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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
The fire affected the station’s lines for fundraising calls.
CPB will provide an initial investment of $400,000.
The social-media reporting outfit suspended operations Aug. 31.
PRX’s John Barth urges news directors to overcome public radio’s risk-averse culture and embrace digital media’s “thrill of speed.”
PBS COO Jonathan Barzilay called the initiative “hugely exciting.”
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”
The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.
The show highlighted New Jersey’s legacy of pollution.
PBS Development Services will launch the PBS Nerd peer-to-peer pilot this fall.