Author: Ivy Kaplan
Journalism initiative aims to re-energize local coverage around the country
Three public broadcasters and the nonprofit newsroom Mississippi Today will host reporters from the program's inaugural class.Wisconsin Public Radio draws on station talent to spice up weekend sound
The new show Beta is the first production spawned by WPR Next, an initiative to generate new programming ideas.New five-year APMG initiative aims to unpack stigma surrounding mental illness
APMG is recruiting a full-time mental health reporter and will integrate coverage of mental health issues into podcasts and on its music ...Fla. station takes cue from Mister Rogers in discussing traumatic events with kids
A series of interstitials will introduce emergency responders to help children better understand common procedures in emergencies.Former PBS president Lawrence Grossman remembered for advancing network, defending journalism
Grossman, who died Friday at the age of 86, backed expansion of "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and was involved in launching "Frontline."With Knight grant, Cronkite School seeks to boost innovation in TV news
Journalists in both public and commercial TV will be able to workshop ideas with the journalism school's faculty and its TV station, ...PBS initiative will encourage intergenerational reading, determine America’s ‘Best-Loved’ book
The series will feature authors, celebrities, athletes and other public figures sharing their favorite fiction books and interest in literacy.Preservation effort will digitize historic recordings in WRVR’s archive
The station run by New York City's Riverside Church aired interviews with Malcolm X and sermons by the Rev. Martin Luther King ...Outlets aim for engagement as Facebook feeds less news to users
Callouts, virtual station tours and diverse sources of web traffic are among the strategies public media newsrooms are adopting.Minnesota Public Radio pursues underserved audience with new Somali-language content
The project aims to better serve Minnesota's large Somali community with translations and BBC audio.New WOSU podcast aims to help listeners come to terms with aging
The series tries to take a more optimistic look at getting older.
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