Fort Worth Report (FWR) is a nonprofit news media outlet covering local government, business, education and arts in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. The organization, founded by local business leaders and former Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Wes Turner,[1] announced its intentions in February 2021 and officially launched the newsroom in April 2021.[2][3] Since its launch in response to declines and cuts at other local news organizations,[4] FWR has added staff and expanded to provide radio news content through a collaboration with KERA News.[5]
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| Type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Format | Web |
| Publisher | Chris Cobler |
| Editor | Babs Rodriguez |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Website | fortworthreport |
The founding publisher and CEO is Chris Cobler, who previously led the Victoria Advocate and was slated to become managing editor of Poynter Online, a position he did not occupy due to attribution errors in news articles published under his leadership at The Greeley Tribune.[6]
References
edit- ^ Nishimura, Scott (2021-02-05). "Seeding a Nonprofit Newspaper in Fort Worth". Fort Worth Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. 2021-02-18. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Mateos, Evelyn (2021-04-19). "Fort Worth Report Set to Launch This Spring". Editor and Publisher. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Fort Worth Report". American Journalism Project. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Falk, Tyler (2022-05-19). "KERA, Fort Worth news outlet agree to journalism collaboration". Current. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Colorado, Kevin DarstThe ColoradoanAspen, CO (2007-02-23). "Newspaper acknowledges ethical lapses". www.aspentimes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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