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Fountain Productions - Nonprofit Journalism
Fountain Productions - Nonprofit Journalism

We started Fountain Productions in 2024 to bring Americans independent, fact-based news and analysis on the consequences of outlawing abortion. We track government regulation of womens sexuality and
reproduction, chronicle the real-life scenarios that result, and explore what lies ahead for the civil rights of women and girls. 

OUR REPORTING AIRS NATIONALLY ON PBS NEWS HOUR

As a 501(c)3 news organization, we produce feature-length segments for PBS News Hour and other respected national news outlets.

Impactful reach

Engaging millions of people across TV, streaming, radio, podcasts, and social media

TV & STREAMING

TV & STREAMING

2.1 million viewers each weeknight

2.1 million viewers each weeknight

PUBLIC RADIO

PUBLIC RADIO

7 million monthly PBS News website users

7 million monthly PBS News website users

YOUTUBE

YOUTUBE

24 million YouTube views monthly

24 million YouTube views monthly

INSTAGRAM

INSTAGRAM

1.9 million views

1.9 million views

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About Sarah

Sarah Varney is an award-winning health journalist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent whose reporting spans two decades across NPR, the New York Times, and Washington Post.

Sarah Varney is an
award-winning health journalist and PBS NewsHour special
correspondent whose reporting spans two decades across NPR, the New York Times, and Washington Post.

About Fountain

Founded by Sarah Varney in 2024, Fountain Productions creates deeply reported, narrative journalism for television, radio, and podcasts. Supported by generous donors, our nonprofit production company brings together top correspondents, producers, and editors from leading newsrooms. Together, they craft ambitious journalism that blends rigorous reporting with exceptional storytelling.

"Abortion, for better or worse, has been bound up with the story of the advancement of women for the past century. And the emerging dynamics of the new post-Roe reality will define American women – and American politics – for years to come."

The Fall of Roe: The Rise of A New America
By Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer

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