PRNDI | Mission & Goals

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PRNDI's Mission

PRNDI is a non-profit professional association that exists to improve local news and information programming by serving public radio journalists.

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PRNDI educates, advocates and organizes to promote high standards, ethical principles, and significant public service.

PRNDI's Goals

Strengthen the skills, capacity & professional position of News Directors and, through them, strengthen public radio's local news & public affairs efforts in ways that are embraced by audiences, station leaders, networks and supporters.

  • Training at the national conference
  • News Director Handbook
  • Training at the regional level
  • Web resources
  • National training outside of the conference

Foster a compelling vision of service and a sustainable business model for local public radio news & public affairs that is broadly embraced by station leaders, networks and public radio's supporters.

  • Research
  • Engage with decision-makers in organized way
  • "Proven Practice" business models - different sites/formats
  • Develop funding agenda for CPB
  • Create a "Leaders Circle"

PRX News Station Picks for February

PRNDI Board member Naomi Starobin is the PRX News Curator. This month, Naomi focuses on pieces by fresh, inspired, younger reporters and producers. They'll take your listener to places an adult just can't reach. Check them out!

PRNDI is contributing ongoing programmatic and content expertise to The Public Radio Exchange.

Discussion Forum

Check out the new
PRNDI discussion forum.

Regional Trainings

PRNDI held two very successful regional trainings in Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon in May and June.  If you're interested in hosting a regional training at your station, contact PRNDI Board Member George Bodarky at gbodarky@wfuv.org with REGIONAL TRAINING in the subject line.

PRNDI News Director Guide

The Public Radio News Director Guide (PRNDG) is now online.  Written by former PRNDI President Michael Marcotte, the PRNDG is a field guide for Public Radio News Directors around the country.  It's organized in six chapters and deals with a wide variety of topics facing today's Public Radio newsroom and newsroom manager.  The PRNDG is a joint project of PRNDI and NPR's Local News Initiative.  It's available at http://www.prndg.org/.


NPR's Local News Initiative

This NPR funded project includes many facets, some of which include involvement and support of PRNDI and its members.  All of them have the potential to help PRNDI members improve their product and better serve their audiences.  Check out LNI's web site  for more information.