#PressOn Campaign Calling For Newspaper Subscriptions Gains Steam
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A social media campaign urging people to subscribe to newspapers, magazines and other journalism outlets to hold the Trump administration accountable gained steam Wednesday.
As of Wednesday morning, the #PressOn hashtag was trending on Twitter, urging users to post screenshots of their subscription receipts, with sports figures, journalists and celebrities signing on.
We all need to accept the same truths. Facts are facts. Subscribe to a real journalism outlet. Tweet your receipt. #PressOn pic.twitter.com/ynuG5odDfH
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) February 1, 2017
Keep the press free by subscribing! I subscribe to @nytimes, @guardian, & @MotherJones. Keep the #PressOn!
— Téa Leoni (@TeaLeoni) February 1, 2017
Lying liars everywhere. Help fight them by subscribing to any real journalism outlet. Tweet your receipt and happy reading! #PressOn" pic.twitter.com/rrz6grkMsU
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) February 1, 2017
One of the most prominent supporters of the campaign in the Bay Area is Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
I subscribed to the Washington Post today because facts matter. #PressOn pic.twitter.com/pMEdVa4qWZ
— Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) February 1, 2017
Earlier this week, Kerr criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
For years, the newspaper industry has struggled amid declining revenues and competition from the internet. According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, there were 32,900 full-time journalists at daily newspapers in 2015, compared to 54,100 in 2005 and 56,900 in 1990.