Month: July 2011
David Axelrod calls Juan Williams’ new book “well worth reading”
Former NPR news analyst Juan Williams’ book hits stores next week. Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate chronicles the months after he said on ...PBS SoCal breaks ground for new production headquarters in Costa Mesa
PBS SoCal, the primary network affiliate in Los Angeles since the departure of KCET in January, broke ground July 7 on a ...DEI unveils iPhone app for PMDMC confab
The latest iPhone app release for public media is tailor-made for attendees of this week’s Public Media Development and Marketing conference in ...Life without CPB aid scary to LJC startups
The seven Local Journalism Centers that launched with major support from CPB have suddenly found themselves on a short timeline to find ...Financial outlook dims for indies in public media
Independent journalists in public media are having an increasingly tough time earning a living as producers for public TV and radio, according ...As clock ticks, Native groups ask FCC for more time
Native Public Media and the National Congress of American Indians are warning the FCC that many tribal licensees may be unable to ...Republican lawmakers preserve most funding for SCETV
South Carolina ETV avoided steep funding cuts last month as the state’s Republican-controlled legislature thwarted Gov. Nikki Haley’s attempt to eliminate two-thirds ...Grants bolster Native radio program services
Two foundation grants will back capacity-building for Koahnic Broadcasting Corporation, the public media nonprofit that operates KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, and produces ...After scandal, fundraisers debate ethics
Having witnessed the damaging one-round knockout of NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller in March, public radio’s development pros are working to adapt the ...NPR, PBS focusing on corporate sponsor opportunities, mag says
Public broadcasting “has proved helpful to a growing list of advertisers across multiple categories,” according to a story today (July 11) on ...Two managers out at Nightly Business Report
Two longtime top newsroom managers are gone from Nightly Business Report in Miami. Managing Editor Wendie Feinberg and Rodney Ward, executive vice president of ...Life without CPB aid scary to Local Journalism Center startups
The seven Local Journalism Centers that launched with major support from CPB have suddenly found themselves on a short timeline to find ...Arts try out for PBS slot on Fridays
With a nod to mission — and a bid for more major donors — PBS is spotlighting the arts for nine weeks ...StateImpact pilot begins scrutiny of government in eight states
Pubcasters in three states have started airing reports and posting stories online as the first participants in StateImpact, a large-scale project spearheaded ...Blog chooses CPB’s Harrison for weekly honor
CPB President Pat Harrison was recently selected as “People’s Hero of the Week” by the Broadband and Social Justice Blog from the ...
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