Fort Worth Report
| Type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Format | Web |
| Publisher | Chris Cobler |
| Editor | Babs Rodriguez |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Website | fortworthreport |
Fort Worth Report (FWR) is a nonprofit news media outlet covering local government, business, education and arts in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. The organization, founded by local business leaders and former Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Wes Turner,[1] announced its intentions in February 2021 and officially launched the newsroom in April 2021.[2][3] Since its launch in response to declines and cuts at other local news organizations,[4] FWR has added staff and expanded to provide radio news content through a collaboration with KERA News.[5]
The founding publisher and CEO is Chris Cobler, who previously led the Victoria Advocate and was slated to become managing editor of Poynter Online, a position he did not occupy due to attribution errors in news articles published under his leadership at The Greeley Tribune.[6]
In March 2026, FWR's staff voted to form a union.[7] The Fort Worth Reporters Guild, which is affiliated with the NewsGuild-CWA, cited "inconsistent standards, heavy and ever-shifting workloads, and retaliatory management" as reasons for their members' decision to unionize.[8]
References
- ^ Nishimura, Scott (February 5, 2021). "Seeding a Nonprofit Newspaper in Fort Worth". Fort Worth Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Mateos, Evelyn (April 19, 2021). "Fort Worth Report Set to Launch This Spring". Editor and Publisher. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Fort Worth Report". American Journalism Project. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Falk, Tyler (May 19, 2022). "KERA, Fort Worth news outlet agree to journalism collaboration". Current. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Darst, Kevin (February 23, 2007). "Newspaper acknowledges ethical lapses". The Aspen Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Wedding, Paul (March 10, 2026). "Fort Worth Report staff votes to unionize". WFAA. Archived from the original on March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Salanga, James (March 9, 2026). "Fort Worth Report becomes Texas's sixth unionized newsroom". The Objective. Archived from the original on March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
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