Author: Adam Ragusea
The Pub #16: Tess Vigeland on quitting Marketplace; Transgender people and personal pronouns; Donor influence on programming
For Tess Vigeland, a leap out of the host's seat inspired a book.The Pub #15: Did Skip Gates cave to Ben Affleck?; CBC releases Ghomeshi investigation; Why local radio ...
Did one of public TV’s most revered figures really cede editorial control to a celebrity? It certainly looks that way to PBS ...The Pub #14: How to write pronouncers; Latino USA’s Chuy problem; Victory against patent trolls; No fair use on ...
Pointers on writing pronouncers to keep hosts happy, and a major victory against a patent troll.The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?The Pub #12: Authenticity is the new authority; Focusing on local news; Fixing the news director shortage
A Republican CPB board member suggests that public media shift more resources toward local news.The Pub #11: FAQ on copyright and fair use; How long should podcasts be?
Public media people often take some liberties with copyright. Are they legal, or should they be?The Pub #10: Pronunciation matters, techies leaving public media, SXSW and reporting on your employer
Why are public media's tech-savvy workers leaving?The Pub #9: Five steps to ideological balance; Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa; NPR’s Jarl Mohn stumbles on ...
How should public media serve communities like the Latino audience targeted by Hinojosa’s program?The Pub, Ep. 8: Public media’s true biases; reconsidering the membership model
On this week's podcast: Can "membership" in public media mean more than just money for tote bags?The Pub, Episode 7: Diane Rehm and the true meaning of objectivity; why Jesse Thorn is ending ...
After eight years, Jesse Thorn is ending his internship program — not because it wasn’t working, but because he thought it was ...The Pub, Episode 6: WWFD (What Would Fred Rogers Do?), PBS documentaries in danger, David Carr on ...
This week, we contemplate how much children’s public television has changed since Fred Rogers’ day, and the news isn’t all bad — ...The Pub, Episode 5: End of the vocal fry debate, Jacki Lyden on fashion, and lessons from commercial ...
On this week's podcast, a conversation with a former NPR host about her new micro-news organization reporting on fashion, and more.The Pub, Episode 4: How women, people of color, and everyone else can sound more like themselves ...
We explore the origins, biases and limitations of the "public radio voice."How to pick theme music for your show, and how not to
The art of radio and TV theme music and how to improve it.The Pub, Episode 3: Podcasting tests definition of public media, Indiana governor does too
PRX CEO Jake Shapiro says “the definition of public media . . . has to be stretched.”
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