Author: Mike Janssen
Kenneth Tomlinson, CPB chair at center of scandal, dies at 69
Tomlinson, a former Reader’s Digest editor and CPB Board chair who mounted a behind-the-scenes campaign to balance what he saw as a liberal bias ...Show producers at WNYC turn to digital platforms to add fresh voices, engage younger audiences
New blogs and podcasts have boosted web traffic and social media buzz for Studio 360 and On the Media.‘To the Best of Our Knowledge’, a weekend staple from Wisconsin, gets makeover
A host's departure led to an overhaul of the long-running show and competition among producers for the vacant seat.Funding boost from universities helps Iowa Public Radio after difficult year
Iowa’s Board of Regents voted to increase funding for Iowa Public Radio Thursday after hearing details of the pubcaster’s financial struggles in the ...PBS’s Sepulveda: Stations can do more to engage Latinos, broader communities
PBS stations need to share more information among themselves as they work to increase their community impact, PBS’s new senior v.p. of ...Report: New light-rail line causing problems for MPR/APM
The new Green Line of the Minneapolis-St. Paul light-rail line is beginning to wreak havoc on the studios of American Public Media/Minnesota ...Public Media Futures Forum explores impact measurement and analysis
“Understanding Impact,” a two-day symposium, will explore how public media organizations can measure and analyze the impact of their work. Convened by ...Engelhardt: Change to Pacifica’s governance must come from outside
I have been following the recent events of the Pacifica radio network with great interest and even greater concern — even sadness. ...SABEW honors biz news, Michiganers land MAB awards, and more recognition for pubcasters
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS Pubcasters honored with SABEW Best in Business awards. NPR’s coverage of the “Health Care Website Launch” was ...A report from “outside”: takeaways from AIR’s Localore
Lessons learned from 10 station-based multimedia productions that tested new models of community service and engagement.For Localore, broadcast’s reach still dwarfs digital media, outreach
A visualization of Localore's reach, prepared by AIR.Ongoing protest of WGBH Board member Koch to light up Boston landmarks
Three progressive groups have organized a protest Friday night at Boston's WGBH as they continue to pressure the station to drop conservative ...KQED expands, Mundt returning to Louisville, and more comings and goings in pubmedia
KQED has created two new multiplatform desks to expand the San Francisco station’s coverage of culture and politics. Two executives will oversee the ...Pacifica’s executive director ignores board’s firing
Pacifica Executive Director Summer Reese reported to work today at the radio network’s headquarters in Berkeley, Calif., ignoring her dismissal Thursday by ...Forthcoming NPR mobile app could advance public radio’s quest for digital audience
Public radio executives who have long bemoaned the field’s collective inability to pursue innovation have a new opportunity to alter that dynamic ...
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