System/Policy
Pubmedia to launch universal sign-on platform by early next year
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Backed by CPB, the platform aims to help stations and networks better understand their audiences.
Obituaries
Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
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“There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce.”
Quick Takes
KUT expands on explanation for taking down freelancer’s stories
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In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee’s legal department in part prompted the removal.
NPR
Journalist says NPR nixed story because she speaks with an accent
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“Several people” at NPR apologized to Gisele Regatao after her story about an art exhibit was rejected.
Programs/Content
Futuro Media picks participants for podcast training program
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The organization is training six people with no experience in public media to create podcasts.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab receives Knight grant for revenue innovation project
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The grant will support BizLab’s work with stations on revenue experiments.
Quick Takes
Bomb scare prompts evacuation of KPCC headquarters
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Police detonated a suspicious device found near the station Monday.
Programs/Content
Series of conversations between prisoners and community members wins Current’s Local That Works contest
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Alaska Public Media’s “Community in Unity” initiative aims to “get people who wouldn’t normally interact in the same room.”
People
NPR investigations unit adds to team, Berkes to retire
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Sacha Pfeiffer, whose work was the focus of the movie “Spotlight,” will join the team.