Local That Works
Local that Works is ending, but long live local
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Current is ending our Local that Works contest after six years, but we still want to hear about your innovative local initiatives.
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Current is ending our Local that Works contest after six years, but we still want to hear about your innovative local initiatives.
A new report from the Wyncote Foundation shares notable projects and lessons from Current’s Local that Works contest.
The winner was chosen from among 96 entries submitted by public broadcasters, nonprofit newsrooms and other media organizations.
Current is calling on all authentically, awesomely local media to participate in the 2021 Local that Works contest.
“The presence of frontline reporters throughout the country provides a different sort of opportunity for public media journalism: to surprise, to uncover, to find not just the local angle but the issues that are most engaging local citizens and might be of broader interest as well.”
The nonprofit news organization won $20,000 in Current’s annual competition.
Wichita is a ”big little city with real issues and ambitions,” says Sarah Jane Crespo. She created events where listeners learn about and discuss issues affecting the city.
Stations and nonprofit news organizations have submitted more than 350 projects to our Local That Works competitions. See what they’ve been up to and steal their ideas.
The Detroit station’s “Framed” series aims to “reflect the lives of the people we’re here to serve.”