Quick Takes
CPB puts another $3.3 million into news collaborations
|
A total of 23 stations are involved in projects funded in this round.
Quick Takes
Knight Prototype Fund to invest up to $1M in spreading facts
|
Knight will devote the funding to early-stage projects aiming to combat misinformation.
Programs/Content
ProPublica builds on election project with database Documenting Hate
|
Its latest reporting partnership will be an ongoing initiative to verify reports on hate crimes and collaborate on investigations.
Development
Knight News Match raises more than $1.2 million
|
“This is yet another sign that the public is willing to pay for quality journalism,” said Jennifer Preston, Knight Foundation’s VP of journalism.
Programs/Content
Framed around broad questions, NPR’s ‘Nation Engaged’ built election coverage with strong local focus
|
The editorial collaboration tested new approaches for framing news coverage in ways that attract diverse voices and promote the role of local stations.
Programs/Content
Don’t ‘radiosplain’ and other ways to report on communities that aren’t your own
|
Reporting on communities that aren’t yours requires you to do more than just go to the soul food brunch or record a few audio bytes of a Chinese New Year celebration.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #16: Tess Vigeland on quitting Marketplace; Transgender people and personal pronouns; Donor influence on programming
|
For Tess Vigeland, a leap out of the host’s seat inspired a book.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #12: Authenticity is the new authority; Focusing on local news; Fixing the news director shortage
|
A Republican CPB board member suggests that public media shift more resources toward local news.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #10: Pronunciation matters, techies leaving public media, SXSW and reporting on your employer
|
Why are public media’s tech-savvy workers leaving?