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The ProPublica Local Reporting Network will fund reporters who already live in the communities they are writing about.
“Just like all of our story partnerships are each their own delicate flower, we do things opportunistically when it makes sense. This thing very much makes sense.”
“We need to think of our social media posts as tiny little stories that can be self-contained.”
“We wanted this to be a frictionless transaction. We don’t require cross-promotion.”
“There’s a huge benefit to coming up with features that are more fun and more interesting. It appeals to a different audience and can create closer connections with readers — they can see a different side of us.”
The nonprofit investigative outlet is working to connect sources with journalists from other news organizations to further its reporting on how schools physically restrain students.
The investigative outfit explores “aggregation in the public interest.”
July 1, 2011