Project summary: $255,000 in Reading, Pa.
With local media outlets diminishing, this grant will help the Berks Community Television station, a 25-year-old, respected public broadcaster, establish an online community information hub, bctv.org for Berks County. The site, which will be capable of streaming video and hosting blogs and forums, will be staffed by an editor and an investigative journalist, as well as regional citizen journalists. Its reports are expected to be picked up by other regional media outlets.
Recipient: Berks County Community FoundationAbout the organization: Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that serves as a civic leader for the Reading, Pennsylvania region by developing, managing and distributing funds to meet existing and emerging community needs. The foundation's mission is to promote philanthropy and improve the quality of life for the residents of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
