System/Policy
‘Changing business realities’ shape talks over NPR programming dues
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NPR will increase member station dues next year and is beginning a process to refine its formula for 2018 and beyond.
System/Policy
Joint licensees breaking down TV, radio barriers
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Even pubcasters with both platforms find that collaborations take work.
PBS budget
PBS 2017 draft budget contains 1.5 percent dues increase
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The dues increase will support general audience content development.
System/Policy
NPR stations benefit from network leaders’ local roots
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The head of Southern California Public Radio sees fundraising potential in the NPR-station relationship.
About Current
April Simpson joins reporting staff at Current
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She’ll be on the funding and innovation beat starting May 2.
Programs/Content
‘Old perceptions’ hinder work between CPB and minority consortia, report says
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The report was commissioned by CPB to evaluate operations of consortia members.
Podcasting
How public radio podcasters are like the Underpants Gnomes from ‘South Park’
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The business model is hazy, but podcasting is injecting new life into public radio.
PBS
PBS board committee endorses tentative guidelines for new kids’ service
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Board members also got an update on the success of PBS Passport.
Programs/Content
Youth Radio’s producers look beyond hosting ‘Morning Edition’
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The “crazy idea” of the NPR show’s week with young journalists came off without a hitch.
Programs/Content
Lawsuit alleges copyright infringement in ‘To the Contrary’ segment
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The dispute centers on content in a May 2013 report on international surrogacy.
System/Policy
CPB prods TV stations to consolidate, revamps rural grants
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New CSG rules include creation of a Healthy Network Initiative to encourage station collaborations and mergers.
Programs/Content
WNYC will distribute ‘Snap Judgment’
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The program will become the fifth show distributed by the New York station.
Quick Takes
NPR picks 12 storytelling projects to help with development
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Teams of independent producers and member stations will work on ideas for podcasts, reporting series and audio projects.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #60: Adam hangs out with radio nerds
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A wide-ranging discussion of podcasting from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Atlanta.
Programs/Content
With Beyond Belief, KCPT builds connections to Kansas City’s spiritual life
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The project is amplifying and facilitating the work of congregants gathering across faiths to tackle social problems.