Year: 2017
‘In the Dark’ creators demystify investigative audio reporting
The host and producer of the award-winning podcast share tips for framing investigative stories.Virginia’s WVPT to consolidate with Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
WVPT's licensee approved the merger “to strengthen its operational and strategic position moving forward.”Citing demands of Oreskes follow-up, NPR board chair declines third term
"I am unable to devote the amount of time that the current situation ... demands of the NPR board chair to be ...Host of WPT’s ‘Sewing With Nancy’ dies at 64
Nancy Zieman had announced her retirement due to health issues in September.Journalists at Third Coast reflect on Trump’s first year
A conference session followed up on an at times contentious panel discussion at last year’s event.‘Made Possible By…’ #2: Ruth Seymour on KCRW’s days as a scrappy innovator
The station's former GM says public media's mission statement should be "To be important."Podcast ‘super listeners’ are big public media consumers — but are they loyal?
Nearly one-third of podcast “super listeners” told researchers they had donated money to their local public radio stations in the last year, ...How a CPB task force advanced a prescient vision for diversity in public radio
In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB's Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served ...New AIR initiative supports experiments with live events
The Localore Live initiative will provide eight to 10 microgrants.NPR realigns digital news and desk editors
The change are aimed at enabling digital editors to work more closely with reporters and editors in their coverage areas.Empathize, brace yourself, and other advice for journalists of color on hostile turf
Journalists and safety experts offer advice about staying safe and mentally healthy in situations where a reporter may be verbally or physically ...Journalists of color facing racism head-on: ‘It kind of rips you apart’
White nationalists and rowdy Trump supporters have targeted all kinds of media figures at rallies, but journalists of color say they encounter ...Maine Public adds station to classical network
The broadcaster aims to reach the entire state with its classical service.Letter to the editor: Great care went into design of ‘Flight to Freedom’
WNET responds to our recent article about a Phoenix school district ending use of the history game.Even as podcasting grows, medium can stay true to public broadcasting’s roots
"All of us cultivating the podcasting space can certainly do our part" to keep the Public Broadcasting Act's goals "active and audible," ...
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