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Public News Service (usually shortened to PNS) was launched in 1996 by journalist Lark Corbeil in Idaho. Today, PNS has 40 state-based news services that provide multi-platform content for free to news outlets as a way to advocate journalism in the public interest.
Josh Wise is the current Publisher.
History
Following the
1996 Telecommunications Act
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a United States federal law enacted by the 104th United States Congress on January 3, 1996, and signed into law on February 8, 1996, by President Bill Clinton. It primarily amended Chapter 5 of Title 47 of th ...
, which allowed for media cross-ownership,
[The Telecommunications Act of 1996. Title 3, sec. 301. Retrieved fro]
fcc.gov
(2011) Corbeil founded Public News Service as an avenue to examine and reach rural areas.
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''BizWest'' is a print and electronic business paper in Northern Colorado.
History
In 2010, Brown Publishing Company, the owner of the newspapers ''Boulder County Business Report'' and ''Northern Colorado Business Report'' declared bankruptcy ...]
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In May 2017, Dan Heyman, a PNS producer in West Virginia, was arrested at the state capitol for asking former Health and Human Services Secretary
Tom Price a question in an "aggressive manner". Heyman was jailed and charged for willful disruption of state government processes. In September 2017, the misdemeanor charge against Heyman was dropped after "a careful review" by the
Kanawha County
Kanawha County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, making it West Virginia's most populous county. The county seat is Charleston, which is also the state capital.
Kanawha Coun ...
prosecutor's office.
In 2019, PNS, in collaboration with the
Pacifica Foundation
Pacifica Foundation is an American non-profit organization that owns five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations known for their progressive/ liberal political orientation. Its national headquarters adjoins s ...
, developed "2020Talks", a daily three-minute newscast covering the 2020 election primaries, leading up to the Iowa Caucuses. Today, the newscast continues as "2024Talks", changing its name to match the year.
Funding
Public News Service, a certified
B Corporation
In the United States, a benefit corporation (or in several jurisdictions including Delaware, a public-benefit corporation or PBC) is a type of for-profit corporate entity, authorized by 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, that includ ...
, is funded by grants, gifts, some media contributions, and memberships from individuals, foundations, non-profit organizations and socially responsibly businesses.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.publicnewsservice.org/
Benefit corporations
1996 establishments in Idaho
Mass media companies established in 1996
Companies based in Boulder, Colorado
B Lab-certified corporations