During consequential moments, everyone needs clear, accurate, and nonpartisan information about election results, the actions of public officials, and what those developments mean for your family and community. The news organizations listed below serve Southern Arizona or the state and provide timely reporting that can help you understand what is happening.
At the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA), we recognize the essential role these news organizations play in providing communities with timely, fact-based reporting about elections and other issues that affect their lives.
These organizations make their reporting available without a paywall. Choose a few that are relevant to you. If you are able, support their work by subscribing to their newsletters, following them on social media, sharing their reporting, donating, or becoming a monthly supporter.
Freely available, local news organizations:
Based in Pima County
- Arizona Luminaria: nonprofit, community-centered reporting on government accountability, equity, and public resources, including bilingual coverage.
Website | Newsletter | Donate or become a monthly supporter | Bluesky | Instagram - Somos Tucson: serves Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences with reporting and community information.
Website | Donate | Social media - Tucson Spotlight: community-centered and solutions-focused reporting with voices of emerging journalists.
Website | Newsletter | Donate | Social media - Tucson Sentinel: an independent nonprofit newsroom covering local government, public policy, the border and other Southern Arizona issues.
Website | Newsletters | Donate or join the Watchdog Club - AZPM: the local NPR/PBS affiliate, providing public-radio, television, and digital journalism.
Website | Donate or become a member | YouTube - Border Chronicle: independent reporting and analysis about the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
Website | Newsletter | Free and paid subscriptions | Donate | Bluesky | Instagram - Tucson Agenda: focuses on local government meetings, public decisions, and civic affairs.
Website | Subscribe | Instagram | Bluesky - Tucson Love Letter: highlights Tucson’s people, places, culture, and community life.
Website | Weekly newsletter | Donate | Give through fiscal sponsor | Instagram
Based in Santa Cruz County
- Patagonia Regional Times: providing free local reporting on eastern Santa Cruz County, including government, schools, community events, and border issues.
Website | Weekly News Bulletin signup | Donate or join the Press Core program
Based in Yuma County
- KAWC: public-radio station serving Yuma and the surrounding region with local reporting alongside NPR and BBC programming.
Website | Donate or become a monthly supporter | Instagram | YouTube
Freely available, statewide news organizations with reporters in Southern Arizona:
- Lookout: local and regional reporting designed to help communities follow civic affairs and public decisions, with a focus on impact to LGBTQ communities. Website | Weekly newsletter | Donate or become a member
- The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting: statewide, data-driven investigations.
Website | Newsletter | Donate or become a recurring supporter | Facebook and other social links - Conecta Arizona: Spanish-language, community-centered, cross-border journalism, resources, and direct engagement with audiences.
Website | Spanish-language newsletter | Donate through its fiscal sponsor | Contact page and WhatsApp chat - The Arizona Mirror: covering state government, public policy and politics.
Website | Newsletters | Donate or make a recurring gift | About and social media - KJZZ: public-radio and digital newsroom providing Arizona news, analysis and public-affairs coverage.
Website | Newsletters | Donate or become a sustaining member | Contact page and social media links
This article lists news outlets without paywalls that provide free, local, well-sourced, independent reporting to Southern Arizonans. Press Forward Southern Arizona is always pleased to learn of additional sources of news and information that meet these standards but aren't listed.
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