ANNUAL REPORT
J u l y 2 O ll- J 'M n e 2 0 1 2
Journalism that makes a difference on the streets
“I like the feeling o f
honesty that comes
from selling Street
Roots. I may not make
a lot o f money, but I
feel good about what
I ’m doing. I feel like I
get an added sense o f
satisfaction when I ’m
able to turn somebody
on to the newspaper for
the first time, especially
i f they end up buying
one because it’s
something that I feel a
strong alliance with.
I t ’s something I ’d like
to be an advocate for
long after I need to
actually sell it myself.
ow m u ch d ifference can one
m o re p e rso n a litie s and e n te r ta in e r s into
n e w sp a p e r m ake? It can be a
o u r pages, including M ickey H art, N oam
difficult q u e stio n to a n sw e r in th e
C hom sky, G race P o tte r an d th e Dalai L am a
age of m edia on dem an d , an d a city like
W e’ve w elcom ed new w rite rs to o u r
P o rtlan d th a t so ak s it up in all sh a p e s and
team , including e c o n o m ist Robin
sizes.
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B u t even in th is en v iro n m en t, S tre e t
an d Ju stic e , and R am o n a’s m om ,
R oots is m aking a tre m e n d o u s differen ce by
M elissa Favara. E qually im p o rta n t
co n n ec tin g re a d e rs , v e n d o rs and th e
a re th e p o e m s and e ssa y s from o u r
co m m u n ity a t large.
com m unity, including a pow erful
T h is p a s t y e a r — b a sed on o u r new July-
collection of w ork of th e young ad u lts
Ju n e fiscal se a so n — o u r re p o rtin g h a s ta k e n
a t th e N ative A m erican
u s forw ard in to issu e s b o th fam iliar and
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new.
C en ter. A nd w e’re
In N ovem ber, in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith th e
p ro u d to c o n tin u e
R egional A rts C ouncil, S tre e t R oots and
o u r p a rtn e rs h ip w ith
aw ard-w inning p h o to jo u rn a list L eah N ash
P o rtlan d S ta te
p ro d u ce d a s e rie s on th e lives of p eo p le
U niversity’s
w ith A s p e rg e r’s S yndrom e. N ash s p e n t a
C ap sto n e p ro g ram ,
y e a r p h o to g rap h in g and film ing five
help in g deliv er a
fascinating p eo p le in o u r co m m u n ity w ho
c o u rse on S tre e t
live w ith in th e s p e c tru m of au tism th a t few
R oots, jo u rn alism
p e o p le u n d e rsta n d .
an d h o m e le ssn e ss.
W e’ve also sh in e d a lig h t on th e often-
We in te n d to build
overlooked co n n ec tio n b e tw ee n trau m atic
on th e s e
b rain in ju ry and h o m e le ssn e ss. T h e th re e -
rela tio n sh ip s and th e
part. s e rie s looked a t how u n d iag n o sed T B I
c o n c e p t of a
can b o th c au se an d p e rp e tu a te
com m unity
h o m e le s sn e ss , an d how h o m e le s sn e ss can
n e w sp a p e r w ith
tu rn a cu ra b le con d itio n in to a crippling,
m o re c o n tr i b u te s in
life-long disability.
th e com ing year. O u r
In 2011, 47 p e o p le died h o m e le ss on th e
n ew w e b site will
s tre e ts of P o rtlan d , and S tre e t R oots b roke
fe a tu re a new s
o p e n th e coverage on th e new track in g
se c tio n th a t will
sy ste m b e tw e e n th e m edical e x a m in e r’s
b rin g c lo se r to g e th e r
office an d M u ltn o m a h C ounty. A t n e a rly on e
th e voices from on
a w eek , w e will c o n tin u e to r e p o r t on th is
an d off th e stre e ts .
in fo rm atio n , its ex p an sio n to include m o re
L ook for n ew faces,
of th e p e o p le e x p e rie n c in g h o m e le s sn e ss ,
n ew vo ices an d a n ew look to SR
a n d how local g o v e rn m e n ts re s p o n d to th e
in th e com ing year.
tragedy.
A nd if you still have d o u b ts
I t ’s h a rd to believe it’s b e e n a lm o st a y e a r
a b o u t how m u ch d ifferen ce a
sin c e w e ch ro n ic le d th e b irth of R ight 2
n e w sp a p e r can m ake, ta k e a
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glance at a special project we
its e n d u ra n c e a g ain st th e s te re o ty p e s an d
c o m p lete d in D e ce m b er. O n th e
political m a c h in e ry th a t th r e a te n to e n d its
co v er w e re d o z e n s of o u r v e n d o rs
e x iste n c e .
holding a sign saying, in o n e
T h ro u g h o u t th e year, w e ’ve k e p t h e a lth
w ord, w h a t S tr e e t R o o ts m e a n s
c a re refo rm , th e fo rec lo su re c risis an d th e
to th e m . I t’s a pow erfu l co llectio n
h o u sin g ag en d a fro n t a n d c e n te r in o u r
of faces, m an y of w h o m you p ro b ab ly know.
coverage, and will c o n tin u e to do so as new
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faces an d d ynam ics ta k e hold in
do. H ope. In d e p e n d e n c e . Survival. Self-
W ashington, D .C., S alem an d P o rtla n d C ity
E ste e m . P u rp o s e . Life. E m p lo y m en t.
Hall. L ikew ise, w e h o p e to build on o u r
O p portunity. In sp iratio n . Living. S u ccess.
coverage of v e te ra n s ’ issu e s, as O regon
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so ld ie rs re tu r n h o m e to n ew challenges.
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Throughout 2011, Portland photojournalist Leah h
documented the lives of five people (including the
people featured above and at left) living with
Asperger s Syndrome, a form of autism that was
slated for elimination from the medical books. The
series was a combined production with the Regioi
Arts & Culture Council and Street Roots. The serif
which debuted in Street Roots in November,
chronicled the diversity of this complex diagnosis i
autism, illustrating the challenges and beauty of ai
unconventional life. The collection was on display
Witness Gallery in Portland in May and honored ir
The Best of Photo Journalism 2012. Left, a photo
eska Adams kayaking with her water therapy ser
dog, Orka.