2009 annual report

1 1 1 1 34 34 23 1 1 23 26 18 1 1 greater dakota 1 13 20 25 30 41 41 30 30 41 20 25 41 25 41 41 NEWS SERVICE 3 6 6 35 24 16 16 16 35 16 4 35 21 16 16 4 11 38 37 37 14 16 4 8 43 19 8 27 19 10 29 29 27 40 19 15 2929 40 33 33 33 29 28 29 29 29 31 33 33 33 33 29 333333 33 22 33 3332 22 7 7 33 12 33 6 12 39 17 33 33 44 44 39 2 42 42 44 39 5 44 39 3939 39 39 36 MEDIA OUTLETS City Map # Outlets City Map # Outlets City Map # Outlets Aberdeen 1 American News, KQAA-FM, Madison 19 KJAM-AM, KJAM-FM, Sisseton 34 KBWS-FM, KSWS AM KBFO-FM, KGIM-AM, The Madison Daily Leader Spearfi sh 35 KBHU-FM, KDDX-FM, KKAA-AM, KLRJ-FM, Milbank 20 KKSD-FM, KMSD-AM KSLT-FM KSDN-AM, KSDN-FM, Miller 21 Miller Press Spring Grove, MN 36 KQYB-FM KSFF-FM Mitchell 22 The Daily Republic, KMIT-FM, Sturgis 37 KBHB-AM, KRCS-FM Alcester 2 Hudsonite KORN-AM, KQRN-FM Sundance, WY 38 KYDT-FM Belle Fourche 3 KBFS-AM Mobridge 23 KOLY FM, KOLY-AM Vermillion 39 KAOR-FM, KBHE-TV, KOSZ Brookings 4 Brookings Register, KBRK- Onida 24 Onida Watchman AM, KUSD-FM, KUSD-TV, AM, KBRK-FM Ortonville, MN 25 KCGN-FM, KDIO-AM. KVHT-FM, KVTK-AM, Canton 5 KYBB-FM KPHR-FM KZSD-TV Clear Lake 6 Clear Lake Courier, KDBX- Pierpont 26 KDSD-FM Volga 40 KJJQ AM, KKQQ-FM FM Pierre 27 KGFX FM, KGFX-AM Watertown 41 KDLO FM, KIXX-FM, Dakota Dunes 7 KMEG-TV, KPTH-TV Presho 28 Lyman County Herald KSDR-AM, KSDR-FM, Deadwood 8 KDJJ AM, KSQY-FM KWAT-AM, KXLG-FM Rapid City 29 KFXS-FM, KIQK-FM, KIVV- Decorah 9 KVIK-FM TV, KKLS-AM, KKMK-FM, Waukon, IA 42 KNEI-AM, KNEI-FM Del Rapids 10 KSQB-FM KOTA-AM, KOUT-FM, Wessington Springs 43 KUQL-FM Flandreau 11 KXQL-FM KQRQ-FM, KTOQ-AM Yankton 44 KKYA-FM, KYNT-AM, Gregory 12 Gregory Times-Advocate, Redfi eld 30 KGIM-FM, KNBZ-FM, WNAX-AM, WNAX-FM KVCX-FM KQKD-AM Statewide Waitt Farm Network Groton 13 Groton Independent Reliance 31 KPLO-FM, KTSD-FM Highmore 14 Highmore Herald Salem 32 KIKN-FM Hill City 15 Hill City Prevailer Sioux Fall 33 KSOO AM, KAUR-FM, Huron 16 Huron Plainsman, KIJV-AM, KCLO-TV, KDLO-TV, KKOK FM, KOKK-AM, KDLT-TV, KELO-AM, KZKK-FM, KZNC-AM, KELO-FM, KELO-TV, KZNC-FM KGFX-FM, KKLS-FM, Lennox 17 Lennox Independent KMXC-FM, KRRO-FM, KSOO-AM, KSQB-AM, Lowry 18 KMLO-FM KTWB-FM, KWSN-AM, KDLV-TV

In 2009, Greater Dakota News Service produced 142 news stories, which ran more than 9,700 times on 139 media outlets in South Dakota and border states and 460 regionally/nationwide. An average of 68 media outlets broadcast and/or published each story on air/print/TV and online. “If you haven’t got a Public News Service going in your state, there’s no better time than now.” “Si en su estado no cuentan con la presencia de Public News Service, éste es el mejor momento para conseguirlo.” Rick Wilson, American Friends Service Committee

“media savvy and expertise on tap at PNS is invaluable… …I love reading GDNS Market Share Information your stories… …truly value our partnership… timely usage analysis…care, professionalism and results… amazing media outlet…Keep up the good and important work…my very strong recommendation for the Public News GDNS Media Outlet Types Print Outlets 15 Service as it expands.” Radio Stations 113 Television Stations 11 “PNS es una raya en el agua, dentro del torrente de los medios.” Total 139 Online — Stories live on 100s of news/bloggers/advocacy sites

NUMBER OF STORIES | MEDIA OUTLET USAGE*

Totals 142 | 9,756 STORY BREAKOUT Budget Policy & Priorities 10 | 685 Children’s Issues 6 | 505 Citizenship/Representative Democracy 1 | 61 Community Issues 1 | 53 Consumer Issues 2 | 94 Early Childhood Education 1 | 66 Education 6 | 497 Energy Policy 8 | 482 Environment 11 | 703 Global Warming/Air Quality 3 | 141 Health Issues 43 | 2,786 Human Rights/Racial Justice 4 | 283 Livable Wages/Working Families 10 | 801 Mental Health 1 | 72 Public Lands/Wilderness 5 | 375 Rural/Farming 11 | 771 Senior Issues 9 | 685 Smoking Prevention 6 | 455 Social Justice 2 | 100 Women’s Issues 2 | 141

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