Kansas City PBS Reproductive Rights Initiative
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As tensions rose around the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, our journalists and production staff created a package to provide balanced information and a forum for community voices.
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As tensions rose around the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, our journalists and production staff created a package to provide balanced information and a forum for community voices.
Injustice Watch created a nonpartisan judicial election guide to inform Cook County residents about the 75 people running for judge. To spread the word, we ran a #CheckYourJudges engagement campaign.
This step-by-step voting guide by the Detroit Documenters is unlike most others. Instead of telling people who to vote for and why, we’re here to help you find the resources to decide for yourself.
A collaborative podcast from nonprofit newsrooms across Montana. This series explores the complexities of political beliefs through stories from the real people that shape our state.
Local Live(s) showcases the human side of journalism through live storytelling. Our collaborative events build trust in local journalism and connect reporters to the communities they serve.
The Xylom invites emerging writers to contribute data-driven, first-person reporting on wildfires threatening the places they call home, how humans are making it worse, and equitable local solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a dramatic housing and evictions crisis throughout the country. We worked with community partners to create a free series of workshops to help tenants stay housed.
Conecta Arizona is a multi-platform news and information service – distributed through WhatApp, Facebook, Telegram, radio and podcast – that serves Spanish-speakers in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
The Unleaded project explores how lead continues to poison people in the Midwest, often in unexpected ways. The series identifies solutions to mitigate the decades-long contamination of the region.
There’s Hope. There’s Help. is an 12-part animated video shorts series addressing mental health issues in an effort to prevent youth suicides. Designed for Alaska & use by other PBS stations for free.
This is a docuseries conducted by The Atlanta Voice to explore, reveal and give voice to Atlanta’s homeless population.
A panel discussion of African American experts addressing what Champaign-Urbana is doing to combat gun violence. This in-person, and FB Live series also features a poet, DJ and speed painter.
She Votes Utah is a collaborative initiative from KUER Radio and PBS Utah. The project provides information and resources targeting women voters in Utah to encourage voter participation.
A documentary short film project highlighting difference makers in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey
Jacksonville is one of the largest cities in the U.S., yet its media landscape is shrinking. The Jacksonville Today newsletter helps fill the gap with a must-read guide to civic life.
The Dodging Standards series analyzed employment records for social service employees, finding that many county-run agencies in NC defy state law by hiring workers who don’t meet minimum requirements.
A health and wellness expo geared toward middle and high school students and their families. Aimed to transform wellness beyond metrics and data and explore how to cope and destress in times of uncertainty.
Detroit Public TV is giving a platform for stories from Southeast Michigan’s AAPI communities. By working directly with the community, we’re helping tell these stories with nuance and intentionality.
The NJ Sustainability Reporting project generates news stories about environmental sustainability. It equips newsrooms and reporters to cover sustainability actions in New Jersey communities.
The Current sparked police accountability in Brunswick, GA after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder with an investigative project that showed a pattern of implicit bias against Black residents by law enforcement.