Author: Mike Janssen
AU’s Center for Social Media releases fair use guidelines for journalists
The Center for Social Media at American University’s School of Communication has released a Set of Principles for Fair Use in Journalism, ...Listening to Boston news radio spiked during week of bombings, analysis shows
Boston’s news radio stations saw sharp increases in listening in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings April 15, a finding highlighted ...NPR’s Code Switch digs into racial discomfort
When Southern country singer Brad Paisley shared his awkward view of race relations in his controversial song “Accidental Racist” last month, the ...Stations continue StateImpact without NPR
NPR provided training and support to 17 participating stations, but has dropped plans to expand StateImpact to all 50 states.Left, Right & Center host launches new KCRW podcast
Matt Miller, host of KCRW's weekly news-analysis show Left, Right & Center in Santa Monica, now also hosts the biweekly This . ...WBAI fails to meet payroll, pay rent
Money shortfalls at New York’s WBAI, one of two Pacifica Foundation stations that must relocate their studios later this month, continue to ...NYPR looking to boost coverage for classical station
New York Public Radio has applied to the FCC to acquire 90.3 FM in Ossining, N.Y., from community licensee Hudson Valley Community ...California’s KCLU expands reach with new signals
KCLU-FM in Thousand Oaks, Calif., will extend its range to the northwest next month when it begins broadcasting on a new full-power ...NPR, AIR unveil resource site for freelancers
NPR and the Association of Independents in Radio have launched the Freelance and Station Contributor Resource Site, an online repository of information ...Three NPR journalists will embark on fellowships
Three NPR journalists will start academic fellowships starting this fall, with Dina Temple-Raston and Alison MacAdam joining the Nieman program at Harvard, ...University of Kentucky sues WUKY reporter over open records request
The University of Kentucky has sued a reporter at its public radio station, WUKY in Lexington, in an attempt to guard information ...Burns to produce cancer doc for public TV
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is adapting a book about cancer into a six-hour series for public TV, reports the New York Times. The project ...NPR, WLRN team up to expand reporting on Latin America
NPR and Miami’s WLRN are collaborating to boost coverage of Latin America, with NPR’s Lourdes Garcia-Navarro assigned to a new foreign desk ...Audio diarists share new stories in Teenage Diaries Revisited
Beginning May 6 on NPR's All Things Considered, listeners will hear five voices from the past that may have a familiar ring. They’re a ...Deadlines to relocate, raise money weigh on Pacifica stations
The Pacifica radio network rarely enjoys a drama-free moment, but with two of its five stations on a tight schedule to find ...
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