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Diocese of Fall River moving newspaper, televised Masses to digital formats

FALL RIVER – Beginning in January, the Diocese of Fall River will move its monthly newspaper and weekly televised Mass to digital formats.  In its...
SIMONA SIMPSON-Thomas is the superintendent at Highlander Charter School in Providence. Simpson-Thomas closed part of the school on Monday and Tuesday because she was notified for a two-day teachers strike. / COURTESY HIGHLANDER CHARTER SCHOOL

Teachers strike cancels elementary school classes for 2 days at Highlander...

PROVIDENCE – Highlander Charter School has canceled classes at its elementary school campus for Monday and Tuesday because of what administrators are calling “an...
MELDING MEDIA: Jim Hummel, right, hosts a taping of the public affairs TV show “A Lively Experiment” with guest journalists Ted Nesi, left, and Nancy Lavin. The studio is part of Ocean State Media, the entity formed from the merger of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged in 2024. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Does Rhode Island have enough community news coverage?

In 2024 Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged and recently offered voluntary buyouts to help cover cuts in federal funding. In September, Sinclair...
WORK ­ENVIRONMENT: Independent journalist Steve Ahlquist taps out a story on his laptop at the ­Rochambeau Library in Providence. He’s covered social issues for a few small local blogs and now publishes on the digital platform Substack. 
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model

Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer. He began reporting on Rhode...
NEW WAVE: The Providence Eye is among a group of nonprofits, other media startups and collaborations trying to fill a perceived community news gap in the Ocean State. Pictured is Providence Eye founder Debbie Schimberg. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO​​

Nonprofits look to fill R.I. community news gaps

Rhode Islanders love their news but who they get it from is ever evolving as the industry wrestles with ongoing economic challenges and new...

RI PBS, The Public’s Radio avoid layoffs despite federal defunding

Rhode Island’s newly created public media entity will not lay off any employees, after enough workers opted to take voluntary buyouts, Pam Johnston, CEO...

WJAR parent company buys nonlicense operations for rival WLNE station

PROVIDENCE – Sinclair Inc., the parent company for Rhode Island’s WJAR-TV NBC 10, is taking over the infrastructure and operations for one of its...

Cranston lawmaker faces additional obstruction charge in car keying incident

CRANSTON – A prominent state lawmaker is facing an additional charge for allegedly damaging a resident’s vehicle last month at the Garden City Center, according...

McKee claims group’s ad purchase backing Gorbea violates campaign finance laws

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has filed a complaint with the R.I. Board of Elections claiming a group that purchased television and radio...
CITADEL COMMUNICATION has agreed to sell WLNE-TV ABC 6 to Standard Media Group as part of a two-station $83 million sale.

Standard Media to buy WLNE-TV

PROVIDENCE – Citadel Communications LLC has reached an agreement to sell WLNE-TV ABC 6 to Standard Media Group LLC, the companies announced Thursday. The station...
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