Development
Pilot stations are beta-testing MVOD, PBS’s premium content service
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Once up and running, Membership Video on Demand will give stations a hook to draw new members with a perk of exclusive access to certain PBS programs.
People
NPR’s new news chief will seek to boost partnerships with member stations
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“The result we need is more robust local reporting for national audiences.”
Television programs
On public TV, scientists chart path to celebrity, influence
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Public television played a crucial role in helping several personalities construct their scientific fame.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #10: Pronunciation matters, techies leaving public media, SXSW and reporting on your employer
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Why are public media’s tech-savvy workers leaving?
People
Susan Keese, journalist with Vermont Public Radio, dies at 67
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Keese “went out of her way to find the human element of any story.”
Independent Lens
PBS SXSW panel talks common carriage, indies in primetime
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A panel session at the 2015 SXSW conference focused on the continuing debate between PBS and independent filmmakers about the place of their work within the network’s national schedule.
Programs/Content
Black programmers announce new content incubator
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The National Black Programming Consortium has narrowed the field for NBPC 360, its ambitious new incubator program, to eight projects.
Tech
StoryCorps unveils app that records anyone’s story
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StoryCorps releases an app that its founder calls “the biggest experiment since launching StoryCorps.”
Code Switch
PBS, NPR reps discuss challenges of reaching new audiences with SXSW attendees
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Shereen Marisol Meraji, a reporter with NPR’s Code Switch, and Lauren Saks, director of programming for PBS Digital Studios were at SXSW and gave a panel session on strategies for public radio and public television to reach out to younger and more diverse audiences.
Programs/Content
PBS NewsHour expands online audience with website makeover
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Page views have grown from 15.7 million in the first quarter of 2014 to 25.1 million in the fourth quarter.
Tech
PRSS delays fix for audio levels
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The Public Radio Satellite System has pushed back its plan to change the level at which it provides audio to member stations.
Programs/Content
At SXSW, NPR producer offers peek into network’s use of web metrics
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Attendees at a SXSW panel Saturday got a look at how NPR uses website and social media metrics and shares the information among its journalists — those who want to know, at least.
WGBH team offers social media tips at SXSW
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Public media professionals who work in social media took to the stage at a South by Southwest session Friday to give real-world examples of engaging with audiences while relying on small staffs and little funding.
Programs/Content
PlanPhilly sees brighter future with move to WHYY
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PlanPhilly, a nonprofit newsroom that looks at design and development issues in Philadelphia has moved to WHYY from the University of Pennsylvania as an addition to the station’s NewsWorks offerings.
Programs/Content
PlanPhilly sees brighter future with move to WHYY
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The site covers beats including the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the city’s zoning code and preservation and transportation issues.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #9: Five steps to ideological balance; Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa; NPR’s Jarl Mohn stumbles on Diane Rehm
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How should public media serve communities like the Latino audience targeted by Hinojosa’s program?
SXSW
Our guide to public media events at SXSW
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Check our list of pubmedia-related sessions — and let us know if we missed yours.
People
Q selects a host, WGBH seats four trustees, and other comings and goings in public media
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The daily culture program, distributed by PRI, fired host Jian Ghomeshi last fall after allegations of his sexual improprieties surfaced.
Quick Takes
Baltimore paper questions underwriting practices at WYPR-FM
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A lengthy cover story in Baltimore’s City Paper said the station fails to distinguish between underwriting and editorial content.
Quick Takes
INN changes name to Institute for Nonprofit News
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To better reflect its mission, the Investigative News Network has changed its name to the Institute for Nonprofit News.