Programs/Content
Among Steve Bannon’s filmmaking oeuvre, two documentaries sought a public TV audience
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Now in a White House aiming to defund public broadcasting, Bannon was an executive producer of films produced by former CPB exec Michael Pack.
Programs/Content
Producer reveals how disciplined story planning, authenticity made ‘Serial’ shine
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At Third Coast, the producer of the smash-hit podcast candidly described the problems that hindered its second season.
Programs/Content
Money, politics become catalysts for audio at Third Coast 2016 audio conference
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As companies like Audible throw more resources into podcasts, radio producers are wrestling with what modern America sounds like.
Programs/Content
‘Radio Ambulante’ joins NPR distribution as network’s first Spanish-language podcast
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The show’s reporters will contribute to other NPR programs as well.
Awards
Personal narratives about mothers make strong showing at Third Coast Awards
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The Gold Award went to “Mariya,” a personal narrative by writer Mariya Karimjee from Radiotopia podcast The Heart.
Programs/Content
Shell-shocked by Trump win, public radio’s politics all-stars share thoughts on election coverage
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“How can we do the job of reporting truth without being dismissed as polemicists?” asked moderator Bob Garfield.
Programs/Content
What’s Chris Thile planning? New ‘Prairie Home’ host shares vision for show
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Producer American Public Media is hoping to pull off a “Leno to Fallon” transition with the host.
System/Policy
As Philadelphia newspapers turn to nonprofits, who is ‘public media’?
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The arrival of a new institute expands the city’s “vibrant economy” of publicly supported journalism.
Programs/Content
‘American Masters’ pursues Latino audiences with events, social media efforts
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The push centered on a documentary about influential photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.