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In 2018, Hayden Pedigo, a 24-year old Amarillo native and musician, ran for city council after releasing a parody campaign video on a lark. He took no contributions for his campaign, even though city elections are big money in the Yellow City. Jasime Stodel, a documentary filmmaker, came to town and recorded the experience. Today on High Plains Morning, we talked to the director and the subject of the film, as well as Lance Garza, who's hosting the event at his mixed-use venue, this Saturday night at 8p CT at Caliche Co. (2311 SW 7th, Amarillo). Check out the interviews, as well as an in-...

“The current strength and vitality of public media took decades to come to fruition," write the authors of a new study. "Because organizations and media systems take time to mature, funders and industry leaders should continue to take the long view in the task of rebuilding local news.”

As stations become more mature and financially sustainable, a new study says, they are building their capacity to deliver local journalism.

Data show the growth of the system's newsrooms and investments in new formats and partnerships.

A new report, "The Growing Strength of Public Media Local Journalism," argues that public media stations are well positioned to help rebuild local news in the U.S.