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News in brief 'Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches' documentary free online streaming available through April 3 A new documentary on legendary Indiana journalist Ernie Pyle, debuted March 3 on PBS station WTIU. It is available for viewing online through April 3 at https://indianapublicmedia.org/ erniepyle/. Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather narrates the film and actor Jonathan Banks gives voice to Pyle. According to Indiana Public Media, "Famed WWII correspon- dent Ernie Pyle remains one of the most accomplished and beloved journalists in American history. "Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches" is a 90-minute WTIU documentary that tells the story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who reached millions each week with stories about ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things." The film "reveals rarely seen photographs, film, and correspon- dence between Pyle and his colleagues." A dvd of the documentary will be available for purchase by the end March at http://shopwtiu.org. — Indiana Public Media "Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches" is a 90-minute documentary chronicling the life of the famed Hoosier war correspondent. A former reporter for The Commercial Review (Portland) is now working for the City of South Bend. Caleb Bauer has been hired as the new communications director for the office of South Bend Mayor James Mueller. "I'm thrilled to welcome Caleb to our team," said Mueller, who succeeded former mayor and recent candidate for the Democratic nomination for president Pete Buttigieg. "He will be an asset to advancing my administration's commit- ment to transparency and sharing critical information with our residents." Bauer, 27, worked as The CR's city reporter in 2016 and '17 before joining the staff of the South Bend Tribune. — Commercial Review Former Commercial Review reporter new communications director for South Bend mayor The planned April 15 Hoosier Media Workshop presented by the Hoosier State Press Associa- tion and Indiana Broadcasters Association was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Both organizations are committed to holding the event, which was to be held at Butler University. The goal is to host this workshop later in the year. — Hoosier State Press Association HSPA, IBA aim to reschedule April workshop canceled due to coronavirus concerns The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, the nation's fourth- oldest African American newspaper in the country, is celebrating 125 years of being a voice for the community and serving the underserved while maintaining a high level of journalistic integrity. Not many Black-owned businesses — or businesses in general — have existed for 125 years. This accomplishment is a testament to the Recorder's significance to the city of Indianapolis — not just the African American community. What began in 1895 as a two-page church bulletin, created by co-founders George P. Stewart and William Porter, now hails as Indiana's Greatest Weekly by consistently providing the community with up-to-date local and national news grounded in journalistic excellence. For more information on the Recorder, visit http://bit. ly/2U0yhSX —Indianapolis Recorder Indianapolis Recorder, nation's fourth-oldest African American newspaper, turns 125 Today, the Facebook Journalism Project is partnering with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association (LMA) to offer a total of $1 million in grants to support US and Canadian local news organizations covering the coronavi- rus. These grants will help fill immediate gaps for resource-constrained news- rooms covering the impact of the coronavirus in their communities. Tapping into the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network grant pool, grants of up to $5,000 will be given to local newsrooms across the US and Canada to help cover unex- pected costs associated with coronavirus reporting. "Covering coronavirus at the local level is a struggle for many small-to mid-size publishers who are already resource-challenged," said Nancy Lane, CEO of Local Media Association. "These grants will go a long way to help them provide vital information to their communities. These needs may include but are not limited to: tools to work remotely, increases in coverage to inform communities and to combat misinformation, and other costs associated with serving vulnerable and at-risk communities. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2Ullw4i $1 Million in grants available to support local media reporting on the coronavirus A member of the Courier & Press photojour- nalism team has been named 2019 Indiana Photogra- pher of the Year while another received second runner-up. The Indiana News Photographers Association awarded Sam Owens the distinction in February along with Visuals Coach Denny Simmons receiving second runner-up "I am incredibly grateful for all the people who allow me to photograph their lives for the newspaper," Owens said. "I get paid to make pictures of real life unfolding in front of me. It's a wonderful gift." —Evansville Courier & Press Evansville Courier & Press' Sam Owens receives Indiana Photographer of the Year honors Owens March 2020 Page 11

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