Year: 2010
LOL, it’s the Pledgecats
Here’s a quirky and hilarious pledge idea. By now you may be among the millions of fans of Lolcats, the silly “kittehs” ...FAIR examines pubcasting in latest issue; NewsHour, Need to Know lack diversity, it says
The November issue of Extra! from FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Media) takes on public broadcasting. There are stories on how the system ...KCET “has a chance to redefine” local broadcast media, analysts say
Two high-profile public media analysts are enthusiastically in KCET’s corner after its decision to depart PBS membership. “KCET now has the chance ...The future of pledge, a la KCET?
There’s been no shortage of news coverage of KCET splitting from PBS as of Jan. 1. And now, a cartoon from L.A. ...Pubmedia lecture service gets new Carnegie partner
The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is joining the Forum Network, a PBS and NPR free video lecture service. The ...Stewards for the media future
What public broadcasting can do to plan for its own future and for federal policies that serve the public interest In the ...KCET’s split from PBS leaves uncertainty for both
It’s official: KCET, one of the biggest siblings in the PBS family, is leaving home for good. Although station President Al Jerome ...Mixed news for pubcasters in Philanthropy 400
The Philanthropy 400, an annual donation overview of the 400 largest nonprofits, is out today (Oct. 18) from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In general, ...More providers and devices are joining march toward mobile DTV
WGBH, one of the first pubcasting stations in the country to offer mobile DTV service to viewers (Current, Feb. 2, 2009) is now ...Sesame Workshop names new senior v.p. for international efforts
Dr. Charlotte Frances Cole is the new senior v.p., global education, for Sesame Workshop, it announced today (Oct. 18). Cole will oversee ...Three years of talks fail to end dispute over KCET’s dues
June 2007: In a presentation to the PBS Board’s Station Services Committee, KCET protests that its dues assessments are disproportionately high and ...NPR gets $1.8 million to put reporters in statehouses nationwide
NPR will develop a statehouse enterprise reporting project with a $1.8 million grant from the Open Society Foundations, the New York Times reported on ...Hair, glorious Muppet hair!
“I just watched a Sesame Street video that left me in tears. Tears of joy, that is,” writes Huffington Post blogger Michele Langevine Leiby. ...Major Market Group presents new namesake award to Bill Kobin
The Public Television Major Market Group honored Bill Kobin, outgoing MMG president, Wednesday at its meeting in Denver, just in time for ...New Jersey Network needs “reconfiguration,” legislative committee recommends
In a 20-page report released today (Oct. 15), a 10-member bipartisan New Jersey Legislature committee called for “a dramatic reconfiguration” of New ...
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