Programs/Content
Teacher’s experience is a ‘passport’ to a PR problem for public TV
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Public TV undercuts its own case for public support when episodes of Nova go behind a paywall.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why conservatives feel left out of public media
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Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.
System/Policy
Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
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The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
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‘The Pub’ #65: Where the bleeps and bloops come from, live at The Greene Space
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If you’ve ever heard some digital slurp, bloop or BOOM in a radio story and thought “How’d they make that?”, listen to this episode of The Pub to find out.
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‘The Pub’ #64: Five things bad interviewers do, with Celeste Headlee
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Your interviewing skills may need help, and Headlee is here to assist you.
Programs/Content
Why it’s bad that New York is sucking up the podcasting industry
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The geographical concentration of media talent is hurting journalism — and journalists.
Programs/Content
How public TV can connect with donors as viewing platforms shift
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A station content director has been working to figure out that puzzle.
System/Policy
TV station leader sees strong future in building community, face to face
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WITF’s Kathleen Pavelko on the importance of “the oldest and most old-fashioned platform ever.”
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‘The Pub’ #63: The ethics of foundation-supported journalism
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Are journalists allowing themselves to be the instruments of policy advocacy?
System/Policy
A station CEO on the struggle to find public TV’s “driving force”
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Steve Bass of Oregon Public Broadcasting reflects on the relationship of PBS and its member stations in the face of digital disruption.
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‘The Pub’ #62: Jay Rosen on his love-hate relationship with public media
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Rosen is frustrated by how often reporters seem to cover controversies without trying to discover which side is right.
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‘The Pub’ #61: The case for PBS stations in a post-TV world
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What’s the point of local TV stations when viewers can — and increasingly do — watch national programming online?
System/Policy
NPR stations benefit from network leaders’ local roots
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The head of Southern California Public Radio sees fundraising potential in the NPR-station relationship.
Podcasting
How public radio podcasters are like the Underpants Gnomes from ‘South Park’
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The business model is hazy, but podcasting is injecting new life into public radio.
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‘The Pub’ #60: Adam hangs out with radio nerds
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A wide-ranging discussion of podcasting from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Atlanta.
Programs/Content
Stations have a future in local appeal, distinct programming
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A radio content chief lays out a vision for digital success.
System/Policy
“Why not promote our podcasts like we do our own programs?”
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Scott Finn considers the future of NPR’s relationship with its member stations.
Programs/Content
Glenn Greenwald on the “adversarial force” of a free press
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The outspoken journalist also accuses NPR of becoming “boring and impotent” by avoiding controversy.
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‘The Pub’ #59: The case for NPR stations in a post-radio world
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How do NPR and stations maintain a mutually beneficial coexistence?
Programs/Content
Diane Rehm on stepping aside for “something new and fresh”
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The host discusses her voice, her approach to interviewing and life after retirement.