Tag: PBS
Report for America selects 11 newsrooms to expand the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
Report for America today announced the selection of 11 partner newsrooms that will join the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent environmental reporting network based at Missouri School of Journalism, in 2024.
![Eriberto Saavedra Felix [left] and Marian Mohamed record audio as part of an activity with KUOW’s RadioActive Youth Media on July 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Photo: Kelsey Tolchin-Kupferer](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/heiseytolchinkupferer23021001.jpg)
Funding your youth media program
Youth media programs can open up new funding opportunities for public media stations.
Youth radio journalism resources roundup
Starting a journalism program for teens? You don’t need to create training and curriculum materials from scratch Starting a youth radio program at your shop means managing a lot of moving pieces. You’ve got to find funding, staff, space and equipment. You’ve got to meet with youth who are interested in storytelling and amplifying teen … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group announces new fellows and student reporters
Authors and students will produce books and articles on the industrial and cultural degradation of the American prairie; the rising incarceration rate among women; and the FBI’s infiltration of Black Lives Matter protests in the Midwest.
![A photo collage of portraits of the people quoted in this article and photos of radio studio equipment. Top row from left: Kassidy Arena, Caryn Mathes, Elizabeth Gabriel. Bottom row: Doug Mitchell [photo illustration by Halisia Hubbard], a sound board, a microphone, a Tascam audio recorder, Kamna Shastri.](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/heiseym22081506.jpg)
Why youth media matters
Youth media is an under-tapped approach to addressing some of public media’s biggest challenges.
Audiences for news notice cutbacks, reward brands with quality momentum
Smartphones most relied on, but television is where audiences still find news of value.
Who trusts — and pays for — the news? Here’s what 8,728 people told us
As part of the Trusting News project, 28 partner newsrooms asked their audiences to tell them about their views on the credibility of news. Is there a connection between people’s politics and their trust in news? (Yes.) Do people’s race or age play a factor in what they trust? (Yes on race, less on age.) … Continued
News companies as tech companies: Some venture capitalists say yes
For years, the drumbeat among venture capitalists has been that content is expensive and is not worth their investment. But we’ve seen a turnaround, and the question is, why now? The answer may simply be optimism. As Hamish McKenzie and Sarah Lacy wrote in Pando Daily of the return to content: Large funding rounds don’t … Continued