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.
Programs/Content
‘Code Switch,’ ‘Throughline’ podcasts will join NPR’s radio portfolio
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“We believe both shows will tell some of our nation’s most important stories and provide programming for your audiences that is relevant and engaging,” said NPR’s Andrew Haden.
Programs/Content
Indian Country Today expands into TV with weekday news show
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ICT’s eponymous program covers breaking news, politics, COVID-19 data and popular culture relating to Indigenous communities.
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.
Featured in Category
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.
Featured in Category
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.”
Programs/Content
With disputes going public, creators ponder ownership stakes in their podcasts
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“The power dynamic is off in a way that doesn’t account for the world that we’re in today.”
Programs/Content
American Archive ‘edit-a-thons’ enhance Wikipedia with pubmedia content
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The partnership is mutually beneficial: Wikipedia becomes more reliable, and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting exposes its content to a wider audience.
Programs/Content
Programmers are filling holes left by ‘Live From Here’ — and some want more choices
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As stations turn to local music shows and national talk and entertainment offerings, “everyone’s looking for a hit.”
Programs/Content
Radio Milwaukee launches podcast about its city’s systemic racism
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“By Every Measure” takes a data-driven approach to uncovering Milwaukee’s racial disparities.
Programs/Content
Record-setting BTS Tiny Desk inspires donations to public radio
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In just 25 minutes, the video broke the record for the most-viewed Tiny Desk performance within 24 hours of premiering.
Programs/Content
With podcast, ‘Black in Appalachia’ series aims to reach new audiences
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The “Black in Appalachia” podcast marks East Tennessee PBS’ first foray into the medium, an unusual step for a project that started as a TV show.