Programs/Content
Success in sharing arts content inspires new programming co-ops for public TV
Public TV stations are starting two new programming co-ops modeled after the Arts and Culture Major Market Group project, which gathers and ...This American Life story prompts $5M lawsuit over 1994 false confession
A This American Life story may help a woman prove that Washington, D.C., police violated her civil rights when a detective obtained a false confession ...Eight, Arizona PBS Nerd Walk inspires other community engagement events
For participants in these stations' events, being a nerd is a source of pride.NPR podcast on Latino culture crosses over to radio
An NPR podcast hatched from a friendship four years ago took a step in its evolution earlier this month, becoming a weekly ...Kantor brings wide-angle lens to PBS’s American Masters
The new e.p. wants to break old rules about who could or should be subjects of profiles.Eight best practices for journalists who reply to online comments
Productive exchanges with your readers aren't just possible — they're essential.CDC requests 200 DVDs of Frontline doc to train workers fighting Ebola
For the second time this year, health professionals have requested copies of a Frontline documentary for training purposes.With new service, DMW seeks to help stations boost mobile giving
A new service from DMW Direct Fundraising aims to help pubmedia stations reach members and donors through cellphones and tablets, using software ...D.C. American Graduate event amplifies youth voices
The five winners of American Graduate’s Raise Up hip-hop and spoken-word competition performed their original poems on the stage of Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy ...Studies suggest classical radio may be missing out on audience growth
Researchers say stations might reach new listeners by creating apps and doing more to promote their services.Public broadcasters fight limits on shooting in wilderness areas
The proposed rule change could hamper productions at public TV stations in Oregon and Idaho.As methods for online giving grow, stations should prepare for ‘different fundraising landscape’
A mobile tipping point came earlier this year. For the first time, mobile devices accounted for 55 percent of Internet usage, according ...OPB, Center for Investigative Reporting launch public TV version of Reveal
A new series from the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting brings extensive investigative journalism to public television in four hourlong episodes. In ...New public radio show convenes diverse panel for different take on events
A new show from the African-American Public Radio Consortium examines issues through the views of artists, activists, academics and journalists — all ...Online Journalism honors include several pubmedia projects
An Oregon Public Broadcasting journey through the Glacier Caves was among the winners.
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