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Public Interest Journalism

Media in the Public Interest (MPI) is the nonprofit affiliate of the Public News Service (PNS), an AP-style news service for public interest news.

Through this partnership, we support nonprofit organizations, investigative news producers, foundations, and others by producing news stories on environmental, economic, health and social justice issues. We target these stories to national, regional or state-level media, depending upon each organization’s strategic focus.

Stories are distributed in ready-to-use radio, print, and digital formats reaching:

6,000 news outlets across the country and,
an estimated potential weekly audience of 60 million.

Working with nationally renowned communications professionals and journalists, MPI enhances public debate, promotes civic journalism, and strengthens democracy by amplifying grassroots voices that are often excluded from the public dialogue.

We develop strategies that help journalists and public interest non-profit advocates increase the impact of their work, leading to positive policy outcomes and stronger, more influential progressive leaders.

We have partnered with Investigative and Solutions journalists and news producers and Journalism Schools to support efforts to inform the public on critical issues of the day.

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Media in the Public Interest

MPI’s work enhances public debate and promotes civic journalism by amplifying the grassroots non-p

Media in the Public Interest

3 weeks ago

There is a new effort to reform #ohio‘s unemployment compensation system to become more inclusive of low-paid workers.Currently, a person paid minimum wage can work 31 hours a week and never qualify for benefits because the earnings threshold for unemployment compensation is $298 a week over at least 20 weeks of work. … See MoreSee Less

Ohio Unemployment Reform Bill Would Make Benefits More Inclusive

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There is a new effort to reform Ohio’s unemployment compensation system to become more inclusive of low-paid workers. Currently, a person paid minimum wage can work 31 hours a week and never qualify f…

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Media in the Public Interest

3 weeks ago

According to data from the Ohio Film Office, film productions in #Ohio have received more than $164 million in tax credits since 2010. Now, some film-industry leaders are calling for even more investment in the sector."We’ve had relative success for the limited resources that we have," said Bill Garvey, president of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. "We’ve built a pretty robust business, but we could be so much more."Over the past decade, Ohio has served as the location for various film projects. These range from commercials and short films to big-budget blockbusters like "The Avengers".But according to Garvey, states like New Mexico and Louisiana have a tax incentive cap of at least $100 million, and Georgia has no cap at all. Ohio, on the other hand, has a cap of $40 million. … See MoreSee Less

Ohio Film Industry Leaders Call for More Investment

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By Andrew Kuder / Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann Reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration According to data from the Ohio Film Office, film productions in Ohio have receiv…

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Media in the Public Interest

4 weeks ago

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, an #Ohio law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy was allowed to take effect.A federal judge dissolved an injunction of the state’s "heartbeat" bill, on hold since 2019, after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) filed a motion for emergency relief on June 24, the day of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. The law bans abortions after the detection of fetal cardiac activity, typically around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they’re pregnant. … See MoreSee Less

Abortion Access: Ohio’s 6-Week Ban Could Be Just the Start

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By Trista Bowser / Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, an Ohio law that bans a…

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Media in the Public Interest

4 weeks ago

#Ohio’s last execution was four years ago today, and advocates for ending the death penalty are hopeful it remains the last.At noon, people at rallies for a "Day of Hope" in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland will call for an end to capital punishment.Kwame Ajamu of Cleveland is among the 11 people in Ohio exonerated from death row. Now the Chairman of the group Witness to Innocence, he explained that, at age 17, he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death due to false eyewitness testimony and police misconduct."It took 39 years of my life to prove my innocence and become exonerated," said Ajamu. "We should not be in that barbaric stage anymore in our humanity, and as long as I have breath, I will stand forcibly against capital punishment." … See MoreSee Less

Ohioans Mark 4 Years Since Last Execution with ‘Day of Hope’

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Ohio’s last execution was four years ago today, and advocates for ending the death penalty are hopeful it remains the last. At noon, people at rallies for a "Day of Hope" in Cincinnati, Columbus and C…

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1 month ago

Some #Ohio lawmakers are following in the footsteps of federal legislators with a bill to ban the policing of hairstyles based on racial stereotypes.Eboney Thornton, communications coordinator at the Center for Community Solutions, said some businesses or schools have policies discouraging ethnic hair types, and even prohibit styles like braids, Bantu knots, cornrows and locs and dreadlocks."People of color, particularly Black women and Hispanic, end up having to do something to their hair that’s unnatural for them," Thornton explained. "Or they may wear wigs, they may chemically process their hair to be in compliance of that particular dress code."The U.S. House passed the CROWN Act in March to prohibit the denial of employment or educational opportunities because of a person’s hair texture or protective hairstyle. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who voted against the measure, called it a distraction from more important issues. Shortly after, House Bill 668 was introduced at the state level. … See MoreSee Less

CROWN Act Aims to End Discriminatory Policing of Hairstyles

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Some Ohio lawmakers are following in the footsteps of federal legislators with a bill to ban the policing of hairstyles based on racial stereotypes. Eboney Thornton, communications coordinator at the …

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