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From the Feb 9, 2009 edition MEDIA WRNI flies in face of media cuts As large outlets shrink, station is expanding By Denise Perreault PBN Staff Writer Although two of the state’s major media outlets, The Providence Journal and WJAR-TV NBC 10, have laid off employees and plan to lay off more to cope with a dismal economy, the state’s only National Public Radio (NPR) station, WRNI in Providence, is expanding its local news coverage, particularly in the arena of Rhode Island politics. “You’re going to have to listen to us to find out what’s going on,” said Joe O’Connor, left, general manager of public radio station WRNI in Providence. More » This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue. To purchase a copy of this article for $2.00, click here.