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Seattle station will report on ‘white nationalism’ instead of ‘alt-right’
“... ‘[A]lt-right’ doesn’t mean anything, and normalizes something that is far from normal,” wrote a KUOW editor.RadioPublic releases apps for iOS and Android
The app helps users discover and listen to podcasts.NPR’s Oreskes says localism, independence crucial to future of journalism
Localism and independence are crucial for rebuilding trust and serious connections with the audience, Oreskes argued.Bay Area Video Coalition honored at White House
The community media center received a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in recognition of its Next Gen youth program.Gwen Ifill of ‘NewsHour,’ ‘Washington Week’ dies at 61
Gwen Ifill died Monday after several months of cancer treatment, according to WETA President Sharon Rockefeller.Podcast on prison stories wins PRX backing
The podcast will produce 10 episodes to premiere next year.Pubcasters ask FCC for more time to handle post-auction repacking
Stations will face a 39-month deadline to complete the technically complex work, which could pose challenges for government licensees that must go ...Should newspapers have a CPB equivalent?
A journalist argues that newspapers should seek to emulate the funding model already supporting public media.News nonprofits volunteer to keep Sunlight Foundation tools alive
ProPublica will adopt the foundation’s federal legislative tools.CPBN cuts costs by laying off five staffers
Adjusting to a $300,000 budget deficit from last fiscal year, CEO Jerry Franklin told staff that his leadership team is also cutting ...NPR hires first general manager for podcasting
Neal Carruth starts in the new position after Thanksgiving.Ohio pubcasters join to provide statewide emergency alerts
CPB is supporting the project with a $330,000 grant.Public media stations, journalists beef over the best Washington
The issue arose as D.C. voters prepare to weigh in on whether the city should ask Congress for statehood.Indiana station puts news on FM with translator purchase
The station will rebroadcast the news and talk programming already airing on a WBAA AM signal.Newest public radio cooking show presents ‘food as a conversation starter’
“We are not doing a cooking show per se,” host Christopher Kimball said.
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