System/Policy
Report: Most Americans don’t cite NPR, PBS as objective
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A Gallup/Knight Foundation report released Tuesday finds a strong correlation between political values and distrust of the media.
System/Policy
Reporters who broke stories about harassment in pubmedia reflect on changing attitudes
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A daylong summit about sexual misconduct in newsrooms included discussion of how NPR and other media organizations have enabled powerful men at the expense of female employees.
System/Policy
WETA seeks county incentives to stay close to current home
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The public broadcaster has been looking for a new location for its studio and headquarters.
System/Policy
New York Public Radio fires Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz
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WNYC placed the hosts on leave earlier this month following allegations of inappropriate behavior and sought outside counsel to investigate.
Development
Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee win $100M MacArthur grant
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The nonprofits partnered to win a five-year grant to educate children displaced by conflict in the Middle East.
System/Policy
Va. radio network seeks to split music, news formats with purchase of two signals
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Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp. in Richmond was a big winner among pubcasters in the FCC’s spectrum auction.
Programs/Content
NPR’s Kelly will replace Siegel as ‘ATC’ co-host
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Meanwhile, Kelly McEvers will leave the show to continue work with the podcast “Embedded.”
Programs/Content
‘Prairie Home Companion’ gets new name
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MPR gave up legal rights to the ‘Prairie Home’ name when it terminated its contracts with former host Garrison Keillor.
Programs/Content
PRI terminates relationship with Tavis Smiley
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An investigation of alleged misconduct also prompted PBS to suspend distribution of his weeknightly talk show.
Programs/Content
‘Evolving Hatred’ traces worldwide rise of anti-Semitism
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The two-hour film is expected to begin in Ukraine and travel across contemporary Europe.
Programs/Content
CUNY seeks to fill gap left by closure of New America Media
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The university’s journalism school is exploring how it can expand on its work with ethnic and community media.
System/Policy
NPR chief news editor no longer on staff after sexual harassment allegations
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Edith Chapin is resuming her role as executive editor following David Sweeney’s departure.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation aids hurricane relief in Puerto Rico with LPRC grant
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The funds will help stations get back on the air and maintain service after Hurricane Maria.
Programs/Content
PBS drops ‘Charlie Rose’
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More than a dozen women have told the Washington Post and other news outlets that Rose sexually harassed them.
Programs/Content
Podcast ‘super listeners’ are big public media consumers — but are they loyal?
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Nearly one-third of podcast “super listeners” told researchers they had donated money to their local public radio stations in the last year, according to a new report.
Quick Takes
NPR realigns digital news and desk editors
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The change are aimed at enabling digital editors to work more closely with reporters and editors in their coverage areas.
Programs/Content
Empathize, brace yourself, and other advice for journalists of color on hostile turf
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Journalists and safety experts offer advice about staying safe and mentally healthy in situations where a reporter may be verbally or physically harassed.
Programs/Content
Journalists of color facing racism head-on: ‘It kind of rips you apart’
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White nationalists and rowdy Trump supporters have targeted all kinds of media figures at rallies, but journalists of color say they encounter particular challenges when encountering racist attitudes face to face.
Development
Key decision ahead: How to improve Passport experience for viewers, stations
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Passport supporters argue that its performance to date has demonstrated its impact, while critics caution that it’s too early to know how the system will retain this new class of donors.
Quick Takes
Charlotte’s WFAE receives $100K grant to experiment on NPR One
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The station will hire an on-demand producer, develop podcasts, create content to serve “diverse audiences” and “uncover unique, untold stories.”