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Got a great idea for reinventing local storytelling? We’re on the hunt for online producers and reporters to apply for Localore, a new initiative from the Association of Independents in Radio designed to support the creation of new multiplatform reporting projects at public stations.

“Localore”  is a play on the term “locavore.” Our aim? To help producers develop new models for fresh, locally-sourced, high quality journalism—and in the process, drive a bottom-up transformation of public media. 

Producers selected for Localore will receive support to build a collaborative team that will implement a 9-12 month station-based project. This is an open competition: 10 producer-station teams will be announced in late January, and projects will begin launching in March. 

You can submit proposals for project ideas at Localore.net through November 10. There, on our Station Runway, you can also check out the stations that have begun to vie to become Localore incubators. New audio/video submissions from interested stations will be posted through November 10, so please check back regularly.

Want to learn more?

• Read our FAQ.
• Watch the project's launch video.
• Check out coverage of Localore in Current, the Nieman Journalism Lab, and MediaShift.
• Watch the project webinar, produced in conjunction with the National Center for Media Engagement.

Not a producer, but interested in helping us spread the word? Please share this message with friends or related listservs, or tweet about the project using the #Localore tag. 

Questions? Contact AIR Media Strategist Jessica Clark.