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Here are four ways to support The Spokesman-Review, the Comma Community Journalism Lab and the future of community journalism in the Inland Northwest.
We are building “The People’s Paper” to keep local journalism alive and we need your help to spread the word. Stay involved. Get others engaged: Help spread the word about the importance of protecting and preserving local news. At a time when two newspapers are closing across the country every week, Spokane is going in the opposite direction. The Spokesman-Review will be the flagship publication of the nonprofit Comma Community Journalism Lab and one of the nation’s first community-owned newspapers. Comma also is forging publishing partnerships and mentorships programs with the region’s schools, colleges and universities. Join us!
Please make a donation in any amount to help the Comma nonprofit reach its funding goal.The Cowles family made a historic decision in April 2025 to donate The Spokesman-Review to the people of Spokane. Since then community support has been overwhelming as Spokane rallies to save its local newspaper. Readers have donated 85% of Comma’s $2 million goal, Editor Rob Curley announced Jan. 14 at Newspapers in the Movies Night. Help us reach the finish line:
The Northwest Passages Book Club and Forum is a conversation series with a mission. We go beyond the headlines to get Spokane talking — about ourselves, the issues that matter most to our community, and our collective future. Comma’s roots date back to the launch of Northwest Passages in 2017. These events brought the community together to share books and ideas. The success of Northwest Passages also laid the groundwork for the newsroom’s first community-funded journalists.
Give a donation and become a member of Comma's First Amendment Club, a group for those who understand the importance of the amendment our nation's founders purposely chose to list first. As a Comma benefactor, your participation supports local journalism across Eastern Washington and North Idaho. In appreciation, we offer a personal tour of The Spokesman-Review newsroom and the iconic Review Tower building in downtown Spokane, conducted by newspaper editor Rob Curley. For more information, please reach out to Yvonne Esquibel Smith, Comma Director of Development and Community Engagement at 509-220-0454 or via email at yvonne@comma.cm. (Yes, .cm is the correct address, not .com.)