July 8, 2019 Can California Crack Down on Deepfakes Without Violating First Amendment Rights? By Ben Christopher It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster. Read More 1
July 7, 2019 Santa Cruz Good Times Buys Watsonville Register-Pajaronian By Silicon Valley Newsroom Good Times is an affiliate of New SV Media, which publishes the Gilroy Dispatch—a sister publication of Metro and San Jose Inside. Read More 1
May 6, 2019 Metro Newspapers Win 20 Statewide CNPA Awards By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the third straight year Metro Silicon Valley won top honors for investigative reporting and its arts and entertainment coverage. Read More 12
April 12, 2019 Morgan Hill Denies Request for 2018 Police Shooting Records By Michael Moore City officials and free press advocates are at odds over whether police video and other records related to a 2018 shooting should be made public. Read More 3
October 26, 2018 New California Laws Open Some Law Enforcement Records By Michael Moore Body-cams, 911 calls and dash cams will be more accessible under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this month. Read More 2
April 17, 2018 Metro Silicon Valley Receives 6 Journalism Awards from CNPA By Silicon Valley Newsroom The California News Publishers Association honored the work of Metro Silicon Valley with six journalism awards. Read More 1