Programs/Content
Why NPR’s newsmag tweaks are a gamble worth taking
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There’s no doubt that a livelier presentation and coverage of topics of concern to midlifers, such as personal finance and health and wellness, will have a positive effect.
System/Policy
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
People
Let’s celebrate — and listen to — public media’s Rising Stars
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You’ll be inspired by how these young professionals embrace and amplify public media’s mission.
System/Policy
Report looks at public media’s transformation into ‘frontline’ providers of local news
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An analysis by the Wyncote Foundation spotlights what’s working for news-driven stations.
About Current
Layoffs reveal challenges of sustaining public media’s journalism expansion
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Revenue losses raise new questions about strategies to build local newsrooms.
About Current
Looking to recognize younger talent in public media? Tell Current about your ‘Rising Star.’
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Let us know by May 17 about a young professional who is making a difference in your corner of public media.
Tech
Get tips on using generative AI to streamline workflows and boost creativity
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The webinar “Innovate With Current: A Live Users’ Guide to Generative AI Tools” dove into the heart of how people in public media are experimenting with AI technology.
About Current
How you can help Current tell public media’s stories
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Current has been able to thrive because of public media leaders and funders who see unique value in what we do.
About Current
Hey Boomers, younger staff aren’t the future of public media — they’re the now
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We need your help identifying rising stars in the system so we can amplify their voices, ideas and experiences.
Local That Works
Local that Works is ending, but long live local
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Current is ending our Local that Works contest after six years, but we still want to hear about your innovative local initiatives.
About Current
Announcing the Public Media Honor Roll of 2022
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Find out who our donors named to the Public Media Honor Roll and why.
About Current
Be Current’s source, sustain our service
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Your donation sends our hard-working staff the message that their work matters. Your donation helps make this work possible.
Local That Works
Five finalists to compete for $20,000 Local that Works grand prize
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Each finalist will present their project at a virtual Grand Finale in November.
Featured in Category
Who’s on the Public Media Honor Roll for 2021?
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Every year as part of our donor campaign, we invite readers to nominate someone who made a difference to them or to the field of public media. This year, we received 41 nominations.
About Current
Current’s team weighs in on our most important reporting of 2021
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Though not necessarily our most popular coverage, this reporting touched on significant trends and issues that public media faced this year.
About Current
Nobody covers public media the way Current does. Nobody ever will.
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As we enter the annual season of gratitude, we’re asking you to take a moment to think about Current.
Local that Works
Five finalists selected for the 2021 Local that Works contest
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Each project offers a new model for reaching and engaging underserved audiences.
Local That Works
20 media projects selected as semifinalists in the 2021 Local that Works contest
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Many entries focus on news, social issues, and diversity and inclusion in storytelling.
Local That Works
How to win the Local that Works $20,000 grand prize
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Current is calling on all authentically, awesomely local media to participate in the 2021 Local that Works contest.
About Current
What happened to public media’s great pandemic pivot
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Join us for upcoming webinars featuring WFAE, KUOW and Nine PBS.