{{Short description|News website in Washington, U.S.}} {{italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Salish Current | type = Online newspaper | publisher = Amy Nelson | managing_editor = Mike Sato | founded = 2020 | headquarters = Bellingham, Washington | website = {{URL|https://salish-current.org/}} }}
The '''''Salish Current''''' is a nonprofit news website serving Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties in northwestern Washington state in the United States. Founded in 2020 to address a gap in local news coverage, its articles are free to read and is supported through reader donations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Jim |date=August 14, 2021 |title=Out of the News Desert: Bellingham to Get a New Startup |url=https://www.postalley.org/2021/08/14/out-of-the-news-desert-bellingham-to-get-a-new-startup/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Post Alley |language=en-US}}</ref> It covers topics such as local government, environmental issues, public health, and social justice. The ''Salish Current'' is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Salish Current |url=https://findyournews.org/organization/salish-current/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Find Your News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dudley |first=Brier |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Bellingham news venture pivots, aims for profitability |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/bellingham-news-venture-pivots-aims-for-profitability/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
The ''Salish Current'' has republishing agreements with other nonprofit newsrooms including KNKX and ICT.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salish Current |url=https://www.knkx.org/tags/salish-current |access-date=March 8, 2024 |publisher=KNKX |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Articles by Salish Current |url=https://ictnews.org/author/salish-current- |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=ICT News |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2024}}
== See also ==
* Media in Bellingham, Washington
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Category:American news websites Category:Mass media in Washington (state) Category:Companies based in Bellingham, Washington Category:2020 establishments in Washington (state) Category:Internet properties established in 2020