Journalism

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 21, 2022) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today a $115,000 grant to continue the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps, which provides short-term editing assistance to public media newsrooms facing significant burdens. The grant will fund the program for one additional year as PMJA develops a plan for sustaining the service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 17, 2022) — "1A," a daily weekday national talk show produced by WAMU and distributed by NPR, announces the upcoming launch of "1A Remaking America" – a major, two-year reporting project covering the threats to America’s democracy. In partnership with several public media stations across the country, this new collaborative project will focus coverage on the growing political divides throughout the country. 

This reporting project is made possible by a grant totaling $750,000 from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).  

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 19, 2021) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is awarding a total of $275,000 in emergency grants to 14 public media stations across the country to address COVID-19 misinformation in their communities. The grants – up to $20,000 each – are being awarded to public television and radio stations in areas with low vaccination and high infection rates, or in emerging hotspots for coronavirus infection.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2021) – Indianapolis-based WFYI will lead America Amplified 2.0, a public media initiative designed to instill journalism practices that meaningfully address local information needs through active listening and engagement. WFYI will establish a central team to lead and develop community engagement journalism practices at 20 public media stations, especially in parts of the country traditionally underserved by media, including rural areas. The initiative is funded through a $983,451 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

(May 20, 2021) -- The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps is accepting new requests for editing help from public media newsrooms through an additional $45,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The program, launched by PMJA last year, provides critical pop-up editing help to public media newsrooms facing significant burdens, including small and rural newsrooms.

Washington D.C., Feb 3., 2021 -- NPR announced today the creation of the Station Investigations Team.