| | Friend,
I hope you and your family are staying healthy and that KQED has been a helpful resource in the past few months. While you and your neighbors turn to KQED 9 and KQED 88.5 for the latest updates on the pandemic and what to expect next, I — like many of my colleagues — have been broadcasting from a make-shift studio in my home. It’s a juggle — especially with two young kids at home — but I feel so fortunate to be able to continue contributing to my community at a time when watchdog reporting is more important than ever.
Especially during times of tumult, many journalists risk their lives and livelihoods to deliver the truth. Friend, journalism is under attack — and these attacks are escalating, even as accurate reporting is a matter of public health and safety in our community. Around the world, the press continues to be censored, fined and suspended, while journalists are harassed, detained and even murdered.
Today, is World Press Freedom Day, a time when we can take action to preserve journalistic freedom and integrity in our community and throughout the world. Right now, we have a special challenge from two KQED major donors. Each new or upgraded monthly sustaining donor will unlock $100 for KQED. Will you become one of the 250 sustainers who help us meet this $25,000 challenge?
We know how crucial it is for you and your neighbors to get the high quality, fact-based news that you need. That’s why KQED is cutting this spring’s radio pledge from 14 days to just 2. Raising the funds that we need with just two days on-air is an ambitious change, but we can do it with your help! | | | | This is a crucial time for your generosity to make a difference: | | • | You can help KQED weather financial uncertainty in the coming months by making a sustaining gift in support of the programs you rely on. | | • | You will honor freedom of the press around the globe. | | • | You can help prove that KQED can earn the funds needed to stay on the air while limiting interruptions to our broadcast. |
| | Thank you for your support of independent media and the freedom of the press. More than ever, we need solid, fact-based reporting to hold those in power accountable and ensure that even in the midst of a pandemic, our democratic institutions not only survive but thrive. We are working hard at KQED to do all those things — and you are an integral part of the effort. | | | | Sincerely, | | | Marisa Lagos
KQED politics correspondent and Co-Host of Political Breakdown |
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