Public Interest Journalism – Media in the Public Interest

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-profit voices that often are excluded.

Media in the Public Interest

2 years ago

At Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries in Youngstown, chief program officer April Alexander has seen countless people struggle to feed their families. According to Feeding America, Mahoning County, where Youngstown is located, had a food insecurity rate of 13.4% in 2021, meaning 30,670 people were without "access, at times, to enough food for a healthy, active life." And Alexander said the problem seems to be getting worse. … See MoreSee Less

As Pandemic-Era Changes End, Ohio’s Food-Insecure Struggle

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By Leah Shepard / Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. At Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries in Youngstown, chief program officer April…

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2 years ago

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrolay Patrol, there were 752 pedestrian-involved crashes reported as of May 19 — an average of 5.4 per day. Of those, 43 resulted in a fatality and 149 resulted in a serious injury.In 2022, there were 2,417 pedestrian-related crashes reported in Ohio, an average of 6.6 per day. Of those, 164 resulted in a fatality and 515 resulted in a serious injury.Lack of access to safe places for pedestrians to cross, drivers traveling at higher speeds and impaired and distracted driving are some of the reasons those crashes occurred. Pedestrian safety agencies are working to prevent them. #Ohio … See MoreSee Less

Pedestrian Crashes Drop, but OH Drivers, Walkers Should Stay Cautious

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By Nathalia Teixeira / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, there were 752 pedestrian-involve…

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2 years ago

The process of cleaning water so humans can use it is demanding. Organizations such as the #Ohio EPA operate to certify the water quality is drinkable and usable for our daily tasks.But as citizens, we are also responsible for how much water we waste and must be mindful of how water conservation is important for the environment.The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 improved water quality. However, experts say improvements have stalled – and how much water we waste may make it harder to start improving again. … See MoreSee Less

Expert: Using Less Water May Improve Water Quality

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By Nathalia Teixeira / Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. The process of cleaning water so humans can use it is demanding. Organizatio…

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2 years ago

In #Ohio, women earn on average 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by the National Women’s Law Center.Nationally, in 2002, women working full and part-time earned 80% of what men earned. By 2022, that had risen to just 82%, according to the Pew Research Center."One of the biggest reasons we haven’t seen it reverse is because a lot of the reasons it exists in the first place are structural," said Sheri Jones, past president of the National Association of Women’s Business Owners-Columbus. … See MoreSee Less

Ohio’s Gender Wage Gap: Women Earn 79 cents for Every Dollar a Man Earns

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By Nathalia Teixeira / Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. In Ohio, women earn on average 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, accord…

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2 years ago

Environmental Groups faced a setback this week when their legal petition to stop the mandatory leasing of public lands for #fracking was denied by a Franklin County judge.Earlier this year, #Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 507 into law – which approves licenses for companies seeking to extract natural resources from state lands. The law went into effect last week. … See MoreSee Less

Judge Denies Environmental Groups Request to Block Fracking on State Lands

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Environmental Groups faced a setback this week when their legal petition to stop the mandatory leasing of public lands for fracking was denied by a Franklin County judge. Earlier this year, Gov. Mike …

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