Become a source in thePublic Insight Network and sign up to share your personal experience and knowledge of the topics St. Louis Public Radio is following. As a PIN source you have an opportunity to have your voice heard, and you allow us to tell stories in a way that is more authentic, more transparent, and more personal than we otherwise could.
“The PIN is all about building a relationship so when something happens, we hear about it,” says Linda Lockhart, outreach specialist and PIN analyst for STLPR. “The Public Insight Network helps St. Louis Public Radio tell stories that include the perspective of those most affected.”
“We have more than 3,300 sources who have volunteered to help us in our reporting,” Linda continues. “These individuals are among nearly 217,000 PIN sources nationally.”
In fact, some of the best stories of 2014 featured information from PIN source. Reporting about summer events and festivals moving to Chesterfield included the perspectives of PIN source from across the region, and in the St. Louis County executive debate, candidates fielded questions from PIN sources.
One of Linda’s favorite stories came from a simple question about the popular parody singer Weird Al Yankovic’s summer album, Mandatory Fun. Weird Al’s most devoted fan, Katie Borders of Webster Groves gave one of the more entertaining PIN posts of the year.
Become a PIN source and join the conversation. For more information, contact Linda Lockhart at llockhart@stlpublicradio.org or (314) 516-6410.