Month: July 2020
Report for America named finalist in $100M grant competition
Six finalists are competing for the grant from the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition.NPR, advocacy group call on Congress to give university stations access to PPP
University stations have been shut out of applying for the relief loans.‘All Creatures’ revival expands women’s roles while staying faithful to original TV show
Debuting in January, the "Masterpiece" revamp of the long-running classic features a more contemporary sensibility.Filmmakers join Kerger at press tour to discuss pandemic’s effect on forthcoming PBS series
At an executive session with the PBS president, Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed how the pandemic has affected productions ...Comings and goings: Nikki Jones named VP at NPR, Cameo George named EP of ‘American ...
Jones joined NPR last year after working for SiriusXM Radio.PBS programming returns to South Texas after two years without over-the-air service
PBS started broadcasting national programming through a commercial station in the region June 30.Turn around radio’s audience losses by being ‘Fringe-friendly’
The recent decline in listening has been staggering, but so is the opportunity lying right behind it to make infrequent listeners more ...‘Resettled’ podcast engages collaborators in storytelling to capture refugee experience
“One of the biggest things for me was to know that we would be treating these stories with justice and presenting them ...Wonya Lucas exits Public Broadcasting Atlanta to oversee Hallmark Channel
As an NPR board member, Lucas led the committee that oversaw an investigation of sexual harassment by NPR news leaders.Crosscut Union pushes for workforce diversity provisions in contract with Cascade Public Media
The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.New Hampshire Public Radio launches climate change project ‘By Degrees’
Reporters are using engagement strategies and a “human-centered” focus to build audience.WAMU appoints DCist editor-in-chief to lead newsroom
Rachel Sadon is stepping into the role of interim news director as the station seeks a permanent successor to Jeffrey Katz.With in-person events on hold, organizations turn to ‘next best thing’ in virtual gatherings
The pandemic has forced nonprofit and public media to rethink their events strategies.WAMU licensee investigates editor blamed for departures of women of color
Five women of color have left WAMU since January 2019, an exodus that prompted a series of tweets on the subject last ...Giovannoni: Listening dynamics of core NPR News listeners ‘are shifting in the wrong direction’
Three full months into the COVID-19 pandemic, listening to NPR News stations remains only 80% of what it was a year ago. ...
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