Context of islands

Looking ahead to the context of islands in 2025

By William-Jose Velez GonzalezComment

pasquines.us/2024/12/26/looking-ahead-to-the-context-of-islands-in-2025/

Concept image for our context of islands coverage in 2025.
Concept image for our context of islands coverage in 2025.Image credit: Composite image by Pasquines

If you’re like us at Pasquines, your thoughts have started to drift to next week’s calendar flip. We’re not in the resolution-making business per se, but we do have several exciting initiatives we’re looking forward to making a reality for Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in 2025. Here’s a sneak peek:

  • Expanding our coverage to include deeper analysis of issues affecting all US territories, from economic challenges to climate resilience.
  • Introducing a storytelling series that follows individuals from each territory to provide a vivid picture of life in these unique communities.
  • Exploring the economic dynamics of how companies treat the territories differently due to their political status.
  • Creating newsletters dedicated to deeper investigative journalism on specific topics involving the territories.
  • Launching a new platform enabling unprecedented civic engagement, facilitating the daily lives of our readers.

Since we’re a reader-supported organization, you have the power to help bring these initiatives to fruition. As a nonprofit, we can pursue accountability-driven journalism without being beholden to shareholders or corporate interests because we answer to you: our community. This independence allows us to provide the context of islands that you’ve come to rely on.

There are only a few days left in our year-end campaign, and we’re thrilled to share that every dollar you donate will be tripled through NewsMatch, thanks to the Heising-Simons Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation—but only until December 31. We’re so close to meeting our goal of $5,000. Will you help us cross the finish line and triple your impact?

We hope you will say to yes to helping Pasquines produce more journalism in 2025! Donate now.

We’re deeply grateful for your investment in nonprofit news and look forward to delivering another year of journalism that shines a light on the issues that matter most to our island communities.

NewsMatch

Your donation,matched twice

Through December 31, NewsMatch and its Philanthropic Access Fund match the first $2,500 we raise twice.

Donate now

Your donations help us publish

Make a tax-deductible contribution today.

Donate now

About the author

William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, and international relations. A designer with a strong interest in science, policy, and innovation, he previously served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association. William-José lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children's National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. You can see him on Love is Blind as Lydia's brother. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.

All stories

Be the first to add context

Submit a Comment

Comment guidelines

This space is for adding context.

  • Stay on topic. Share what you know and how you know it.
  • Criticize ideas, not people. No personal attacks, slurs, threats or harassment.
  • Link a source for factual claims when you can. No spam or ads.
  • Use one name. Pseudonyms are fine, but pretending to be someone else isn’t.

Your first comment is reviewed before it appears. We remove comments that break these rules, and we block people who break them seriously or repeatedly. Replies to our Bluesky posts appear here too, under the same rules.

Questions, or want to report a comment?

Contact us

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Share This