Year: 2017
Pubmedia must open gates to makers who push boundaries
"The work of introducing new ideas often feels like a test that will be judged by a trusted few."Take a video peek inside public broadcasting’s attic
Look through the University of Maryland's public media archives with Current.NPR’s Oreskes resigns following sexual harassment claims
CEO Jarl Mohn said he asked NPR's newsroom leader for his resignation because of his "inappropriate behavior.”Event at Library of Congress to honor half-century of pubcasting
Participants include former PBS host Dick Cavett and Sen. Ed Markey.NPR’s Oreskes on leave following sexual harassment accusations
The Washington Post reported that NPR is investigating complaints by two women who allege Oreskes made inappropriate contact with them in the ...‘The Pub’ #102: Why WHYY retired its NewsWorks site
The Philadelphia station has doubled down on a call-letters-dot-org online identity.Garland McLaurin: Like America, public broadcasting is a work in progress
"When I think about public media, I think about what Frantz Fanon said: 'What matters is not to know the world but ...KRCB tests cross-platform approach to cover California wildfires
As the crisis spread across Sonoma County, KRCB's small team tested new ways to report for TV, radio and social media.After historic efforts to weaken pubmedia, ‘just be amazed that anything gets done’
The decentralized, financially dependent structure of public broadcasting is "a feature, not a bug."LocusPoint sues to stop sale of California public TV station
A spokesperson for KCSM's licensee called the complaint “frivolous.”Vermont PBS bets on local pride with ‘Made Here’ slate of films
The station's promotion of local filmmakers has drawn younger viewers and fueled pledge-drive success.‘Dinner Party Download’ to end production
The show is going off the air in part due to funding challenges.Ken Stern: Don’t deny an obvious truth about the media
In a response to criticism from a public radio reporter, Stern contends that the media still need a broader diversity of political ...WAMU to begin offering evening version of ‘1A’
The new version will be available to stations Nov. 13.NYT CEO: Digital media alone won’t address public’s need for quality news
A former chief executive of the BBC argues that public-service broadcasting will only become more important as media continue to expand on ...
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