Local That Works
Sahan Journal wins 2020 Local that Works contest
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The nonprofit news organization won $20,000 in Current’s annual competition.
Programs/Content
To truly reflect diversity, PBS must end its overreliance on Ken Burns as ‘America’s Storyteller’
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It’s time to rethink PBS’ commitments to one man’s lens on American history and culture, writes filmmaker Grace Lee.
Programs/Content
WNIN taps college students to highlight untold stories of COVID’s impact on Midwest
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The station promises that listeners “won’t hear these pandemic stories anywhere else.”
Programs/Content
API microgrants boost public radio stations’ election coverage
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The funded projects seek to “cater creatively to the local information needs of voters or tackle misinformation directly.”
Programs/Content
Collaboration explores diversity of young Latino electorate
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“It starts shattering the monolith of Latinos or youth,” says a contributor to Every 30 Seconds.
Programs/Content
With down-to-earth discussions, GBH’s ‘All Rev’d Up’ highlights issues of faith and Black experience
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“The faith that we have is like blood in our bodies. … We can talk about real life, and you’ll see the stream of faith come through that.”
Programs/Content
Podcast explores racial inequities in criminal justice through hip-hop
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NPR Music’s “Louder Than a Riot” explores hip-hop as a “microcosm for the Black American experience” with the criminal justice system.
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How NPR can take cues from other broadcasters in its quest to broaden audience
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An excerpt from a new book suggests that NPR look to the past and overseas for examples of programming with wider appeal.
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With book sales rising, literary content can appeal to public radio’s well-read audience
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“Let’s hear more authors’ diverse views and voices on-air. Let’s not let video gaming and tablet surfing displace our imaginations exploring books.”