A message from our executive director.
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A message from Mila Sanina, executive director
It’s been a big year for us at PublicSource. From ambitious collaborations to investigative projects to memorable first-person stories, our newsroom has been living the present and future of local journalism. We do things differently than a lot of legacy publications.
Just think about it. Can you name any other newsroom that has dedicated resources to dig into local effects of the climate crisis ([link removed]) ? Or informed you about the dangers of emerging environmental threats like PFAS ([link removed]) ? Or a newsroom that took a deep look at the reality of low-wage living in the Pittsburgh region ([link removed]) or at promises vs. performance of our mayor ([link removed]) . Or a newsroom that tried to serve as a platform for people whose stories you may not otherwise hear or know ([link removed]) ?
So far this year, we’ve published almost 300 stories and hosted 20 events, we informed and engaged thousands of residents on issues important to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and our region. We work hard to do it right.
But there is more work to be done. And we need to think big. In our city and in our region, we need quality journalism more than ever. As a newsroom, we could deliver more quality reporting and dig deeper in 2020. Our hope is our readers. If you think of local journalism as public good, please consider pitching in and supporting PublicSource.
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Below are a few examples of the reporting our members made possible this year. Please join them.
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** Power of Place ([link removed])
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Stories about how opportunity or lack thereof may affect the future of Pittsburgh youth.
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** Good River: Stories of the Ohio ([link removed])
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A series about the environment, economy and culture of the Ohio River watershed, produced by seven nonprofit newsrooms spanning five of the 15 watershed states.
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** Transparency concerns loom over top-performing Fox Chapel school district ([link removed])
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Residents of the affluent district are questioning the lack of public deliberation by the school board, leading to concerns about potential violations of state open meeting and ethics laws.
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** Pittsburgh’s Black residents feel consequences of inequality more starkly than in other U.S. cities, new city report finds ([link removed])
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New Pittsburgh report examines racial and gender inequality together for the first time.
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** I’m a third-generation Black female living in this Pittsburgh nightmare. ([link removed])
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"The irony is the fact that my ancestors moved here from the Deep South to give their children and bloodline a better life. Yet, according to the report, we would have more opportunity and literally healthier lives by moving anywhere, including to the cities that they moved from."
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** ‘Milking’: How some absentee property owners contribute to blight in the Pittsburgh region ([link removed])
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A review of court documents found that the owner, Prasad Margabandhu, has a history of failed buildings, unpaid taxes and bankruptcies associated with properties he owns.
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