Engagement
MPR and nonprofit Braver Angels want Minnesotans to ‘disagree better’ about politics
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In a pivotal election year, a unique partnership is helping depolarize communities and political reporting.
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In a pivotal election year, a unique partnership is helping depolarize communities and political reporting.
The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
“He was about as good a colleague as you could ever hope for,” said Don Lee, who worked with Briscoe at NPR.
Ferrer joined PIC in 2008 and led the organization since 2014.
Each station will receive up to $20,000.
Newsrooms that prioritize local climate reporting are finding receptive audiences and collaborative partners.
Lee succeeds John Servidio, who is retiring from the station.
Smith most recently worked as assistant PD for WNYC in New York City.
Newsroom employees cited concerns with wages, vacation days and staffers leaving the organization.
Rewire launched in 2013 as a local engagement project and pivoted to become an online publication in 2016.
NPM is seeing “millions in return on our investment,” said CEO Gina Garrubbo.
Hoffman joined WUCF in 2016 after working for KMOS and stations in Akron, Ohio.