Programs/Content
Storytelling ‘pop-up’ Hear Here builds bridge from KALW to Oakland
Hear Here launched last spring as an experiment testing new ways to collect and distribute hyperlocal stories. About twice a month on ...WGBH selects National Geographic TV exec to head national programming
John Bredar, a senior executive producer at National Geographic Television, is the new head of national programming at major producing station WGBH ...Wide-open market for podcasters: programs that feature, and appeal to, women
AUSTIN, Texas — When podcasting stars gathered March 11 at the South by Southwest Interactive conference to discuss the challenges facing their ...Panel urges IRS to revisit its ‘antiquated’ nonprofit rules
Delays in conferring 501(c)3 status to startup nonprofit news organizations have stymied development of new models for producing community-based journalism, exacerbating the ...Smiley plans “Latino Nation” symposium, to “re-examine assumptions”
Public broadcaster Tavis Smiley is co-sponsoring a daylong symposium for discussion of issues of importance to the Latino community, modeled on his ...Pubradio backs musical acts at SXSW festival
Public radio will be well-represented at the musical portion of the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, March 13–16. The ...The name needs revamping, but podcasts are here to stay
If you’re a public radio station without a plan for how to take advantage of the remarkably flexible and creative platform of ...PBS pushes message of digital innovation at SXSW
During a March 10 appearance at the South by Southwest Interactive conference, PBS President Paula Kerger talked the talk of digital innovation, ...POV and StoryCorps each receive $1 million from MacArthur Foundation
American Documentary, home to PBS’s independent film showcase POV, and StoryCorps, the oral history project heard on NPR, are each receiving $1 million ...Michele Norris shares details of her Race Card Project at SXSW
AUSTIN, Texas — Former All Things Considered co-host Michele Norris discussed details of her Race Card Project during a March 9 panel at the ...Pubmedia-funded start-up accelerator Matter announces inaugural class
The first start-up class of Matter, the media accelerator backed by Knight Foundation, KQED and the Public Radio Exchange, includes Localore partner ...Report: IRS needs to change “antiquated” approach to nonprofit news startups
Taking too long to confer 501(c)3 status to startup nonprofit news organizations not only undervalues journalism but also has stymied new approaches ...Looking to get in listeners’ pockets
A growing number of public radio stations can now be found on mobile devices, their signature icons wedged between Angry Birds and ...More than airtime: Documentary producers search for new frontiers of engaging audiences
During a conference at the U.S. Institute of Peace Feb. 28, the makers of human rights documentaries discussed the techniques and challenges ...Wits to deliver 10 new episodes this season for nationwide carriage
The fourth season of the Minnesota Public Radio-produced St. Paul variety show Wits, which piloted as an MPR-only broadcast, will be the first ...
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