Year: 2016
As power shifts in Washington, pubcasting has allies in key posts
Three powerful congressional chairmen who support public broadcasting will continue in their key roles in both the House and Senate.Responsibility for building trust in local stations starts at the top
When managers of news organizations state partisan views in public, it raises important questions about the appearance of bias.NPR Board approves donations from overseas NPR One listeners
The network had to change its bylaws to allow contributions directly from individuals.Producer alleges copyright infringement in PBS ‘Navy Seals’ documentary
Also named in the complaint are California stations PBS SoCal, KVCR and KLCS.Scholars, archivists partner on public media history project
The project aims to “map the history of public broadcasting in the U.S.”How three podcast apps measure up: 60dB, RadioPublic and NPR One
Which will pass the Rich Roll Test?Martin to lead ideastream, NPR hires chief marketer and other comings and goings
Jerry Wareham, ideastream president since 2001, will retire after Kevin Martin’s transition.FCC commissioner calls for Dish to carry Virgin Islands PBS station
Must-carry regulations do not apply because the Virgin Islands is not a Nielsen Designated Market Area.Nevada Public Radio expands to Reno with signal purchase
The Sun Valley frequency overlaps with the coverage area of two other public radio stations serving Reno.Seattle station will report on ‘white nationalism’ instead of ‘alt-right’
“... ‘[A]lt-right’ doesn’t mean anything, and normalizes something that is far from normal,” wrote a KUOW editor.RadioPublic releases apps for iOS and Android
The app helps users discover and listen to podcasts.PBS adopts Apple Pay, enabling one-click donations for stations
Member stations will have access to donor data.Why work in public media?
Making a difference, serving the audience — people who work in public media explain why they devote themselves to the job.WETA sets up scholarship fund in honor of Gwen Ifill
The fund will bring younger, diverse journalists into public TV.Columbia University acquires archival recordings of Bob Fass’s ‘Radio Unnameable’
The reel-to-reel tapes preserve “a moment in broadcasting that might not come again — when an individual producer got to make the ...
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