Programs/Content
Promotional strategy for ‘Black Panthers’ pays off for PBS
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The filmmakers’ strategy for engaging an audience was in the works for more than a year.
Programs/Content
Series hosted by David Eisenhower aims to restore nonpartisan debate to television
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The show is marketed as an antidote to the talking points and shouting matches of cable news.
Programs/Content
Podcasts tied to TV shows pave way for larger strategy at WGBH
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Podcasts such as Masterpiece Studio and Antiques Roadshow have given WGBH “a running start” in pushing into the medium.
Quick Takes
Knight Prototype Fund supports INN, ‘This American Life’ projects
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Each grantee will receive $35,000.
Quick Takes
Public media welcomes president’s proposed budget
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The proposed budget would increase interconnection funding by $10 million.
System/Policy
Pubcasters fear FCC ruling could deter board members from serving
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“This is the nightmare we have been fighting against for years.”
Quick Takes
Audience Engine creator merges with radio playlist company Spinitron
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The merger is the latest step in Audience Engine’s plan to help noncommercial radio stations increase engagement and fundraising.
System/Policy
With focus on local service, PBS Charlotte digs out of $1M hole
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The station turned a profit last year, two years ahead of schedule.
Quick Takes
INN names 15 INNovation Fund winners
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INN awarded over $400,000 in the fourth round of its INNovation Fund.
Programs/Content
WNYC’s ‘Note to Self’ takes on information overload
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For a second time, the podcast is challenging listeners to change their digital habits.
People
Fans and friends rally to help radio artist Joe Frank
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Frank has previously suffered from poor health and faces rising medical bills.
Quick Takes
‘Sesame Street’ will look different in its HBO debut
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In the run-up to the Jan. 16 debut of Sesame Street on HBO, producers at Sesame Workshop are preparing viewers for big changes to the show.
Programs/Content
NHPR boosts revamped political coverage with launch of state elections database
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The station has spent almost $2 million to expand political reporting ahead of this year’s election.
Tech
Pubcasters hope FAA rule changes will ease use of drones
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The high cost of pilot licenses are keeping use of the technology out of reach for most broadcasters.
Awards
Pubcasters take home Creative Emmys, and more awards in public media
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The award for outstanding special class program went to Sweeney Todd.
System/Policy
Summer pubmedia interns reflect on their experiences
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Interns at NPR, Frontline and PBS stations share stories and lessons from their work this summer.
Programs/Content
Latino journalists win big, KCRW names Radio Race winner, and more pubmedia awards
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America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa won an Imagen Award.
Programs/Content
How an Illinois radio station confronted racial issues in its community
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The unrest in Ferguson, Mo., prompted WGLT to take a closer look at the experience of African-Americans in Bloomington and Normal, Ill.
Programs/Content
A roundup of regional Emmy winners
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Big winners included Georgia Public Broadcasting, Maryland Public Television and WFYI in Indianapolis.
Documentaries on PBS
Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
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The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.