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Recent Stories

  • Building success for Ohio vets beyond service
    Building success for Ohio vets beyond service The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded GI Bill benefits, removing the 36-month cap for veterans with multiple periods of service. This change is expected to impact more than a million veterans, offering greater access to education and job training. Ohio is home to programs that aim to […]
  • Trump's $20 billion investment announcement sparks hope in Ohio
    Trump's $20 billion investment announcement sparks hope in Ohio Ohio is poised to play a key role in a $20 billion investment announced by President-elect Donald Trump, with plans to establish data centers across the Midwest. John Highland, director of public service for the City of Canton, is among the local leaders already expressing interest […]
  • 'Safety valve' meant to limit OH property tax hikes doesn’t help some
    'Safety valve' meant to limit OH property tax hikes doesn’t help some By Andrew Tobias for Signal Cleveland.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Signal Ohio-Public News Service Collaboration Ohio’s property tax system is supposed to protect homeowners. It’s designed to prevent big increases in their home’s value from translating […]
  • Has Ohio lost its battleground state status?
    Has Ohio lost its battleground state status? By Vanessa Davidson / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State NewsLab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” is a saying that rang true for many presidential election cycles. Ohio was a key swing state for decades, voting with the winner of […]
  • OH students fight for fair, livable on-campus wages
    OH students fight for fair, livable on-campus wages By Hevin Wilkey / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State NewsLab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Ohio students are urging their universities to increase campus wages. Earlier this year, Ohio raised the minimum wage from $10.10 to $10.45 an hour, and it will be raised […]
  • Ohio’s STORK Act: Tax relief for parents or a push against abortion rights?
    Ohio’s STORK Act: Tax relief for parents or a push against abortion rights? By Vanessa Davidson / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State NewsLab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Ohio Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) in August proposed the STORK Act, which would allow expecting families to claim their unborn children as dependents on […]
  • The politics of prison: Ohio's incarcerated reflect on the 2024 election
    The politics of prison: Ohio's incarcerated reflect on the 2024 election The 2024 presidential election has raised complex emotions for incarcerated Ohioans, many of whom are unable to vote but remain deeply engaged in political discussions. As a group often left out of political discourse, their views on the election reflect a broader desire for […]
  • Ohio’s workforce gets an age advantage
    Ohio’s workforce gets an age advantage By Eduardo Miranda Strobel / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State NewsLab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Adults 55 and older compose 23% of Ohio's workforce, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. This population will peak between now and 2030, said Kelly Fuller, […]

Mission

Media in the Public Interest (MPI) provides news coverage on critical issues that affect the daily lives of people in the United States. MPI ensures multi-platform news content for hard-pressed media outlets and strengthens the nonprofit sector’s capacity to interact effectively with journalists and the changing media landscape overall.

Vision

Our vision is a more just, sustainable and equitable future achieved through a paradigm shift in cultural norms, ultimately leading to policy changes.

Goal

Our goal is to play a meaningful role in leading our country to that future by partnering with nonprofits and others to improve and increase the quality of public interest media. We implement a three-fold strategy to:

  • Incubate and sustain innovative media projects that report on social, economic and environmental issues
  • Assist journalists in covering the non-profit community
  • Support the non-profit sector to interact more effectively with mass media to inform the public and further a broad range of social goals