Development
Michel Martin donates honorarium to Gulf States Newsroom
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Martin said she hopes the team uses the gift to support the “reporters’ outstanding work and encourage them to reach even higher.”
Programs/Content
Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin
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“One thing that … is really important is not to frame the work we’re doing as farmers versus environmentalists,” says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. “I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don’t think that’s accurate and it’s not helpful, either.”
System/Policy
After CPB support ends, Arkansas journalism collaboration scales back efforts
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Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.
Quick Takes
Six stations team up for journalism collaborative covering Western U.S.
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CPB is supporting the initiative with a $475,000 grant.
People
Lauren Chapman: From the top down, everyone wants to better inform Indiana
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Lauren Chapman chose public media because the newsroom doesn’t have to fight with management to hold public officials accountable.
Programs/Content
Indianapolis station expands health reporting
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WFYI’s newsroom will grow from 11 staff to 15.
Programs/Content
Illinois Public Media launches statewide radio talk show
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Former WBEZ host Niala Boodhoo will host the new program.