People
Third Coast Festival names new executive director
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Shirley Alfaro’s experience in arts and media administration has included a role with StoryCorps Chicago.
Programs/Content
Film exposes dark repercussions of China’s one-child policy
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The upcoming “Independent Lens” documentary by filmmaker Nanfu Wang presents disturbing accounts of the policy’s impact.
Programs/Content
Blue Ridge PBS draws on archives to program 24-hour streaming service
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Inspiration for the ad-supported channel came from local companies that were looking for digital marketing opportunities.
Collaboration
After years of losses, Maryland stations explore collaboration to cut costs
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The Eastern Shore’s Delmarva Public Radio and WESM-FM seek long-term survival in a competitive market.
Programs/Content
Experiments with 360 video prepare stations for next wave of innovation
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Broadcasters in Nebraska, Texas and Florida are learning how to engage viewers with immersive media productions.
System/Policy
Owner of Miami’s WLRN narrows options for future governance
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One outcome discussed at a meeting Wednesday would maintain the Miami-Dade school district’s ownership of WLRN, while the other looks toward independence.
Programs/Content
OPB drops ‘Finding Your Roots’ episode featuring presidential candidate
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“At the beginning of a presidential candidacy, to be doing a valentine to one candidate, I just don’t think it’s a very smart thing to do,” said Oregon Public Broadcasting CEO Steve Bass.
Programs/Content
New MPR-backed site hopes to be ‘one-stop shop for all things immigrant’
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Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its founder.
System/Policy
Rhode Island PBS sticks with host after blackface photo emerges
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A 1986 photo depicted talk show host Jim Hummel dressed as Tubbs from “Miami Vice” for a Halloween party.