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TV stations ramp up local productions tied to women’s suffrage movement
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Building on the theme of PBS’ summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.
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MHz Networks cuts public TV Worldview channel to focus on streaming
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Fans who want to keep watching MHz’s international dramas will have to pay for MHz Choice, a streaming service.
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As ‘On the Media’ drifts from original focus, some listeners take note
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“Where we may proceed in the future isn’t clear,” says co-host Brooke Gladstone.
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APT PitchFest kickstarts pledge shows starring Rangan Chatterjee and Les Stroud
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With cash prizes of $75,000 as completion funds, producers expect to release their shows for broadcast later this year.
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NPR creates investigative team for breaking news
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NPR received $1 million from a donor to support its investigative journalism.
Audience research
CPB funds major research project on teenage media usage
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Findings will help public media’s content creators and stations connect with school-aged children and teens.
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Get inspired with our huge list of local content and engagement projects
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Stations and nonprofit news organizations have submitted more than 350 projects to our Local That Works competitions. See what they’ve been up to and steal their ideas.
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Neglected beats get a boost as more newsrooms take on Report for America members
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More than 35 public media outlets will add reporting capacity this year with help from the AmeriCorps-styled nonprofit initiative.
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With a community fair, California’s CapRadio tests a new approach to local reporting
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By teaming up with an elementary school, the station drew out residents’ memories and thoughts about an often misunderstood neighborhood.
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With televised lessons, Oklahoma station helps to keep fading Cherokee language alive
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RSU Public TV in Claremore is working with the Cherokee Nation on the semester-long class, which students can take for college credit.
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Programmers work to free PBS’ back catalog from lockdown
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Some stations have been surprised to learn that snags with usage windows are blocking their access to previously aired shows.
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‘The World’ receives CPB grant for project on young Latino voters
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Reporters at public radio stations will contribute to “Every 30 Seconds.”
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PBS extends thematic programming strategy with summer focus on pioneering women
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At the Television Critics Association press tour, chief programming executive Perry Simon said the themed shows can help PBS “best stand out from this crowded content marketplace and make a real impact with our audiences and our communities.”
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PBS greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie,’ new children’s series from Fred Rogers Productions
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The puppet show, debuting next year, features one of the characters from the original “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
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NPR winds down active posting to The Salt food blog
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NPR has seen “little uptake in audience recognition of most of our blog brands,” according to its chief science editor.
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PBS stations roll out localized live streams on YouTube TV
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Cord-cutters in more than 75% of TV households can access PBS and station content through public TV’s first deal with a subscription streaming service.
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How ‘Nightly Business Report’ defined daily business coverage on television
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The founding executive editor reflects on the program’s origins in a vastly different television landscape.
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PRX podcast network will seek to ‘reach young audiences where they are’
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Debuting next year, the TRAX network will cater to tweens.
Programs/Content
How public radio can build on its hidden strengths to solve podcasting’s biggest challenges
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Look to your ideals and decades of experience creating programs that listeners value.
Programs/Content
‘Growing Bolder’ producers tweak self-help genre to promote healthy aging lifestyle in pledge
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“Launchpad to What’s Next” combines motivational talks with online tools and resources to “convert the inspiration into action,” says founder and host Marc Middleton.