Programs/Content
Milwaukee newsroom collaboration brings unique approach to ‘Frontline’ local journalism initiative
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Milwaukee PBS and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel worked together to cover the multifaceted Wisconsin dairy economy.
System/Policy
NPR creates investigative unit for station collaborations
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The team is funded by a $500,000 CPB grant.
System/Policy
Ohio stations move forward with news collaborative
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A CPB grant will help the three stations develop a business and sustainability plan.
System/Policy
Two Ohio stations study ‘growth and expansion’ with CPB funds
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WKSU and ideastream are looking into ways to improve their service through a partnership.
System/Policy
CapRadio, North State Public Radio move forward with collaboration
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The collaboration is being aided by a grant from CPB.
System/Policy
Three Maryland stations collaborate to form Delmarva Public Media
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Under the agreement, two stations will change format and drop NPR affiliation.
Programs/Content
New talk show looks to connect American experiences during pandemic
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“America Amplified: Life, Community, and COVID-19” will feature hosts from seven stations during its six-week pilot.
Programs/Content
National engagement project shifts focus from elections to coronavirus
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America Amplified is working with public media collaboratives to reimagine election-focused engagement projects.
Programs/Content
InsideClimate News organizes regional networks to spur reporting on climate change
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Public media newsrooms in the Southeast contributed to a series examining climate-change commitments of state and local governments.
Development
After efforts that fell short, NPR and stations plan new collaboration to land big gifts
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NPR and 15 stations are developing a fundraising pilot “in a full spirit of co-creation.”
System/Policy
Newest journalism hub will expand coverage in Gulf States
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Four stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana will form the collaborative newsroom.
Collaboration
Pennsylvania stations collaborate on multimedia response to opioid crisis
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Seven public stations wanted to demonstrate the difference public media could make in responding to a statewide epidemic. The content has helped generate more than 31,000 calls to a 1-800 help line.
System/Policy
Capital Public Radio considers management agreement with Chico station
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Capital Public Radio and North State Public Radio are exploring a public service operating agreement.
Programs/Content
Public radio stations in Ohio explore launch of statewide news collaborative
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Station leaders hope for the collaborative to begin early next year.
Programs/Content
Public TV stations collaborate on covering marijuana legalization
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Top producers at five stations have devised a flexible approach for sharing news segments on timely national issues.
Local That Works
Milwaukee PBS teams up with newspaper chain to help communities address teen suicide
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“It makes me really hopeful to see collaborations like this happen because they help us accomplish more than … we’d be able to alone,” says Rory Linnane, lead reporter of “Kids in Crisis” for USA Today Network-Wisconsin.
Programs/Content
Running toward the Renaissance of local news
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While many local journalism analyses — and hand-wringing — have focused on the decimation of local newspapers and the frantic pace of consolidation of local TV stations, nonprofit news has been growing and flourishing.
Collaboration
After years of losses, Maryland stations explore collaboration to cut costs
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The Eastern Shore’s Delmarva Public Radio and WESM-FM seek long-term survival in a competitive market.
WNET takes over NJ Spotlight for collaboration with NJTV
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Reporters for NJ Spotlight and NJTV, the public TV network operated by WNET in the state, will collaborate on broadcast and online content.
Programs/Content
With generous help from volunteers, overextended California station creates local show about wildfire recovery
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After the regional Society of Professional Journalists put out a call for journalists to help North State Public Radio’s two-person newsroom, veteran host Tess Vigeland stepped in to direct the launch of “After Paradise,” a daily news show.