Current (https://current.org/series/local-that-works/page/8)
Local that Works spotlights innovative, community-focused media initiatives that expand, engage, diversify, serve local audiences and create civic value. LTW is an annual contest, database, a reporting project, and a webinar series. Sign up for Current’s newsletter to receive updates about the Local that Works competition and webinars.
Jill Goldsmith, Contributing Editor | The station’s promotion of local filmmakers has drawn younger viewers and fueled pledge-drive success.
Tyler Falk, Reporter | The envelope, please…
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | Watch our Facebook Live of presentations by the competition’s four finalists.
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | We’ve picked four finalists in our search for initiatives that have boosted audience, income and engagement.
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | At the 2017 Public Radio Program Directors conference, general managers from the stations shared insights about innovative strategies that powered growth.
Griffin Rowell, Editorial Intern | WNIT added “EducationCounts_Michiana” to its local lineup in response to a lack of area reporting.
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | NCPR is building an open-source platform to collect photos of locals working from the earliest days of permanent settlement in the region to the present.
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | Who is getting into the ears and screens, hearts and minds of their listeners and viewers with locally responsive and inclusive content?
Griffin Rowell, Editorial Intern | Launch of ‘The Music Box,’ including podcast episodes and an online music curriculum, coincides with the station’s annual Summer Listening program.
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | Current and the Public Media Futures Forums are joining forces on a new project, Local That Works.