a newspaper being muzzled from reporting bring to mind for our publisher how it’s a choice whether or not to hand over our power.

Disappearing Ink is Not a Foregone Conclusion

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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.

Bottoms Up to Resilience

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Engineer, family man, 23-year resident … Andrew Ryan is a Moonshine member who believes solving community problems requires a bottom-up approach.

‘It Was 20 Years Ago Today’

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The quick two-decades history of Moonshine Ink.

Red, White, and News

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Who needs news? We all dews. Why I went from partying snowboarder to becoming an advocate for news.

Deadline by Headlamp

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75 editions ago the Shiners wrapped up a doozy of a deadline. Grab your hot cocoa and blanket, as those of us who were there that night share the tale that proves the presses don’t stop for nobody.