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Monthly Archives: May 2017

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System/Policy

Minnesota supplies $1.95 million for new public TV equipment

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 31, 2017

Pioneer Public Television will move into new headquarters in the next year.

Quick Takes

Libertarian-leaning ‘School Inc.’ documentary sparks rebuke, defense

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 31, 2017

An academic calls the program “an unbalanced, journalistically questionable series.”

Quick Takes

Chicago Public Media seeks to expand WBEZ news staff

By Griffin Rowell, Editorial Intern | May 30, 2017

CEO Goli Sheikholeslami discussed the plans at a City Club of Chicago lunch event, reports Crain’s.

System/Policy

How public broadcasters are lagging behind the innovation curve of Next Gen TV

By John Lawson | May 30, 2017

The “soft focus” on strategic planning is putting public TV far behind commercial broadcasters.

People

Raney Aronson-Rath: It’s in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth

By April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | May 30, 2017

Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.

People

NETA’s Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 26, 2017

Hinton began his career in public broadcasting in 1968.

Quick Takes

WAMU sees gains in black, Latino audience

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | May 26, 2017

Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station’s audience, according to the Washingtonian.

Obituaries

Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 25, 2017

Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.

Quick Takes

Layoffs at KCPT in Kansas City, Mo., include Emmy-winning producer

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 25, 2017

Two producers, an education coordinator and the executive producer for cultural affairs were cut.

System/Policy

Big Bird’s finances come under scrutiny at House budget hearing

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 25, 2017

Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?

Quick Takes

Bluegrass FM signal in Washington, D.C., suburbs will go off air

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | May 25, 2017

The service will continue online and on an HD radio channel.

Tech

Could the auto-transcription service Trint be cheaper?

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | May 24, 2017

We ask the founder of Trint if he could drop prices and pursue a more volume-based business model.

System/Policy

FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations

By Doug Halonen, Freelance Contributor | May 24, 2017

Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”

Programs/Content

Free To Choose founder moves on after career of promoting ‘winning ideas of freedom’

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 23, 2017

Bob Chitester, head of the libertarian-leaning production company, will retire this summer.

System/Policy

Trump’s 2018 budget calls for phasing out public broadcasting funds

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 23, 2017

The $30 million for CPB is intended for “an orderly closeout of federal funding.”

Programs/Content

As Cosby faces trial, WHYY podcast looks at how hometown views native son

By April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | May 23, 2017

The show examines the man who wore Philly on his chest and what locals are saying about him.

Quick Takes

Latest version of Trump budget reportedly maintains push to end CPB funding

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | May 23, 2017

“There is a little money in the budget left to allow us to wind down the federal position,” said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.

#IAmPublicMedia

Rekha Murthy: ‘Public radio is embedded in my being’

By Rekha Murthy, Independent radio and podcast strategist | May 23, 2017

Murthy grew up listening to public radio and finds that even as her media choices expand, she always comes back to it.

Programs/Content

NPR’s first podcast for kids comes at the right time

By Lindsay Patterson | May 22, 2017

NPR fans didn’t know that they had waited 47 years for children’s programming until a few weeks ago.

Audio players embedded in Facebook posts
Tech

How to sneak audio into Facebook posts

By Barrett Golding, Sonic Junkie & Code Monkey | May 22, 2017

Embedding a video in a Facebook post is easy. Embedding audio is harder but doable. This article will show you how.

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