2021-2022

Maine Public

Maine Public serves Maine and also reaches most of New Brunswick, Canada, and parts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Through its radio, television, educational and Web services, Maine Public provides ideas, information and lifelong learning to a diverse public. The majority of these services are available to everyone at no charge.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covers the Atlanta metro area, along with state Government, the Legislature, and statewide issues. Staff includes 80 reporters, 23 editors and 49 additional staffers who produce news stories, video documentaries, investigative special projects, podcasts and other journalism. The newspaper is owned by Cox Enterprises, a family-owned company that has been in Atlanta since 1939.

WFYI Public Media

WFYI Public Media’s mission is to empower, educate, entertain and connect communities through impactful journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning. This flagship NPR and PBS station in Indiana has a seven-person local news team and an eight -person regional health reporting team. The station also collaborates with partners in other states and nationally on five beats: government/policy, energy/environment, business/economics, education and health.

Asbury Park Press

The Asbury Park Press has a national reputation for strong investigative reporting, serving the community since 1879 and covering Monmouth and Ocean counties in NJ. Our 1.2 million population has about 20 percent communities of color, with some towns as high as 60%. The area is contrasted with extreme wealth and deep poverty. We have 57 writers, photogs, editors and producers.

Marfa Public Radio

Marfa Public Radio has always been a small station with a reputation for excellence in journalism. Based in Marfa, the station serves as the regional public radio station for all of west Texas. Our broadcast spans the U.S.-Mexico border to the oilfields of the Permian Basin four hours north. Over the last three years the station has increased its investment in local journalism. In 2019, our newsroom received three National Murrow Awards.

The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe is a multi-Pulitzer-prize winning daily that is the oldest and biggest paper in Boston.

Connecticut Public (WNPR)

Connecticut Public Radio is a network of public radio stations that serve Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and eastern Long Island. It is owned by the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network, which also owns Connecticut Public Television, and is affiliated with National Public Radio. Its mission is to inform, educate and inspire the people of Connecticut, connecting and empowering them through outstanding journalism, storytelling, education and experiences.

Athens Banner-Herald

Athens Banner-Herald is an under 20,000 circulation newspaper in Athens, Georgia, owned by Gannett. The newspaper traces its history to the Southern Banner newspaper that first published on March 20, 1832. In 1921, the newspaper merged with the Athens Herald to become the Athens Banner-Herald.

Victorville Daily Press

This reporter is based at the weekly Desert Dispatch in Barstow, owned by Gannett. The California News Desert Initiative aims to promote content sharing among partners so residents in under-covered communities get the news they need.   

The Charlotte Post

The Charlotte Post Publishing Company is been the mirror to the African-American community in North Carolina's two largest media markets. The company's roots are in the AME Zion Church, where The Messenger was launched in 1878 to provide a faith-based forum for newly emancipated Black people during the Reconstruction period. It is the leading source of news and information in Charlotte's Black community, which makes up about one-third of Mecklenburg County's 1.1 million population. Its sister publication, The Triangle Tribune, was founded in 1998 and is similarly situation in the Raleigh-Durham market, which exceeds 1 million people. The 16-member staff consists of three full-time journalists and three freelance photographers and journalists.