Programs/Content
Stations engage local communities in lead-up to ‘Odd Squad: The Movie’
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PBS SoCal, Texas Tech University’s KTTZ and Virginia’s Community Idea stations are holding events related to the premiere.
Tech
WNYC’s latest sensor journalism project zeroes in on ‘heat island’ Harlem
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The station is partnering with community organizations to collect data on how extreme heat is affecting public health.
Programs/Content
With LGBT documentary, Houston station aims for community impact
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A Murder in Montrose: The Paul Broussard Legacy examines the history and future of the city’s LGBT activism.
System/Policy
Format shake-up proves effective for Atlanta’s WCLK
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A move toward more consistent jazz programming drew a backlash but brought in new listeners.
Programs/Content
With American electorate more diverse than ever, PBS election specials explore impact of shift
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The New Deciders and Willie Velasquez: Empowering the People are set to air this fall.
System/Policy
West Virginia Public Broadcasting joins stations airing flood-relief telethon
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After scrambling to provide broadcast and online news coverage of the flood, the network is participating in a telethon benefiting Red Cross relief efforts.
Programs/Content
Documentary series to explore fatherhood in America
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Broadcast of the programs is slated for 2018.
Programs/Content
A look at previous presidents joins PBS lineup of election coverage
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Six American Experience episodes will be rebroadcast in August.
System/Policy
As collaborations expand, newsroom leadership jobs prove difficult to fill
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“The system of collaboration we are building requires more editors.”