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Knight study: Twitter still awash in fake news accounts

11 October 2018 — Mission Driven, News

More than 80 percent of accounts that repeatedly spread misinformation during the 2016 election campaign are still active.

Reimagine in amNewYork, Metro

11 October 2018 — Mission Driven

Check out stories today on Reimagine End of Life in New York City in Metro and amNewYork.

Reimagine in artnet

3 October 2018 — Mission Driven

artnet took an in-depth look today at the dozens of visual and performance art events taking place during the Reimagine End of Life festival.

Waave expands citywide

28 September 2018 — Tech

Waave this week expanded to all five boroughs. Check out the coverage in amNew York, Metro, Curbed, and Patch.

Reimagine End of Life in NY Times

24 September 2018 — Mission Driven

PKPR placed an exclusive in The New York Times announcing the first Reimagine End of Life, a citywide festival exploring questions about life and death.

Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic Serving Institutions

15 September 2018 — Education, Mission Driven

A report released by Excelencia in Education and Gallup covering Latino graduates of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) with inclusive environments.

Waave launches in NYC

29 August 2018 — Tech

Starting this month, New York City yellow taxis in Manhattan will offer upfront fares before passengers hail a trip via Waave.

Trint gets rave reviews in PCMag and Poynter

22 August 2018 — Innovation, Tech

The critics have tested the competition and they are singling Trint out as the best transcription app on the market.

Trint announces partnerships with AP, Adobe

8 August 2018 — Tech

Associated Press video journalists across the globe will now use Trint to transcribe recorded interviews and events.

John Irving honored by Dayton Literary Peace Prize

23 July 2018 — Literature

John Irving, author of novels such as “The World According to Garp”, is this year’s winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Award.

EHRP’s Ehrenreich and Quart in Vogue

18 July 2018 — Mission Driven

Check out this awesome interview with Barbara Ehrenreich and Alissa Quart about the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Schlossberg on Buckminster Fuller in Metropolis

17 July 2018 — Design

Metropolis Magazine published an article by ESI Design founder Edwin Schlossberg on how his collaboration with Buckminster Fuller.

Alexander Heffner on Morning Joe

4 July 2018 — Interview, Politics

PKPR booked Alexander Heffner on Morning Joe to discuss his new book, A Documentary History of the United States.

EHRP editor Alissa Quart on Morning Joe

2 July 2018 — Literature, Mission Driven

PKPR booked Alissa Quart, executive editor of Economic Hardship Reporting Project, on Morning Joe this morning to discuss her new book.

Richard Attias discusses G7 Summit on Fox Business

11 June 2018 — Economy, Investing

Richard Attias appeared on Fox Business today to discuss the fallout from G7 Summit and the North Korea summit in Singapore.

Albertine Prize in AP

6 June 2018 — Art, Mission Driven

Not One Day by Anne Garréta, an intimate and sometimes bitter recounting of past lovers, has received the 2018 Albertine Prize.

CityLab on Theatre of the Oppressed’s new space

10 May 2018 — Art, Mission Driven, Theater

CityLab today published the amazing true story of how Theatre of the Oppressed NYC purchased a new space in the heart of NYC’s Theater District.

50/50 Day on NowThis

2 May 2018 — Filmmaking, Mission Driven

Two NowThis videos on 50/50 Day, a global day of action and conversation about gender equality¿, garnered over 120,000 views.

EHRP Launches Fund For Laid Off Journalists

24 April 2018 — Funding, Mission Driven

In the wake of major layoffs, The Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP) announced a fund to support reporters and photographers.

Parcast profiled by New York Times

16 April 2018 — Podcast

PKPR placed an exclusive profile in The New York Times on how upstart podcast network Parcast has become a true crime and history podcast hit factory.

Mozilla unveils 2018 Internet Health Report

12 April 2018 — Internet, Mission Driven

On the same day that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in CongressMozilla launched its 2018 Internet Health Report. The report puts a spotlight on three major issues impacting the health of the internet: the growing power of big tech companies like Facebook and Google; the broken online advertising economy and its role in propagating fake […]

Designing Justice’s TED Talk

28 March 2018 — Design

Stop what you are doing and watch Deanna Van Buren’s TED Talk: What a World Without Prisons Could Look Like.

Mozilla in Fast Company

8 March 2018 — Internet, Mission Driven

Mozilla and the National Science Foundation are awarding $2 million in funding for projects that will help get people online after disasters or that connect isolated rural Tribal, and urban communities that lack reliable Internet access in the first place. Coverage ranged from a fantastic Fast Company profile of a Detroit project that is bringing […]