Month: March 2011
Vivian Schiller says she’ll stay in journalism; “I’m not done yet”
The International Women’s Media Foundation has posted its exclusive interview with former NPR President Vivian Schiller, reportedly her first in-depth public discussion ...Los Angeles area station collaboration efforts to get governance expert from CPB
CPB is looking for a governance expert for the collaboration/merger work taking place among Los Angeles-area stations PBS SoCal/KOCE, KVCR and KLCS (Current, ...OPB announcer dies in head-on collision on interstate
Heidi Tauber Esping, 52, an Oregon Public Broadcasting announcer, died in a head-on collision on Wednesday (March 23) night on Interstate 405, ...Democratic unity in the House on NPR bill sends strong signal, analyst says
Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University, has good news for NPR in Wednesday’s (March 23) The Hill. The fact that all 185 ...Annenberg’s Neon Tommy reflects “new reality” for journalists, LA Times says
“A generation ago,” notes Los Angeles Times media columnist James Rainey, “journalists wrote their stories and moved on to the next thing, with someone ...Former KNME associate g.m. files suit alleging her firing was tied to whistleblowing
Joanne Bachmann, former associate general manager at KNME in Albuquerque, N.M., has filed suit against the University of New Mexico, claiming she ...New distribution path for “American Routes”
American Routes, the New Orleans-based public radio music series hosted and produced by Nick Spitzer, is moving from American Public Media to ...What happens with financial returns from pubradio’s biggest shows?
As discussions of public radio’s federal funding continue, AOL’s DailyFinanceblog looks at the finances and talent compensation for top national shows such ...Inskeep: NPR News isn’t biased, it’s “honest and honorable”
It’s not his job to address questions about federal funding of public radio, but Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep takes on complaints ...Journalism panel to discuss myths about news media
Tom Rosenstiel of the Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism will discuss the latest State of the News Media report during a ...WNET’s first 3D series, with DirecTV, premiering this weekend
WNET in New York City and DirecTV are announcing the premiere U.S. broadcast of their “Treasure Houses of Britain in 3D,” WNET’s ...Need to transport turkey chicks? Call North County Public Radio
Ellen Rocco, station manager at North County Public Radio in Canton, N.Y., writes today (March 23) on the station’s blog about how ...Loss of federal aid will stifle diversity, innovation in public media
As the political battle over federal aid to public broadcasting focuses narrowly on NPR, two public media leaders describe what’s most vulnerable ...Why does Gowalla matter?
The National Center for Media Engagement explains why today (March 23), in its first of five postings exploring the use of social ...Beyond brand, editorial narrative important in era of paywall news, Bole says
Pubmedia thought leader Rob Bole has posted on his Public Purpose Media blog his presentation for Media Future Now on new forms ...
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