A New Partnership with the Idaho Statesman

Do you read the Idaho Statesman online or in print? We’re pleased to announce a developing partnership between the Statesman’s Business Insider and StateImpact Idaho. For now, some of our work will be featured in the weekly magazine, which arrives on doorsteps each Wednesday.

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Molly Messick's recent story about the rising cost of farmland is featured on page 12 of this week's Insider

Here’s is what the Idaho Statesman’s business editor David Staats wrote about the collaboration:

Before Christmas, people started sending me links to articles about Idaho’s economy from something called StateImpact Idaho. I didn’t know what that was. But the articles caught my attention. They were written by a couple of people asking good questions — and writing unique, enterprising stories.

I quickly learned that StateImpact Idaho is a new project of NPR and Boise State Public Radio. I listen to BSPR’s KBSX (91.5), but my listening habits don’t usually coincide with the times the StateImpact stories air. Luckily, the stories are posted and transcribed at http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/.

I thought Molly Messick’s and Emilie Ritter Saunders’ pieces might be a good fit for Business Insider. So I called Sadie Babits, the station’s news director. She immediately saw the potential of a partnership. We could publish selected pieces, edited in the magazine’s format, to benefit our business-minded readers. The StateImpact Idaho team could extend its audience.

Last week, four of our recent Q & As on whether the Legislature should cut taxes to spur business growth, were featured in the Business Insider.  Today, you can find our story about rising farmland prices in Idaho (it’s on page 12).