Information Release Provided to FNN Thanks to Our Readers – Please take the news survey it will be helpful for area news.
TIOGA COUNTY, PA – Local readers are being asked for their input by filling out an online news survey on how local residents receive their news. Because many of our readers in the past listed FIRST News Now PA as their to go local trusted news source, we received a request to share this information along with the news survey link from Press Forward PA Wilds to our readers.
Press Forward Pennsylvania Wilds, a chapter of the national Press Forward program, was launched last year with a $1 million grant from the Knight Foundation to address the decline of local news in rural Pennsylvania. The organization’s goal is to ensure that residents in the region, regardless of how rural or remote an area is, still have access to reliable, relevant and trusted local news.
To meet that goal, Press Forward PA Wilds is raising money to invest in community-driven journalism, collaborations and long-term sustainability.
Before that can happen there is information that the organization needs to know. Such questions include, How do people in the nine counties in PA Wilds get local news and information now? Which sources do they trust? How hard is it for readers to get local information they need when they need it?
Readers are being asked to fill out a 5 minute online survey, that survey can be accessed by clicking the following weblink – https://tinyurl.com/PFPAWilds.
FNN is asking our readers to fill out the simple survey and share this article with family and friends. The more people who take the survey about their local news, the more that can be done.
The survey is an opportunity for people to participate and make their voices heard. What is learned from the surveys taken will help shape the kinds of investments made in localnews and help make the case for the resources people need.
For more information about this survey, about the Press Forward PA Wilds or to learn more how you can join the movement, contact Press Forward PA Wilds at (814) 237-6229 or click on the provided weblink – https://centrefoundation.org/pressforward.
The survey results and resulting report will be publicly available and will provide valuable insights for newsrooms and communities regarding the issues residents care about and how they access local news and information. They are investing $50,000 in reaching all nine counties and residents in their 9,000 square miles.
FNN wants to point out the survey can be take online or done in person at one of these in person events hosted by the organization.
Readers can use the provided link or code below to access the survey: Please take the time to fill out the local news on-line survey as your opinion matters. https://tinyurl.com/PFPAWilds.
You can also join Press Forward PA Wilds on Friday, May 15 at noon for lunch on them and answer question about their work. They will be hosting lunch at the Dean Center for Performing Arts and catered by Beck’s Bistro . Please note that lunch requires registration for their meal order with Beck’s. To attend, simply fill out the registration form: https://tinyurl.com/pfWellsboro or use the provided QR code below.
If you cannot make it to their luncheon in Wellsboro then try their hosted coffee and breakfast on Saturday morning, May 16 from 8:00 am until 9:30 am, at Conspiracy Coffee located at 11 West Wellsboro Street in downtown Mansfield. To attend, simply fill out the registration form: https://tinyurl.com/pfMansfield
Guests will receive a $10 Sheetz Gift Card. All ages are welcome. RSVP and bring your friends.
The online survey will remain open through June 2, and a flyer is attached. Feel free to reach out with any questions and thank you for helping share this opportunity.
For our Potter County, PA, readers check out this poster below.
Folks can see the list of locations for Lunch on Us! https://centrefoundation.org/press-forward/
Regular link instead of QR code for the survey only:
Take the local news on-line survey. Your opinion matters. https://tinyurl.com/PFPAWilds.
Two locations are coffee and breakfast: this Friday in Emporium and next Friday in Ridgway.
FNN hopes this information is useful for our readers in these areas above.
