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Report for America fights crisis in local news, expands into 200-plus newsrooms with 300 journalists
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Forty-five percent of corps members are journalists of color, reflecting America’s diverse communities
“The crisis in our democracy, disinformation and polarization, is in many ways a result of the collapse of local news,” said Steven Waldman, co-founder and president of Report for America. NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 27, 2021
Report for America today announced the placements of some 300 journalists for its 2021 reporting corps. The cohort, which includes a number of corps members returning for a second or third year, will join the staffs of more than 200 local news organizations across 49 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam.
CPB Sets Plan For Rescue Plan Act Funds
The distribution plan reflects the consensus recommendation of an advisory group of public radio and television system representatives convened by CPB in March. The group developed a simple, equitable and impactful funding formula that divides the $175 million among television and radio grantees and ensures the preservation of small or rural stations.
By Mark K. Miller | April 15, 2021 | 7:44 p.m. ET.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Thursday announced that its board of directors unanimously approved a distribution plan for the $175 million of emergency stabilization funds for public media. The funds were included in the American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law on March 11.
National Beer Day 2021: 10 Quotes To Celebrate The Alcoholic Beverage
04/07/21 AT 8:00 AM
National Beer Day is marked annually on April 7 to celebrate one of the favorite alcoholic beverages and to commemorate the enactment of the Cullen-Harrison Act in 1933.
After 13 years of prohibition, the act named after its sponsors Sen. Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas Cullen had made the buying, selling and drinking of beer and wine legal in the United States.
Here are a few quotes, courtesy Brainy Quotes, to make the day more special.
1. “There is no such thing as a bad beer. It s that some taste better than others.” Billy Carter