John Adams

user-friendly tool there for them to locate local news entities in their area or an area they care about.

And our hope is that on this day, we can significantly grow audiences for local news and strengthen the local news ecosystem.

And in doing so,

make more connections, bring more people together.

Lord knows there are plenty of platforms and, you know, profit-seeking entities that really kind of thrive off of division.

And this is one of those, I think, really unique opportunities to, you know,

Rise all boats with with connection.

Yeah, exactly.

I mean, it's like Giving Tuesday or, you know, I remember when I was a kid, Earth Day, you know, my third grade class going out and planting a tree, a tree that was a little sapling when I planted it back in third grade.

And when I drive by my hometown, it's now a giant maple tree, right?

You know, these...

It's whatever whatever is meaningful to you.

I mean, if you're already somebody who really cares about local news, help spread the word, you know, share it on your social media, forward emails from your local news providers to people in your world who you think would would would be interested in it.

If you're a business or an institution who understands just the critical public service that local news provides, celebrate it.

Put a banner in your lobby.

Put a logo on your website.

Yeah, I think we're approaching 700 newsrooms.

The goal in year one was 500.

We wanted newsrooms in all 50 states.

I think we're approaching 700 newsrooms, somewhere in there.