We now have some thrilling information to share. Beginning July 1, Texas Public Radio and San Antonio Report will unite, sharing assets and capabilities to raised serve you and the broader Texas group.
Texas Public Radio and San Antonio Report have a shared mission to serve our audiences with very important, community-informed journalism. Whether or not speaking with group leaders, making a voter information, or attending a public info session, we collect and report the information with goal.
Over the previous a number of years, the media panorama has developed considerably. Newsrooms are shrinking. The way in which audiences eat information is altering. And, as we noticed final summer season, federal funding for public media is gone.
With these challenges in thoughts, we acknowledged the necessity for a brand new path ahead. After brainstorming methods to leverage our strengths and proceed delivering the credible, fact-based journalism you deserve, we got here to the identical conclusion: We’re stronger collectively.
San Antonio wants strong native journalism now greater than ever. Because the seventh-largest metropolis in the USA, and the most important Latino-majority metropolis, now we have a possibility to bolster native reporting and higher replicate the individuals and tales that form our area.
Right this moment, there are simply 3.6 journalists in San Antonio for each 100,000 residents, rating No. 1,794 nationally. That’s what introduced us right here. By becoming a member of forces, we’re constructing a extra sustainable path ahead, whereas following the lead of profitable nonprofit newsrooms like CalMatters, Denverite and LAist.
As a united group, our dedication to unbiased native journalism is not going to change. This effort can be a drive multiplier, permitting us to achieve new audiences and canopy the San Antonio area with a better breadth and depth than ever earlier than.
Initially, we are going to proceed to function our personal web sites and channels whereas strategically sharing content material throughout platforms. A protracted-term integration plan will information our course of over the approaching years. Within the meantime, we are going to proceed to maintain you up to date on this effort via common newsletters, bulletins and posts on our social media channels.
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Thanks for being a valued supporter of The San Antonio Report. We’re excited to ask you on this journey as we work collectively to construct a stronger mannequin for native information.
