Author: Mike Janssen
Advocates press FCC to open more channels for LPFMs
NPR, the National Association of Broadcasters and advocates for low-power radio expressed opposing views to the FCC in a proceeding that will ...Feds arrest Arizona man for stealing Native group’s PTFP money
An Arizona man with a background in Native radio faces federal civil and criminal charges for using a federal grant for personal ...Multiplatform: KPBS extends its news expansion to television
With the launch of KPBS-TV's Evening Edition, the pubcasting outlet took another big step towards General Manager Tom Karlo’s ambitious goal to become “the ...Delaware news startup adds public radio service
A nonprofit that operates a news site for the state of Delaware has acquired an FM broadcast license and plans to launch ...Hearing by ethics watchdog could sew up feud in Seattle
Members of a Seattle-based media-watchdog group weighed in March 31 [2012] on a yearlong dispute between an antiabortion group and KUOW, the ...NPR deal will help to measure, and monetize, web streaming
An agreement between NPR and Triton Digital, a provider of digital services to radio stations, will give NPR stations a new option ...CPB will give guidelines to journalism hubs
CPB is evaluating proposals from six regional journalism hubs for another year of operation and will furnish the centers with a shared ...Digital journalists look for lessons in work of Andy Carvin, NPR’s one-man newsroom
On a recent afternoon at NPR, Andy Carvin was watching a video of a protest purportedly shot in the Syrian city of ...@acarvin’s example
After the Arab Spring began, NPR's Andy Carvin remains a rare breed. More journalists are using Twitter to find stories and connect ...Alex Chadwick: Recharged to cover an energetic beat
Alex Chadwick was lost. It took a journey to an unlikely place — the whitewater rapids of a Utah canyon — for ...New NPR ethics code discourages outside contracts
NPR journalists must seek management approval to sign work contracts with other media outlets, and most such requests will not be granted, ...Keillor’s fundraiser for Obama revives complaints of bias
Like many entertainers, Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has never tried to hide his liberal political leanings, but his decision to host an ...NPR app for motorists gets radio from the Web as well as stations
Some new Ford cars will let their drivers shout “hourly news!” or “topics!” and choose public radio programming either on their local ...APM acquires Knight-nurtured Spot.us crowdfunding site
Minnesota-based American Public Media announced Nov. 29 the future cohabitation of two new-media tools for use by public media newsrooms. APM’s Public ...NPR rooted in stations that still require federal dollars
When Gary Knell officially started work this month as NPR’s president, he probably found no shortage of ideas about what he should ...
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