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Poynter Online – A Conversation With Corey Flintoff
Poynter’s website presents MP3s of conversations with Corey Flintoff, an NPR newscaster and reporter who recently has been filing stories from Iraq. ...Journalists “have a long way to go to regain the public’s trust “
Frontline producer Raney Aronson chatted with Washington Post readers about the public affairs show’s state-of-journalism doc, “News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin.” ...CPB seeks stations for outreach grants
CPB released a request for proposals this week for stations interested in participating in its community engagement initiative, a two-year collaboration between ...Discovery Education targeted for more cuts
The corporate restructuring announced this month by Discovery Communications President David Zaslav will likely bring more cuts to its education division, according ...Chester seeks recommitment to noncommercialism
While MoveOn.org urges its troops to back “permanent funding and independence from partisan meddling” for pubcasting, media reform activist Jeff Chester wants ...Johanson gets her direction
Former PBS interactive chief Cindy Johanson will join the George Lucas Educational Foundation next week as chief operating officer. The new position ...APTS seeks DTV channel carriage by satcasters
House Telecom Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told pubTV managers yesterday that he’ll support their call for satellite TV operators to carry the ...NAB urges satcasters to stop using FM modulators
National Association of Broadcasters has asked the XM and Sirius satellite radio companies to stop using tiny FM transmitters to connect their ...Eye to eye, wing to wing
In March many public TV stations will air Winged Migration, the hit 2003 theatrical release that put the viewer in the sky, flying alongside ...Giovannoni shares credit for Grammy-winning album
David Giovannoni, an influential audience researcher in the world of public radio, shares credit for an album that won a Grammy last ...Technology360: Trusted Space interviews
“We must as an industry stop thinking within radio and television silos,” writes Dennis Haarsager on his blog. “It’s a distinction that ...New Republic: Why does the Beeb do it better?
A New Republic blogger reviews two BBC radio shows and asks, “Why are there so many excellent program(me)s on BBC Radio 4 with no ...Edwards temporarily takes reins at AFTRA
Bob Edwards will assume presidential duties for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists next month when current National President John ...Public radio snarky? Yep, when show’s ‘Fair Game’ – sacbee.com
The Sacramento Bee profiles public radio’s Fair Game. “A public radio reporter from one of our pilot stations heard the show and told me, ‘Faith can ...Oregon Public Broadcasting Exec Dies
Michael A. Tondreau, v.p. of engineering at Oregon Public Broadcasting, died Jan. 30 of cancer, according to TVTechnology.com. Tondreau worked for OPB ...
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