NPR and NPR Member organizations in Appalachia and the Mid-South have launched a collaboration aimed at strengthening local news coverage and bringing more stories from this region to the rest of the country. The new Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom is composed of seven stations in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, with NPR as a partner. Support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation will enable the regional newsroom to create four reporting and editing…
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