"The Pittsburgh Media Hub uses office space donated by the Benter Foundation's founder Bill Benter, renovated to suit the needs of a number of hyperlocal Pittsburgh newsrooms, and rented at a heavily subsidized rate (all rent goes back into funding the space). The Hub has shared amenities, staff and additional facilities that tenants can use, including meeting space and a video-enabled podcast studio. It also has damn good coffee ."
"The Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub, funded by the Benter Foundation, houses offices for a number of small hyperlocal newsrooms in Pittsburgh. Why do we like it? First, the impact: The Hub doesn't just support the news ecosystem, it improves it by making collaborations possible that never would have happened if the newsrooms didn't share space. And second: It's a novel and creative approach from a funder thinking expansively about what they can offer."
The Benter Foundation funded the Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub by donating and renovating office space to house multiple hyperlocal newsrooms at heavily subsidized rents that are reinvested into the space. Point Park University's Center for Media Innovation operates the Hub, which provides shared amenities, staff, meeting space and a video-enabled podcast studio to support newsroom operations. The Hub fosters collaboration among tenant newsrooms, facilitates professional workspace access, brings students and guests downtown, and aligns with the foundation's mission to make Pittsburgh more livable and help revitalize the downtown area.
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