Development
PBS Development, stations to test social media fundraising platform
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A pilot campaign will use Goodworld.me technology to support the March pledge drives of up to 10 stations.
Programs/Content
WNYC event series uses essays to frame discussions about race
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“Dear President: What You Need to Know About Race” brings together unlikely pairings of speakers for micro-conversations about black experiences with racism.
Development
Knight Foundation report: Public radio needs to work harder to adopt digital-first orientation
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“From Airwaves to Earbuds: Lessons From Knight Investments in Digital Audio and Podcasting,” finds that the public radio system is “not yet well positioned for audience-first, digital delivery.”
Development
Knight News Match raises more than $1.2 million
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“This is yet another sign that the public is willing to pay for quality journalism,” said Jennifer Preston, Knight Foundation’s VP of journalism.
Quick Takes
Third Coast offers Radio Residency for audio producers
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The one-week program is open to all who identify themselves as part of an under-represented group in public radio and podcasting.
Programs/Content
Nonprofit news site will produce bilingual coverage of Nevada politics
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Jon Ralston, host of a public TV series that was cancelled last year, plans to produce Spanish-language videos and text-based web coverage for the state’s growing Hispanic population.
Programs/Content
WNYC, MPR to launch call-in show with rotating co-hosts
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“Indivisible” will offer a forum for listeners to discuss the first 14 weeks of Trump’s presidency.
Programs/Content
Missouri’s KCUR expands public media coverage of Kansas
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With reporters from the Topeka-based Kansas News Service, public stations in the region will boost coverage from the state capital and other communities.
Development
API publishes guidelines for philanthropic funding of news
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The ethical framework, which offers best practices for ensuring editorial independence, emerged from two years of work with grant-makers and leaders of nonprofit media outlets.
Programs/Content
Rocky Mountain PBS partners with Weather Channel for local news and weather
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The video service adopted by RMPBS provides short segments of hyperlocal content.
Obituaries
Longtime public radio professional Vidal Guzmán drowns trying to save son
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Colleagues remember Guzmán for his bravery, character and dedication to family.
KQED staffers grapple with grief as they cover Oakland warehouse fire
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Losses in the Ghost Ship fire hit close to home for some in the Bay Area’s public media community.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation to match gifts to nonprofit news and public media outlets
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“There’s no better way to battle misinformation and false information than with really good reporting.”
Awards
DuPont-Columbia awards recognize outstanding journalism, and other awards in public media
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Public TV’s “Frontline” received a duPont for its reporting on Syria and Iraq, including the program “Children of Syria.”
Programs/Content
Collaborations between public broadcasters, nonprofit news outlets can boost impact but come with challenges
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Partnering with public media organizations can add stability and enable growth that nonprofit news outlets may not be able to achieve independently.
Currently Curious
Focus on opportunity before location when starting out in public radio
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Recruiters, our audience and other public radio professionals answer a reader’s question about where to begin a career.
Currently Curious
Three letters for a young public radio job-seeker
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“The only way to really mess this up is to go into PR. Don’t go into PR.”
Currently Curious
More advice for a soon-to-be college grad beginning her career in public radio
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Tweets, Facebook comments and more sparked by our series.
System/Policy
After ban, Baltimore public radio reporter is back at mayor’s press conferences
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At a press conference Wednesday, Burns returned to his usual seat near the front of the room.
Development
With post-election pitches, the Guardian puts a left-leaning spin on U.S. public media fundraising
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Donald Trump’s win provided an occasion for an effective pitch to readers as the U.K. media entity builds up a new income stream.