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How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding

current.org · Austin Fuller · last updated
With a new round of CPB funding for state government coverage, public media newsrooms in seven more states are hiring reporters and building collaborations to strengthen statehouse reporting. Funding from the CPB journalism initiative has already made a big difference for KOSU in Stillwater, Okla.

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