A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.
Programs/Content
MPR receives $250,000 grant to expand community engagement
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MPR plans to hire a community engagement officer and hold diversity trainings for newsroom staff.
Programs/Content
Microsoft grants aid journalism in public media newsrooms
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Broadcasters will use the funds to support interns and expand coverage of the pandemic, health care, criminal justice and other topics.
Programs/Content
How Wisconsin Public Radio is using surveys to track diversity of its sources
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By inviting people who appear on air to share their demographic data, WPR created a way to accurately measure the diversity of sources in its news and talk programs.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2021: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Current’s latest survey of new programs coming to public TV provides a snapshot of 115 productions in the works for national distribution.
Programs/Content
Film explores ‘quiet revolutionary’ behind groundbreaking TV show of Black culture
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“Ellis Haizlip ensured that the revolution would be televised, and the revolution was ‘Soul!’”
Programs/Content
‘Frontline’ examines global response to COVID-19 in spring 2021 special
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The three-hour documentary will be directed by James Bluemel, who specializes in reporting first-person accounts of international news events.
Programs/Content
Rita Moreno recounts her remarkable career in ‘American Masters’ biopic
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The actor, who overcame adversity to “grab the gold ring,” describes her successes and struggles in her journey to the top.
Programs/Content
How documentaries can help communities navigate difficult conversations
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A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations can guide participants to “breakthrough moments.”
Education
Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
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The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.