Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth Report
Type	Nonprofit
Format	Web
Editor	Babs Rodriguez
Founded	2021
Website	fortworthreport.org

Fort Worth Report (FWR) is a nonprofit news media outlet covering local government, business, education and arts in the city of Fort Worth, Texas.

Overview

The organization, founded by local business leaders and former Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Wes Turner, announced its intentions in February 2021 and officially launched the newsroom in April 2021. Since its launch in response to declines and cuts at other local news organizations, FWR has added staff and expanded to provide radio news content through a collaboration with KERA News.

The founding CEO, editor and publisher was Chris Cobler, who was previously the editor and publisher of the Victoria Advocate. He resigned from his position at the FWR in April 2026.

Union

In March 2026, FWR's staff voted to form a union. The Fort Worth Reporters Guild, which is affiliated with the NewsGuild-CWA, cited "inconsistent standards, heavy and ever-shifting workloads, and retaliatory management" as reasons for their members' decision to unionize.

References

↑ Nishimura, Scott (February 5, 2021). "Seeding a Nonprofit Newspaper in Fort Worth". Fort Worth Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
↑ "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
↑ Mateos, Evelyn (April 19, 2021). "Fort Worth Report Set to Launch This Spring". Editor and Publisher. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
↑ "Fort Worth Report". American Journalism Project. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
↑ Falk, Tyler (May 19, 2022). "KERA, Fort Worth news outlet agree to journalism collaboration". Current. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
↑ Tameez, Hanaa' (February 18, 2021). "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
↑ Sanchez, Jacob (April 14, 2026). "Founding CEO resigns after 5 years of leading Fort Worth Report". Fort Worth Report. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
↑ Wedding, Paul (March 10, 2026). "Fort Worth Report staff votes to unionize". WFAA. Archived from the original on March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
↑ Salanga, James (March 9, 2026). "Fort Worth Report becomes Texas's sixth unionized newsroom". The Objective. Archived from the original on March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.

External links

Official website

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[1] Nishimura, Scott (February 5, 2021). "Seeding a Nonprofit Newspaper in Fort Worth". Fort Worth Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[2] "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[3] Mateos, Evelyn (April 19, 2021). "Fort Worth Report Set to Launch This Spring". Editor and Publisher. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[AmericanJournalismProject-4] "Fort Worth Report". American Journalism Project. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[5] Falk, Tyler (May 19, 2022). "KERA, Fort Worth news outlet agree to journalism collaboration". Current. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[6] Tameez, Hanaa' (February 18, 2021). "Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn't want to "repeat the mistakes of the past"". Nieman Lab. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2026.

[7] Sanchez, Jacob (April 14, 2026). "Founding CEO resigns after 5 years of leading Fort Worth Report". Fort Worth Report. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved September 4, 2026.

[8] Wedding, Paul (March 10, 2026). "Fort Worth Report staff votes to unionize". WFAA. Archived from the original on March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.

[9] Salanga, James (March 9, 2026). "Fort Worth Report becomes Texas's sixth unionized newsroom". The Objective. Archived from the original on March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.