Yes, non-profit news organizations that mimic the NPR/CPB model are finding traction in lots of communities around the country, and many of them do great work.

Yes, non-profit news organizations that mimic the NPR/CPB model are finding traction in lots of communities around the country, and many of them do great work. Most of them are digital "print" publications that do some video here and there. There was also a major shift towards news festivals that did long-form interviews with various types of leaders, many of which are posted on sites like Youtube. Unfortunately, the pandemic has hampered a lot of those types of events.