The NewsHour launched a new interactive economic reporting site called Patchwork Nation. http://www.patchworknation.org/

Patchwork Nation is the NewsHour's economic reporting project in collaboration with the Christian Science Monitor and over a dozen local stations. It a complex project, but in its simplest form, it looks at the economic at the very local level and then at similar communities
across the country.

We have several modules available for stations to create their own Patchwork Nation sites, even if you aren't designated as a station partner. We also want to include your local reports about the economy and related issues (health care, foreclosures, education, transportation.)

Patchwork Nation is funded as part of the CPB economic collaboration.

Contacts
Saskia de Melker
Reporter Producer - Local/National
sdemelker [ @ ] newshour.org
703.998.2169

Dante Chinni
Patchwork Nation Project Director at the Christian Science Monitor
dchinni(at)gmail.com

Station Resources

Promo graphic used on our homepage
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/patchworknation/hp_promo.html

Header image used above
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/patchworknation/patchwork_header.jpg

National promo graphic (thanks to Western Reserve Public Media for sharing)

County Pages
Each county has a page with it's Patchwork category, economic data and news feeds. Ex: Athens County in Ohio.
Find all the counties in a state by changing postal codes in the URL. Ex: Ohio

Find your Community Type

<!--START NEWSHOUR PATCHWORK NATION COMMUNITY WIDGET --> <iframe vspace="0" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" height="350" src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/interactive/patchworknation/counties/choose/widget/" hspace="0" scrolling="no" style="overflow:hidden;" width="100%"></iframe> <!--END NEWSHOUR PATCHWORK NATION COMMUNITY WIDGET -->
To default to your state:

1. Go to this page and select your state. Copy the resulting url.
2. In the embed code above replace src="xxx" with src="the url you copied"

OUR PARTNERS

The Christian Science Monitor
KCET in Los Angeles
KETC in St. Louis
St. Louis Beacon
UNC-TV in North Carolina
WTCI in Chattanooga
New Hampshire Public Television
North Country Public Radio
WHRO in Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads Partnership
KUED in Salt Lake City
Western Reserve Public Media
Idaho Public Television
KLRN in San Antonio
Iowa Public Broadcasting
WHYY in Philadelphia
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
University of Montana School of Journalism
PBS

Useful Links
Google Calendar for editorial planning
CPB collaboration site
Information on all the partner projects funded by CPB as part of the economic collaboration

Map Module
This map gathers county level economic and political data as well as shows the different communities of Patchwork Nation.

Two steps to embed the map:

1. Copy This Code
<!--START NEWSHOUR PATCHWORK NATION MAP MODULE --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/interactive/static/patchwork/js/pn_widget.js"></script> <!--END NEWSHOUR PATCHWORK NATION MAP MODULE -->

2. Add funding credits to CPB

RSS Feeds
Main Patchwork Nation RSS feed (NewsHour national feed)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/rss_patchwork.xml

Christian Science Monitor blog feed
http://patchworknation.csmonitor.com/feed/

Patchwork Nation Community Blogs

Sample promo text from UNC-TV
Join the Patchwork Nation
The NewsHour has just launched Patchwork Nation, a reporting project that aims to explore what is happening in the United States by examining different kinds of communities over time. UNC-TV is a partner in the project, spotlighting the community of Edgecombe County, NC. Visit the Patchwork Nation Website today to find out more about your county of interest.