Minnesota News Connection

NIVERS AN AR Y Y 2010 annual report P P

A E H Y A R S E C I P V U R B E L S 106 IC NE WS MEDIA OUTLETS 62 62 62 NIVERSARY 126 126 AN 53 14 PY 14 City P Map # Outlets City Map # Outlets 53 46 48 14 41 A R S 14 54 H A 14 14 Y E 14 Ada 1 KRJB-FM Golden Valley 52 KDIZ-AM 27 37 54 1 33 36 36 97 97 37 Adams 2 Monitor Review Grand Forks, ND 53 KNOX-AM, KNOX-FM 135 33 37 37 135 43 97 97 16 37 37 43 85 85 103 37 37 37 Albany 3 KASM-AM Grand Marais 54 Cook County News-Herald, WTIP-FM 43 55 47 37 37 43 55 30 37 37 Albert Lea 4 KATE-AM, KCPI-FM Grand Rapids 55 Grand Rapids Herald-Review, KMFY-FM, 129 129 131 131 55 30 30 37 99 72 Alden 5 Alden Advance KOZY-AM 13 101101 8686 45 122 122 100 100 86 125 45 6 29 111 125 Alexandria 6 Echo Press, Environmental Times, KXRA-AM, Granite Falls 56 Advocate-Tribune, KKRC-FM 45 6 125 45 6 6 KXRA-FM, KXRZ-FM, KRWF-TV, KSAX-TV Hector 57 Hector News Mirror 45 40 6 9 6 6 110 59 62 Annandale 7 Annandale Advocate Henderson 58 Henderson Independent 130 71 51 21 102 Anoka 8 KQQL-FM Hinckley 59 Hinckley News 18 18 119 70 Askov 9 Askov American Hutchinson 60 The Hutchinson Leader, KDUZ-AM 15 3 119 70 108 70 7 Atwater 10 KKLN-FM International Falls 61 The Daily Journal, KGHS-AM, KSDM-FM 15 117 119 68 95 Austin 11 Austin Daily Herald, KAUS-AM, KAUS-FM, Isle 62 Mille Lacs Messenger 20 98 60 60 95 95 81 81 123 136 34 87 124 90 KMSK-FM, KAAL-TV Ivanhoe 63 Ivanhoe Times 136 87 87 77 82 74 75 136 136 87 8 82 82 82 133 133 133 69 32 82 82 Balaton 12 Balaton Press Tribune Kasson 64 Dodge County Independent 65136 10 22 52 82 82 82 133 133 133 8484 87 39 82 82 Barnesville 13 KRVI-FM Kerkhoven 65 Kerkhoven Banner 56 56 50 118 118 1923 121 82 82 25 57 28 92 89 5893 82 Bemidji 14 KBHP-FM, KBUN-AM, KKBJ-AM, KKBJ-FM, La Crosse, WI 66 WRQT-FM 79 50 92 89 89 66 107 83 79 79 67 44 128 104 88 44 128 24 105 105 KKZY-FM, KAWB-TV, KAWE-TV Le Center 67 Le Center Leader 63 104 91 49 76 17 105 127 115 31 76 96 64 137 137 Benson 15 KBMO-AM, KSCR-FM Little Falls 68 KFML-FM 109 12 76 78 132 96 11 105 137 113 116 116 11 137 137 113 113 73 76 116 116 96 11 Blackduck 16 WBJI-FM Litchfield 69 Litchfield Independent Review 113 138 11 114 134 113 113 73 138 112 42 5 4 4 11 1 Blooming Prairie 17 Blooming Prairie Times Little Falls 70 KLTF-AM, WYRQ-FM, KFML-FM 113 138 42 35 134 113 94 Breckenridge 18 KBMW-AM, KLTA-FM Long Prairie 71 KEYL-AM 80 80 139139 Brooklyn Park 19 Channel 12 Longville 72 Pine Cone Press-Citizen 26 Brooten 20 Bonanza Valley Voice Luverne 73 KLQL-FM, KQAD-AM 120 Browerville 21 KXDL-FM Madison Lake 74 Lake Region Times City Map # Outlets Buffalo 22 KRWC-AM Madison 75 KLQP-FM Burnsville 23 Apple Valley ThisWeek Mankato 76 K228Q, K228R, KMSU-FM, KTOE-AM Saint Louis Park 107 KEEY-FM Byron 24 Byron Review Maple Lake 77 Maple Lake Messenger Saint Paul 108 Asian American Press Canby 25 Canby News Mapleton 78 Maple River Messenger Salem, SD 109 KIKN-FM Canton, SD 26 KYBB-FM Marshall 79 KARZ-FM, KKCK-FM, KMHL-AM Sandstone 110 Pine County Courier Chisholm 27 Chisholm Tribune Press Mason City, IA 80 KLSS-FM, KRIB-AM Sebeka 111 KOPJ-FM Clara City 28 Clara City Herald Milbank, SD 81 KKSD-FM, KMSD-AM Sherburn 112 Martin County Star Clarissa 29 Independent News Herald Minneapolis 82 Associated Press-MN, The Circle Newspaper, Sioux Falls, SD 113 KELO-AM, KELO-FM, KMXC-FM, KRRO-FM, Cloquet 30 Cloquet Pine Journal, WKLK-AM, WKLK-FM Finance and Commerce, Insight News, Minnesota KSOO-AM, KTWB-FM, KWSN-AM, KXRB-AM Comfrey 31 Comfrey Times Spokesman-Recorder, Minnesota Sun News, KFAI- Spring Grove 114 KQYB-FM Coon Rapids 32 CTN Studios FM, KFAN-AM, KFXN-AM, KTCZ-FM, KTIS-AM, Springfield 115 KNSG-FM Crookston 33 KROX-AM, KYCK-FM KTIS-FM, TESC-FM, KARE-TV St James 116 KXAC-FM, KRRW-FM Dassel 34 KARP-FM Minneota 83 Minneota Mascot St Joseph 117 KKJM-FM Decorah, IA 35 KVIK-FM Montevideo 84 Montevideo American-News, KDMA-AM St Peter 118 KRBI-AM, KRBI-FM Detroit Lakes 36 KDLM-AM, KRCQ-FM Moorhead 85 KVOX-FM, KCCD-FM St. Cloud 119 KCFB-FM, KCLD-FM, KNSI-AM Duluth 37 BusinessNorth, Duluth Budgeteer News, The Du- Moose Lake 86 Arrowhead Leader, Moose Lake Star Gazette, St. Joseph, MO 120 KCML-FM luth News Tribune, KDAL-AM, KDAL-FM, KDNI- WMOZ-FM St. Paul 121 Catholic Spirit FM, KDNW-FM, KKCB-FM, KLDJ-FM, KTCO-FM, Morris 87 Morris Sun, Morris Sun Tribune, KKOK-FM, Staples 122 KNSP-AM, KSKK-FM KUMD-FM, WEBC-AM, KBJR-TV, KDLH-TV KMRS-AM, KUMM-FM Starbuck 123 KRVY-FM East Grand Forks 38 KCNN-AM Mountain Lake 88 Mountain Lake Observer/ Butterfield Advocate Stillwater 124 WMGT-AM Eden Prairie 39 KMSP-TV New Prague 89 KCHK-AM, KCHK-FM, KRDS-FM Superior, WI 125 KRBR-FM, WDSM-AM, WGEE-AM Elbow Lake 40 Grant County Herald New Richmond, WI 90 WIXK-AM Thief Rivers Falls 126 KKAQ-AM, KTRF-AM Ely 41 Ely Echo New Ulm 91 Journal Tracy 127 KARL-FM Fairmont 42 KFMC-FM, KSUM-AM North Mankato 92 KDOG-FM, KEYC-TV Twin Cities 128 KDWB-FM, WLOL-FM Fargo, ND 43 KDAM-FM, KFAB-FM, KFGO-AM, WDAY-FM Northfield 93 Northfield News Wadena 129 KKWS-FM, KWAD-AM Faribault 44 KDHL-AM, KQCL-FM Northwood, IA 94 KYTC-FM Wahpeton, ND 130 KGWB-FM Fergus Falls 45 KBRF-AM, KJJK-AM, KJJK-FM, KZCR-AM, KZCR- Ortonville 95 Ortonville Independent, KDIO-AM, KPHR-FM Walker 131 KLLZ-FM, KQKK-FM FM Owatonna 96 Owatonna People’s Press, KRFO-AM, KRFO-FM Waseca 132 KOWZ-AM Fertile 46 Fertile Journal Park Rapids 97 Park Rapids Enterprise, KDKK-FM, KPRM-AM, Watertown, SD 133 KDLO-FM, KIXX-FM, KSDR-AM, KSDR-FM, Floodwood 47 Forum KXKK-FM KWAT-AM, KXLG-FM Fosston 48 KKDQ-FM Paynesville 98 KZPK-FM Waukon, IA 134 KNEI-AM, KNEI-FM Gaylord 49 Gaylord Hub Pelican Rapids 99 KBOT-FM West Fargo, ND 135 KQWB-AM, KQWB-FM Glencoe 50 Glencoe Enterprise, McLeod County Chronicle Pequot Lakes 100 KTIG-FM, WZFJ-FM Willmar 136 KKLW-FM, KOLD-TV, KDJS-AM, KDJS-FM, Glenwood 51 Pope County Tribune Perham 101 Perham Enterprise-Bulletin, KPRW-FM KWLM-AM Pine City 102 Pine City Pioneer Winona 137 KAGE-AM, KAGE-FM, KHME-FM, KWNO-AM, Proctor 103 KBMX-FM KWNO-FM Redwood Falls 104 KLGR-AM, KLGR-FM Worthington 138 KITN-FM, KWOA-AM, KWOA-FM Rochester 105 KWWK-FM, KXLT-TV Yankton, SD 139 WNAX-AM, WNAX-FM Roseau 106 KCAJ-FM Statewide Minnesota News Network Arizona News Connection Illinois News Connection Missouri News Service North Carolina News Service Phoenix, AZ 34% Bloomington 40% Columbia 36% Charlotte-Gastonia 31% Tucson, AZ 13% Chicago 14% Fayetteville, AR 1% Chattanooga, TN 8% Additionally, 68 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Decatur 18% Joplin 41% Fayetteville 15% Dubuque, IA 21% Kansas City 20% Greensboro-Winston-Salem 17% Big Sky Connection Evansville, IN 19% Marion-Carbondale, IL 1% Greenville-New Bern 6% Billings 39% LaSalle-Peru 2% Pittsburg, KS 18% Greenville-Spartanburg, SC 2% Great Falls 23% Marion-Carbondale 36% St. Louis 29% Knoxville, TN 1% Kalispell-Flathead Valley 22% Peoria 4% Additionally, 133 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Myrtle Beach 2% Additionally, 112 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Quad Cities 3% Raleigh-Durham, SC 49% Rockford 1% Rocky Mount-Wilson 28% California News Service St. Louis, MO 7% Wilmington 49% Additionally, 114 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Additionally, 99 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Bakersfield 22% Nevada News Service Chico 28% Las Vegas 21% Fresno 5% Reno 27% Los Angeles 20% Additionally, 55 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Merced 19% Iowa News Service Oregon News Service Modesto 4% Cedar Rapids 32% Bend 57% Monterey-Salinas 19% Des Moines 19% New Hampshire News Connection Boise, ID 3% Oxnard-Ventura 14% Dubuque 41% Augusta-Waterville, ME 3% Eugene-Springfield 38% Redding 6% La Crosse, WI 2% Boston, MA 2% Las Vegas, NV 2% Riverside-San Bernardino 15% LaSalle-Peru, IL 2% Concord (Lakes Region) 32% Medford-Ashland 51% Sacramento 20% Mason City 36% Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction 17% Portland 19% San Diego 21% Quad Cities, IL 36% Lewiston-Auburn, ME 8% Tri-Cities, WA 2% San Francisco 19% Rochester, MN 2% Manchester 51% Additionally, 99 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. San Jose 23% Sioux City 12% Montpelier-Barre St. Johnsbury, VT 3% San Luis Obispo 5% Waterloo-Cedar Falls 47% Portland, ME 5% Santa Barbara 39% Prairie News Service Portsmouth-Dover 38% Santa Maria-Lompo 12% Additionally, 155 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Bismark 79% Additionally, 38 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Santa Rosa 13% Fargo-Moorhead 49% Stockton 5% Grand Forks 45% Additionally, 76 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Victor Valley 26% Kentucky News Connectioin New Mexico News Connection Visalia-Tulare 4% Albuquerque 40% Bowling Green 15% Additionally, 98 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Santa Fe Clarksville, TN 18% 32% Te nnessee News Service Waco, TX Cookeville, TN 2% 3% Bowling Green, KY 5% Evansville, IN 29% Additionally, 45 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Chattanooga 41% Huntington-Ashland, WV 4% Clarksville 18% New York News Connection Colorado News Connection Lexington-Fayette 21% Cookeville 60% Albany-Schenectady-Troy 63% Cheyenne, WY 48% Louisville 22% Jackson, MS 3% Binghamton 37% Colorado Springs 29% Nashville< TN 7% Johnson City-Kingsport 51% Buffalo-Niagara Falls 28% Denver-Boulder 38% Parkersburg-Marietta, WV 14% Jonesboro, AR 6% Danbury, CT 8% Fort Collins-Greeley 49% Additionally, 104 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Knoxville 25% Elmira-Corning 9% Pueblo 33% Memphis 29% Hamptons-Riverhead 17% Additionally, 81 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Nashville 21% Ithaca 43% Additionally, 50 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Keystone State News Connection Middlesex-Somerset-Union 12% Allentown-Bethlehem 24% Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 5% Virginia News Connection Commonwealth News Service Morristown, NJ 15% Altoona 20% Baltimore, MD 2% Boston 13% Nassau-Suffolk 32% Atlantic City, NJ 2% Charlottesville 61% Cape Cod 16% New York City 26% Binghamton, NY 9% Frederick, MD 7% Hartford-New Britain, CT 3% Newburgh-Middletown 10% Erie 11% Greensboro-Winston-Salem, NC 1% New Bedford-Fall River 20% Olean 37% Harrisburg-Lebanon 41% Harrisonburg-Chambersburg-Waynesborro, MD 1% Portsmouth-Dover, NH 5% Poughkeepsie 16% Johnstown 5% Harrisonburg 60% Providence, RI 7% Rochester 35% Lancaster 39% Johnson City-Kingsport, TN 5% Springfield 35% Stamford-Norwalk, CT 17% Pittsburgh 25% Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News 14% Worcester 26% Syracuse 51% Reading 25% Richmond 28% Additionally, 27 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg 26% Utica-Rome 23% Roanoke-Lynchburn 27% Trenton, NJ 9% Watertown 9% Additionally, 78 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Wheeling, WV 2% Additionally, 70 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Connecticut News Service Wilkes Barre-Scranton 27% Bridgeport Washington News Service 9% Williamsport 19% Danbury 19% Wilmington, DE 13% Seattle-Tacoma 11% Hamptons-Riverhead, NY Northern Rockies News Services 2% York 27% Spokane 34% Hartford-New Britain 18% Additionally, 62 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Bend, OR 10% Tri-Cities 36% New Haven 19% Boise 57% Yakima 28% New London 23% Spokane, WA 46% Additionally, 76 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Springfield, MA 4% Additionally, 57 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Additionally, 52 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. NUMBER OF STORIES | MEDIA OUTLET USAGE* West Virginia News Service STORY BREAKOUT Totals 232 | 16,295 Beckley 50%

BudgetBudget Policy Policy & & Priorities Priorities 6 | 20 704 | 1,420 Maine News Service Ohio News Connection Charleston 35% Florida News ConnectionChildren’sChildren’s Issues Issues 3 | 321 21 | 1,778 Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston 20% Akron 21% Citizenship/RepresentativeConsumer Democracy Issues 2 | 156 Augusta-Watervile 2% Brunswick, GA 8% 1 | 102 Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro, MD 4% CriminalConsumer Justice Issues 8 | 475 Bangor 59% Canton 29% Daytona Beach 19% 2 | 232 Minnesota News Connection Huntington-Ashland 54% Criminal Justice 2 | 123 Portsmouth-Dover 2% Charleston 1% Early Childhood Education 1 | 132 produced 232 news stories, Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont Dothan, AL Early4% Childhood Education 5 | 342 36% Education 2 | 222 Additionally, 11 stationswhich outside ran the major approximately markets aired the stories. Cincinnati 62% Fort Myers-Naples 6% Education 1 | 32 Parkersburg-Marietta 43% Endangered Species & Wildlife 9 | 1,005 16,200 times on 190 radio Cleveland 29% Fort Pierce-Vero BeachEndangered Species 14% & Wildlife 1 | 132 Pittsburgh, PA 2% Energy Policy 8 | 912 Columbus 31% Energy Policy 8 | 446 stations, 72 print outlets, Wheeling 42% Fort Walton Beach 12% Dayton 44% EnvironmentEnvironment 9 | 417 18 | 2,052 and 13 television stations Gainsville-Oscala 16% Additionally, 61stations outside the major markets aired the stories. GlobalEnvironmental Warming/Air JusticeQuality 4 2 | |296 236 Michigan Newsfor Connectiona total of 275 media Huntington-Ashland, WV 5% Jacksonville 30% Gun ViolenceHealth Prevention Issues 4 | 262 16 | 2,748 Lima 47% Battle Creekoutlets in Minnesota and 53% Lakeland-Winter HavenHuman Rights/Racial Health 24% Justice Issues 1 | 122 46 | 3,210 border states. Nationally, Parkersburg-Marietta, WV 17% Wisconsin News Connection Melbourne-Titusville Detroit 31% We rely on a wider variety PublicHousing/Homelessness Lands/Wilderness 22% 14 | 882 23 | 2,757 our stories were picked Toledo 32% Appleton-Oshkosh 30% Miami-Fort LauderdaleHuman Rights/Racial Justice 3 | 165 Flint 10% of news sources than ever 11%Rural/Farming 16 | 1,947 up by over 689 outlets, Wheeling, WV 36% Dubuque, IA 5% Mobile, AL Hunger/Food/Nutrition 14 | 1,235 Grand Rapids 32% 5% Social Justice 3 | 218 and shared on hundreds of Youngstown-Warren 49% Duluth-Superior, MN 24% before. Traditional media still Immigrant Issues 2 | 78 Kalamazoo 38% Orlando Sustainable 19% Agriculture 6 | 726 websites including our own Additionally, 80 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Livable Wages/Working Families 15 | 864 Eau Claire 68% provide news and information Panama City 31% 1 | 123 Muske--gon publicnewsservice.org, 16% Media WaterReform 2 | 126 Green Bay 35% for a large majority of our Pensacola South Bend, IN 19% Women’s Poverty 22% Issues Issues 2 |2 148 | 256 which generated over 35,000 La Crosse 42% Sarasota-Bradenton Toledo,views, OH 2%alone. population and social media Public Lands/Wilderness 31% 3 | 194 Madison 29% Sebring Traverse City-Petoskey 45% has transformed our ability 10% Rural/Farming 32 | 2,684 Milwaukee-Racine 21% Tallahassee Senior Issues 2 | 193 Additionally, 140 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. to discover new stories and 13% Sheboygan 9% Tampa-St.Petersburg Social Justice 3 | 182 29% Wausau-Stevens Point 8% Sustainable Agriculture 3 | 184 interact with our audience. The Florida Keys 46% Teen Pregnancy Prevention 3 | 138 Additionally, 67 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton 17% Water 1 | 44 Follow us on Twitter! Additionally, 56 stations outside the major marketsWomen’s aired the Issuesstories. 1 | 39 MNC Market Share Information twitter.com/pns_ MN Youth Issues 1 | 50 Minnesota News Connection Wyoming News Service Duluth-Superior, MI 57% Casper 97% Fargo-Morehead, ND 51% Greater Dakota News Service Cheyenne 48% Like us on Facebook! Grand Forks, ND 31% Fort Collins-Greeley, CO 2% La Crosse, WI 3% La Crosse, WI 5% facebook.com/ Rapid City, SD 34% Rapid City 69% Mankato-New Ulm 29% Additionally, 112 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. publicnewservice Additionally, 157 stations outside the major markets aired the stories. Mason City, IA 21% Minneapolis-St. Paul 22% Find us on Google+ and Rochester 24% other networks! St. Cloud 31% Additionally, 182 stations outside the major markets aired the stories.

MNC Print Outlets 72 Media Radio Stations 190 Total Outlet Television Stations 13 275 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Types Online — Stories live on 100s of news/bloggers/advocacy sites

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