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Home›Author: Adam Ragusea (Page 5)

Author: Adam Ragusea

Adam Ragusea

Adam is host of Current's podcast, The Pub. He's a Journalist in Residence and Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism at the Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. He’s also reported for public radio shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, Marketplace and The Takeaway. Before becoming a journalist, Adam studied music composition, and he creates all the music for The Pub.

  • Programs/Content

    Teacher’s experience is a ‘passport’ to a PR problem for public TV

    Public TV undercuts its own case for public support when episodes of Nova go behind a paywall.
    By Adam Ragusea
    June 1, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why conservatives feel left ...

    Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 27, 2016
  • System/Policy

    Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)

    The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 26, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #65: Where the bleeps and bloops come from, live at The Greene Space

    If you’ve ever heard some digital slurp, bloop or BOOM in a radio story and thought “How’d they make that?”, listen to ...
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 20, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #64: Five things bad interviewers do, with Celeste Headlee

    Your interviewing skills may need help, and Headlee is here to assist you.
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 13, 2016
  • Programs/Content

    Why it’s bad that New York is sucking up the podcasting industry

    The geographical concentration of media talent is hurting journalism — and journalists.
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 9, 2016
  • Programs/Content

    How public TV can connect with donors as viewing platforms shift

    A station content director has been working to figure out that puzzle.
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 6, 2016
  • System/Policy

    TV station leader sees strong future in building community, face to face

    WITF’s Kathleen Pavelko on the importance of “the oldest and most old-fashioned platform ever.”
    By Adam Ragusea
    May 3, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #63: The ethics of foundation-supported journalism

    Are journalists allowing themselves to be the instruments of policy advocacy?
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 29, 2016
  • System/Policy

    A station CEO on the struggle to find public TV’s “driving force”

    Steve Bass of Oregon Public Broadcasting reflects on the relationship of PBS and its member stations in the face of digital disruption.
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 27, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #62: Jay Rosen on his love-hate relationship with public media

    Rosen is frustrated by how often reporters seem to cover controversies without trying to discover which side is right.
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 22, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #61: The case for PBS stations in a post-TV world

    What’s the point of local TV stations when viewers can — and increasingly do — watch national programming online?
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 15, 2016
  • System/Policy

    NPR stations benefit from network leaders’ local roots

    The head of Southern California Public Radio sees fundraising potential in the NPR-station relationship.
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 8, 2016
  • Programs/Content

    How public radio podcasters are like the Underpants Gnomes from ‘South Park’

    The business model is hazy, but podcasting is injecting new life into public radio.
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 6, 2016
  • "The Pub" Podcast

    ‘The Pub’ #60: Adam hangs out with radio nerds

    A wide-ranging discussion of podcasting from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Atlanta.
    By Adam Ragusea
    April 1, 2016
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