Author: Karen Everhart
Introducing a new way to ‘keep Current’
Beginning with our May 7 print edition, subscribers can read digital versions of our newspaper coverage.Planners of universal sign-in for pubmedia platforms see benefits in understanding audience
A working group convened by CPB has endorsed a systemwide approach to user management, with the goal of enabling products and services ...Public TV begins counting ‘invisible audiences’ for education content
Stations reach millions of people through off-air services such as parenting workshops but lack a common approach for measuring their reach and ...PBS honors station leaders, PRNDI names Editor of the Year, and more awards in public ...
Allen Weatherly, former executive director of Arkansas Educational Television Network, was honored posthumously with the Daniel K. Miller PBS Station Leadership Award.How key committee members in Congress have voted on pubmedia funding
Past votes may indicate how legislators weighing in on CPB’s appropriation will address the White House’s proposed end to federal funding.With seven wins for ‘Frontline,’ PBS tops TV networks in News & Documentary Emmys
“My Brother's Bomber” and "ISIS in Afghanistan" both received two statuettes.With Smith’s latest Emmy for ‘Downton,’ hit series leads PBS’s prime-time standouts
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.Researchers share insights on connecting with millennials on their terms
The president of the Public Radio Program Directors Association challenged those who say public radio doesn’t have to cater to the 76.6 ...NPR distribution wing prepares request for interconnection upgrade
Plans to make the satellite-based network more efficient are expected to top $50 million.‘Frontline’ virtual-reality doc takes viewers into heart of Ebola outbreak
The film grew out of Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath’s fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.At ONA, news execs recommend innovative approaches to YouTube
News organizations should free themselves to differentiate YouTube content from their marquee products, the panelists advised.ONA awards grants to university journalism programs
The organization extended its support for the Georgia News Lab and the New Mexico News Port.NPR, Greater Public team up to create pledge campaign built on Spark promotions
Pledge messages coming to public radio this fall will target listeners who find themselves tuning into Morning Edition more often.With Localore expansion, AIR’s Schardt looks to spread culture of R&D, mission of inclusion
The Association of Independents in Radio is preparing to roll out its next iterations of Localore, the innovation initiative that paired indie ...Janssen rejoins Current as digital editor
Mike Janssen, a journalist who has reported for Current for nearly 15 years, has returned to the staff full-time as digital editor. ...
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