El Tímpano

We're seeking a 6-month, part-time, contract event producer to increase the reach and impact of our work through a series of events. Please take a look, spread the word, and if this is the job for you, apply! https://lnkd.in/gywKbeTk

Alameda County is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of a voter-approved tax to make child care more affordable. El Tímpano’s Senior Labor & Economics Reporter Erica Hellerstein’s reporting on the long-awaited implementation of Measure C is the topic of KQED’s The Bay podcast. Click below to listen to her interview with Ericka Cruz Guevarra, and check the link in the comments for Erica's deep dive on the topic. As Vice President Kamala Harris puts child care affordability at the top of her campaign's economic agenda, El Tímpano's reporting focuses on the sacrifices immigrant mothers are making when child care is out of reach, and what new funding could mean for them and their families. https://lnkd.in/gep_jBHB

We are thrilled to be announced winner of the Community Engagement Award from LION: Local Independent Online News Publishers! The award honors excellence in journalistic impact through "community engagement that consistently tells stories for, with and by the people they are working to serve.” El Tímpano was selected in recognition of our work taking storytelling to the streets in creative, meaningful ways, through projects like our photo booth installation at the Oakland Coliseum Swap Meet and our community altar at the Día de los Muertos festival. The stories we tell through these projects are not necessarily hard news, and do not provide the sort of practical information that El Tímpano’s SMS service does, but they fulfill a deeper need: to be seen, heard, and reflected as part of the collective human experience. Thank you to our peer judges and to LION for this honor, and congratulations to our incredible team!

Disinformation is one of the most common tactics used today to influence elections. That's why, throughout 2024, El Tímpano has worked to equip Latino immigrants with the tools to defend themselves and their communities against disinformation. If your East Bay promotoras group, parents group, citizenship class, grassroots membership or staff wants to be the next to host El Tímpano’s Spanish-language disinformation defense workshop, reach out to [email protected]. Our disinformation defense work builds on three years of experience combatting vaccine disinformation, consumer fraud, and fear through media literacy training we’ve designed in partnership with local grassroots organizations and national misinformation experts. Click on the link below to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gTz7xJqt

The Disinfo Defense League has put together an incredible series of panels tackling disinformation and democracy. We are proud to take part in it to share how community-centered journalism can stem the spread of disinformation. Check out that discussion on September 12, along with the entire lineup of topics and speakers. If you or your organization is tackling disinformation in the context of the elections, you don’t want to miss these talks! https://lnkd.in/eThNpkSW

Exciting news! El Tímpano has been selected as one of 17 organizations to participate in the Local Media Association’s 2024 Lab for Journalism Funding. The lab is a six-month intensive program that will equip us with strategies to secure philanthropic support for essential local journalism. At a time when journalism sustainability is undergoing tectonic shifts, leaving more communities without vital and empowering local media, we look forward to the support of this program, peers, and coaches to ensure that El Tímpano’s impactful model of community-centered media thrives and continues to grow throughout the Bay Area. Congratulations to our Director of Development, Lanita Pace-Hinton and thank you Frank Mungeam and the LMA team! https://lnkd.in/g9JYY5tk

In the last six months, El Tímpano has grown significantly. We’ve expanded our team, increased our community support, and amplified our influence. Before the year gets even busier, we’re proud to share our 2024 Midyear Impact Report with you. As a nonprofit community media organization, none of this would be possible without the individuals, foundations, and partners whose support has propelled our growth and impact. Take a look at what we've achieved together, and thank you! https://lnkd.in/gMfTx5Fg

Escucha a Radio Bilingue para una entrevista con Cassandra Garibay, nuestra reportera de vivienda, hablando con Chelis Lopez acerca de las condiciones de vivienda de los trabajadores agrícolas de Half Moon Bay.? Después del tiroteo trágico en dos granjas en Half Moon Bay el a?o pasado, salieron a la luz las condiciones deplorables de vivienda de los trabajadores. Pero ahora, después de una larga lucha, algunos proyectos de vivienda están en camino para proveer vivienda asequible para los trabajadores agrícolas de Half Moon Bay. Cassandra ha seguido esta lucha y hablado con trabajadores acerca de la necesidad de vivienda asequible en este pueblo. Listen to last week’s episode of Radio Bilingüe’s Linea Abierta for an interview with our housing reporter, Cassandra Garibay, in conversation with Chelis Lopez about housing conditions for Half Moon Bay’s farmworkers. After the tragic shooting last year at two farms in Half Moon Bay, reporting shined a spotlight on deplorable housing conditions of farmworkers. But now, after a long battle, several projects are in the works aimed to provide affordable housing for local farmworkers. Cassandra has spoken with residents who could benefit from these new projects and followed the contentious battle behind them. Check the link in the comments to read her reporting. https://lnkd.in/gjdqwmMj

As of July 24, new workplace protections promise Bay Area fast food workers relief from the blazing temperatures that have blanketed California this summer. Under new regulations, employers must provide workers with safeguards to reduce the risk of heat illness when temperatures exceed 82 degrees. Employees can file a complaint with Cal/OSHA if they believe their workplaces are not complying with the standards. The newly adopted regulations are the culmination of years of hard-fought advocacy. But administrative delays, disagreements over the rules and the pandemic resulted in a lengthy wait for the new policy that was finally enacted this year. “This long overdue victory for workers cannot be overstated: these protections from extreme heat will save countless lives,” said Lorena Gonzalez, President of California Labor Federation. Read the full story by El Tímpano Senior Labor Reporter Erica Hellerstein. https://lnkd.in/g3qNtneH

In 2020, Lyssette Mendoza and her husband of 14 years moved into an apartment complex in Hayward, which they managed together. But after they separated in 2022, Lyssette lived with her ex for two years because she could not afford rent for herself and her daughters alone, even while working two jobs. Lyssette shared her experience trying to find affordable housing in the Bay Area in our latest #MiHistoria, produced in collaboration with Senior Housing Reporter Cassandra Garibay. https://lnkd.in/g6Q6ujua