Month: March 2011
Economic crisis may force cuts in aid to pubcasting
“At this point, any and all funding for public broadcasting is at risk,” the Association for Public Television Stations said.NPR sees new roles for Public Interactive
NPR is proposing to give public stations more help in building and maintaining dynamic websites and mobile apps by reconfiguring its Boston-based ...Public television, 50, dies of apprehensive innocuity
Whenever public broadcasting is threatened by hostile politicians, the conventional wisdom is to circle the wagons and fire back. As a member ...Nonprofit DFM News gets funding infusion
The nonprofit DFM News, launched in June, last week received a big (but undisclosed) funding boost from a major and ongoing sponsorship from ...CPB’s investment so far in reporting initiatives: $90 million
In the past three years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has invested more than $90 million in federal funds on new journalism ...Classical WSMR in Sarasota still experiencing signal problems
Tampa-based WUSF bought WSMR for $1.2 million last year to shift its classical music to the Sarasota station and offer daytime NPR ...World TV and WorldCompass.org continue to aim for younger, diverse viewers
The World TV channel, launched in 2007, re-imagined over the past couple years (Current, Sept. 8, 2009) and relaunched last year (Current, June 7, 2010), continues ...GOP senators introduce another bill to kill federal funding to public broadcasting
Sens. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., introduced a bill Friday that would end federal funding for public broadcasting, reports the National Journal. ...Annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning nears
Here’s a look at WNET/Thirteen’s upcoming 2011 Celebration of Teaching & Learning from the Brooklyn Eagle. More than 10,000 educators from all 50 states are ...Judith LeRoy finds art in sports
You may know Judith LeRoy as co-founder (with husband David) of TRAC Media, the audience analysis service for public broadcasters. But you ...NewsHour, KPBS-TV honored for political coverage
The PBS NewsHour and KPBS-TV in San Diego won 2011 Walter Cronkite Awards for Television Political Journalism from the University of Southern ...Sen. DeMint lays out his case for defunding CPB
“The best way to stop the ‘partisan meddling’ in public broadcasting that MoveOn.org complains about is by ending the taxpayers’ obligation ...“Information Stories” site documents challenges created by lack of local news
Information Stories is a website that asks and answers the questions: What’s at stake when local news and information flow doesn’t serve ...FCC looks to improve services to Tribal areas
The Federal Communications Commission is meeting with several Tribal leaders today (March 3) as it prepares to take steps to boost communications ...Vocalo switching format, still targeting young users
After nearly four years of “trying to make user-generated content a viable concept” on Vocalo.org’s FM radio station website (Current, Jan. 11, 2010), ...
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