MEDIA COVERAGE
From the very beginning, members of the media have taken a tremendous interest in the work we're doing at Modest Needs. On this page, you can read, watch and listen to some of the best media coverage that Modest Needs has received to date.
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TELEVISION
New York 1 Weekend Features, 23 July 2006
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Modest Needs is profiled by NY1, Time-Warner's local New York cable channel.
CBS Early Show, 3 October 2002
In what has been universally considered the best early piece ever to run on Modest Needs.org, the CBS Early Show profiles two of the families who received a helping hand through Modest Needs.org - thanks to the kindness and generosity of people from across the United Stats and around the world.
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Fox Evening News (Nashville), 25 April 2002
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Nashville's Fox affiliate, WZTV, profiles Modest Needs.
CNN Morning News, 23 April 2002
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Within moments of its first appearance on The Today Show, Modest Needs is profiled by CNN as a real-world example of the premise behind 'Paying it Forward.'