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Whenever the people
are well-informed, they can be trusted with
their own government.
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The Next Standard is a four-year campaign to raise $56 million by 2006.
The majority of these funds — $48.5 million —
is being used to expand and update our broadcast and
production facility in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Promoting the highest levels of interaction
One of the most important aspects of the new building
is that it will allow for a level of staff-to-staff
and staff-to-audience interaction that our current situation
cannot provide. As such, it is a key means by which
we will tap the intellectual capital required to deepen
our programming. The expansion also demonstrates our
commitment to downtown St. Paul and will have a significant
impact on the city revitalization efforts.
Eight new studios and a premier center for debate
and discussion
The new building will house new technology, public space,
a digital archival facility, multimedia conference rooms,
eight new studios, and ten new editing booths. It will
also house The UBS Forum, the premier center for debate and
discussion on major issues. This broadcast-ready venue
will seat 120 and is central to our strategy of strengthening
our news and information programming through public
insight journalism.
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The
vision for the new space
A slideshow of the architects' renderings.
Watch
the work in progress!
A slideshow of the construction of the new building
in progress.
Your support is vital to our ability to make this
critical leap forward.
For more information, contact Kris Broughton at 651-290-1411 or online. A development staff directory is also available.
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