Public forum on climate adaptation boosts newsroom memberships

In March 2023, Gambit, an alt-weekly in New Orleans, hosted “Solutions on the Half Shell,” (https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/how-one-indigenous-family-is-adapting-their-oyster-business-in-the-face-of-climate-change/article_7d81e6f6-c8ed-11ed-85d7-1beac5b75c9c.html) a public celebration of reporting on how Indigenous fishermen working in the oyster industry are adapting to coastline changes linked to climate change. Members of the United Houma Nation were present to discuss their work, and John Stanton, editor of Gambit, reported that in the week following the event, the publication saw its highest number of new membership sign-ups to date.