CJA's October 26, 2020 e-mail to Metric Media --
"GOOD NEWS! Metric Media can easily PROVE its worth by an EVIDENCE-BASED expose of the fake, fraudulent, election-rigging journalism of The New York Times & NY's other 'local journalism', covered up by Columbia School of Journalism & its Journalism Review"

New York Times --
    October 18, 2020 “As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place”  (Davey Alba, Jack Nicas)
  October 20, 2020 “Here Are the Hundreds of Sites in a Pay-to-Play News Culture" (Davey Alba, Jack Nicas)
 October 21, 2020 "Mimicking Local News, a Network of Michigan Websites Pushes Politics"  (Dan Levin)

 Columbia Journalism Review –
October 4, 2020 “As election looms, the network of 'pink slime' local news outlets nearly triples in size"
 (Priyanjana Benjani, Tow Center Computational Research Fellow )
December 18, 2019  “Hundreds of 'pink slime' local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories
and conservative talking points"  (Priyanjani Banjani, Tow Computational Research Fellow)

referred-to side panel links:

Press Suppression

Suing The New York Times

Elections: Informing the Voters

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CJA's webpage of 2020 election-outreach to NY's Press
"A more serious problem than 'news deserts'"

PROPUBLICA's FACILITATING ROLE IN PERPETUATING THE "NEWS DESERT" THAT IS NEW YORK -- & THE CORRUPTION OF NEW YORK's GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS-- RESULTING FROM A "FAKE NEWS", FRAUDULENT, ELECTION-RIGGING PRESS 


CJA's January 21, 2020 e-mail to President Richard Tofel --
"FOLLOW-UP: Dec 3, 2019 Fair Media Council conference 'Real & Powerful' --
& investigative journalism consistent with ProPublica's mission 'to expose abuses of power
and betrayals of the public trust...to hold power to account"

Local Reporting Network

"We Are Expanding Our Local Reporting Network. 
Submit Your Best Project Ideas for Investigating State Government"  (August 8, 2018)

Richard Tofel's January 22, 2020 e-mail

CJA's January 22, 2020 e-mail to Richard Tofel --
"CLARIFICATION REQUESTED --
"Who are ProPublica's 'editors' who did 'not see' 'a story for us' --
& was there any discussion of conflicts of interest impacting on judgment?"

 Officers & Staff  Code of Ethics

Richard Tofel's January 22, 2020 e-mail

CJA's January 23, 2020 e-mail --
"Agreed! 'this exchange' must end, in favor of 'evidenced-based dialogue':
Have you examined the pleadings & record of the CJA v. Cuomo citizen taxpayer action?"

CJA's January 30, 2020 e-mail --
"Did you respond to my Jan. 23rd e-mail or forward it to ProPublica's top editors?"

Richard Tofel's January 30, 2020 e-mail

CJA's January 31, 2020 e-mail to TOP EDITORS: Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg,
Managing Editor Robin Fields,
Deputy Managing Editors Scott Klein, Charles Ornstein, Eric Umansky --
"URGENT: 'Holding Power to Account': Chain of e-mails,
the EVIDENCE substantiating it -- & conflicts of interest"

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VIDEO -- "Partisan Media & the 2020 Elections" at 53 mins

Metric Media "Local Journalism"

CJA's October 22nd e-mails to
14 Metric Media Publications --

1.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to NYC Gazette --
TIP -- What salary is to be paid the winners of NYC's 92 state legislative races?  Is it $110,000 -
- or $79,500?  The answer upends all the legislative races -- & that's for starters"

forwarded e-mail to New York Times


2.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Capital District Times --
TIP -- ELECTION ALERT: NYS' 15 D.A. races --
& the rigging of the 213 races for state Senate & Assembly seats

forwarded e-mail to Legislative Correspondents Association members

 CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Capital District Times --
TIP cont'd-- GUIDE TO NYS' 15 D.A. RACES -- & the unfitness of ALL 15 D.A. incumbents
& the few candidates running to succeed them"

forwarded e-mail to Legislative Correspondents Association members

3.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Oneida Times --
TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Oneida County's 7 re-election-seeking state legislators,
which Oneida County D.A. McNamara is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Oneida County "Local Journalism"

4.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Buffalo Ledger --
TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Erie County's 13 state legislators -- 11 running for re-election or higher office --
which Erie County D.A. Flynn, also running for re-election, is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Erie County "Local Journalism"

5.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Saratoga Standard --
TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Saratoga County's 6 state legislators -- all seeking re-election or higher office --
which Saratoga County D.A. Heggen is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Saratoga County "Local Journalism"

6.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Syracuse Sun --
TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Onondaga County's 7 state legislators -- 5 seeking re-election --
which Onondaga County D.A. Fitzpatrick is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Onondaga County "Local Journalism"

7.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Suffolk Reporter --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Suffolk County's 18 state legislators --
14 running for re-election or higher office -- which D.A. Sini is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Newsday

8.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Nassau Standard --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Nassau County's 16 state legislators -- 14 running for re-election --
which Nassau County D.A. Singas has been 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Newsday



9.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Staten Island Reporter --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Staten Island's 6 state legislators -- all running for re-election or higher office --
which Staten Island D.A. McMahon is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Staten Island "Local Journalism"

10.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Monroe NY News --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Monroe County's 13 state legislators -- most seeking re-election --
which Monroe County D.A. Doorley is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Monroe County "Local Journalism"

11.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Rochester Reporter --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Monroe County's 13 state legislators -- most seeking re-election --
which Monroe County D.A. Doorley is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Monroe County "Local Journalism"

12.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Niagara Leader --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Niagara County's 4 re-election-seeking state legislators --
& Niagara County D.A. Wojtaszek, seeking election as county judge"

forwarded email to Niagara County "Local Journalism"

13.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Rockland Reporter --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Rockland County's 6 state legislators -- 5 running for re-election --
which Rockland County D.A. Walsh is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Rockland County "Local Journalism"

14.
CJA's October 22, 2020 e-mail to Westchester Reporter --
"TIP -- FULLY-DOCUMENTED public corruption/grand jury complaint
vs Westchester County's 14 state legislators -- 12 running for re-election --
which Westchester D.A. Scarpino is 'sitting on'"

forwarded e-mail to Westchester County "Local Journalism"