Fort Worth Report Explained

Fort Worth Report
Type:	Nonprofit
Format:	Web
Founder:	Chris Cobler
Foundation:	2021
Editor:	Thomas Ray Martinez

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]

References

1. Web site: Nishimura . Scott . 2021-02-05 . Seeding a Nonprofit Newspaper in Fort Worth . 2022-01-23 . Fort Worth Inc. . en-us . July 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710110805/https://fortworthinc.com/news/seeding-a-nonprofit-newspaper-in-fort-worth/ . live .
2. Web site: Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past" . 2021-02-18 . 2022-01-23 . Nieman Lab . January 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123011341/https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/02/launching-a-news-nonprofit-in-fort-worth-chris-cobler-doesnt-want-to-repeat-the-mistakes-of-the-past/ . live .
3. Web site: Fort Worth Report Set to Launch This Spring . 2022-01-23 . Editor and Publisher . 2021-04-19 . Evelyn . Mateos . en . January 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123011341/https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/fort-worth-report-set-to-launch-this-spring,190854 . live .
4. Web site: Fort Worth Report. American Journalism Project. 2024-02-05.
5. Web site: KERA, Fort Worth news outlet agree to journalism collaboration. Tyler. Falk. Current. 2022-05-19. 2024-02-05.