Washington, D.C., "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded American Public Media (APM) a $4.1 million grant over two years to expand its Public Insight Network – a digital platform that will significantly increase public media’s local and regional news coverage. The enhanced content produced as a result of this expansion will better serve communities across broadcast, online and mobile platforms.
The Public Insight Network, or PIN, brings together a network of 120,000 citizen sources from a variety of disciplines, who agree to share their expertise, insights and first-hand knowledge, with experienced journalists from 45 newsrooms, including 15 of the top 20 media markets, who harness that intelligence to inform, diversify and fortify their reporting....
The grant will also facilitate development of features that will enhance journalists’ use of PIN, including new tools to better vet and use the knowledge of network participants, and social networking features and mobile apps for sharing content and fostering dialogue among PIN sources.
“We’re thankful to CPB for helping us to double the current reach of PIN by bringing this interactive tool to public media newsrooms across the country,” said Jon McTaggart, APM’s president and CEO. “PIN sources informed or unearthed hundreds of stories in the last year alone, all of which benefited from increased local relevance due to the nature of PIN’s collaborative journalistic model.”
About APM
American Public Media ™ is one of the largest producers of public radio programming in the world, with a portfolio reaching 16 million listeners via nearly 800 radio stations nationwide each week. Programs include A Prairie Home Companion®, Marketplace®, Performance Today®, The Splendid Table®, Being™, American RadioWorks® and many others. American Public Media’s 100,000 member-strong Public Insight Network promotes deep connections between journalists across the country and the communities they serve. American Public Media is the parent organization for Minnesota Public Radio, Southern California Public Radio and Classical South Florida. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found at www.americanpublicmedia.org.About CPB
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,300 locally-owned and -operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television and related online services.".
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