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PBS, WNET reopen talks with indies over scheduling of doc showcases
The goal of the four-month listening tour is to develop a national strategy to raise the profile of independent films on public ...CPB’s $7.5M in pubmedia news grants honors slain Charlie Hebdo journalists
CPB reacted Jan. 8 to the attack on journalists at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo by announcing grants totaling $7.5 million to four ...Invisibilia launches, makes public radio history
NPR says the new show is public radio’s biggest program launch ever.Fix to pubradio’s loudness problem rolls out to stations
Sssshhh . . . the sound of public radio is about to get a little quieter. But if all goes according to ...Marketplace team takes ‘really deep dive’ into neighborhood roiled by gentrification
To report its special series on the economic forces and societal changes of gentrification, Marketplace embedded a team of journalists in one of ...Inside NPR’s latest radio show, Invisibilia
A behind-the-scenes look at Invisibilia, NPR's new radio show.New York’s WNET delays plans to move documentary showcases out of primetime
New York’s WNET is reversing its decision — at least temporarily — to shift independent documentaries from primetime on its main channel ...The most noteworthy pubmedia news of 2014
We asked our reporters to reflect on a year's worth of trends, events and change in public media. Here's what stuck with ...Liberian reporters covering Ebola up close get boost from On the Media
The show's interview with a newspaper editor spurred a listener to take action.New York’s WNET to pull documentary showcases from Monday nights on main channel
The station later delayed its plans.Political news from Michigan’s WKAR goes mobile with new app
WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Mich., will make content from a weekly state politics and public affairs show available via a mobile app ...Frontline creates cross-platform investigative unit with help from Ford Foundation
Frontline has hired two investigative reporters and promoted a digital specialist to create its first desk producing original investigative journalism across platforms. The ...Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Symphony part ways after 15 years
Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Symphony have ended their 15-year relationship after a disagreement over the value of the symphony’s performances ...NPR launches new show Invisibilia
The show will be hosted by founding producers of This American Life and Radiolab.APT’s Create and World gain carriage, audience
Vme is not the only public TV multicast channel that’s gaining traction with viewers. Create and World, channels featuring how-to shows and ...
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