The Poynter Institute and Google News Initiative are teaming up to help three local newsrooms reach new, young audiences through engaging, shareable social video storytelling. The yearlong program, VidSpark, will culminate with a playbook that local newsrooms across the country can use to engage younger people in their communities. The three participants are Tegna’s CBS […]
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The Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg is turning to new funding options as officials acknowledge their traditional source, the Tampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organization. The nonprofit Poynter Institute is recruiting new philanthropy experts, launching a massive fundraising drive and exploring land sales as financial support from the St. Petersburg-based newspaper is “no longer viable.”
