Author: Mike Janssen
‘I AM LAKSHMI SINGH’: How an NPR newscaster became a hat and meme
A WNYC producer hopes for the union of Lakshmi Singh and the hat she inspired.The first of our new improved weekly roundups — now with more content
This week: the Congressional Downtown Abbey office, new conferences, digital wisdom and more.Texas’s KEDT builds on alliance with local college
One of the smallest independent public broadcasting operations in the country will move into new facilities this fall under its expanding partnership ...Storify: PBS, indie filmmakers hold first “listening tour” event in San Francisco
Tweets from the Jan. 17 meeting at the San Francisco Public Library.Our new podcast The Pub is open for business
Adam Ragusea hosts our weekly podcast about news and trends in public media, posting every Thursday.Thursday roundup: Dry kegs in New Orleans; Moyers says farewell
Plus: "Jagoffs" on WBEZ, and radio remains popular.PBS taps ‘serious journalist’ to elevate public affairs as v.p. of news
Marie Nelson arrives at PBS a time of transition and challenges.The most noteworthy pubmedia news of 2014
We asked our reporters to reflect on a year's worth of trends, events and change in public media. Here's what stuck with ...Julie Drizin named executive director of Current
The longtime public media producer and journalist joins Current Jan. 20.Monday roundup: Minn. station settles over tower collapse; a good news director is hard to ...
Plus: Jacobs talks radio trends, and Wolf Hall keeps the codpieces small.Friday roundup: Frontline tries out virtual reality; Gerdeman talks development trends
Plus: MoJo's nonprofit mojo, and Judy Woodruff's biscuits.Independent Lens films take home honors, Midwest pubcasters receive Emmys, and more awards in public media
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION Independent Lens took home four wins from the 30th annual IDA Documentary Awards. The public TV documentary series won the award for ...Wednesday roundup: Independent Lens announces next season; Carvin launches Reported.ly
Plus: Collaborations in pubmedia, and a poet's Pacifica show.Thursday roundup: Expansions for NJTV, PBS SoCal; Melody Kramer on Serial
Plus: Bill Keller keeps cool.Wednesday roundup: Lessons from Radiotopia’s Kickstarter; Scharpling readies his podcast
Plus: A producer needs her mic back, and Splendid Table gets pranked.
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