§ 65054

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) (1) “Ethnic media” means any organization that produces news or culturally relevant media that serves ethnic, racial, or cultural communities residing in California, including priority populations, racial and linguistic minorities, immigrant communities, indigenous groups, and other historically underserved and underrepresented groups.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), “priority populations” for purposes of this article, mean members of underserved, disadvantaged, and hard-to-reach communities, including, but not limited to, people who are any of the following:

(A) Asian American.

(B) Black or African American.

(D) Native American or members of Tribal communities.

(E) Latinx.

(F) LGBTQ+.

(G) Limited English proficiency (LEP).

(H) Middle Eastern or North African.

(I) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

(J) People with disabilities.

(K) Religious minorities.

(L) Low-income communities.

(b) “Ethnic media outlet” means an entity that provides a substantial amount of ethnic media content through broadcast, print, or digital means, including television, radio, or online outlets on a daily, weekly, or other regular interval, and that has continuously produced that content for at least one year.

(c) “Community media outlet” means a nonprofit organization, small business, or microbusiness, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 14837, in which at least one-half of the content is originally produced community news and cultural content of specific interest to a community, city, neighborhood, or region in the state through broadcast, print, or digital means, including television, radio, or online outlets on a daily, weekly, or other regular interval, and that has continuously produced that content for at least one year.

(d) “Office” means the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 352, Sec. 2. (AB 1511) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 65054.3.)