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Colorado Triple A station rebrands in bid for younger audience
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Colorado Public Radio’s research had found that “OpenAir,” the station’s former brand, wasn’t resonating with listeners.
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Public radio stations in Ohio explore launch of statewide news collaborative
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Station leaders hope for the collaborative to begin early next year.
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How Instagram gave students a new way to report for ‘PBS NewsHour’
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The goal of the project was “to infuse Instagram with original news reporting created by teens for teens.”
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Watch the ‘Local That Works’ keynote from PMDMC
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Learn about creative local projects from three stations, then enter our contest.
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Stations seek ways to lift listeners out of ‘news fatigue’
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At the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, representatives of stations experiencing a “Trump slump” shared ideas for engaging audience members who feel overwhelmed by news.
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Southern California Public Radio creates podcast studio
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The studio will develop and produce original podcasts with a Los Angeles focus.
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New All Classical Portland stream provides ‘creative playground’ for young listeners
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“It’s really about exposure to other cultures, being aware of what’s happening outside of your community and hearing music in different languages.”
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Investigative nonprofit merges with WGBH News
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The New England Center for Investigative Reporting has been housed within WGBH’s newsroom since the two organizations partnered in 2013.
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Public TV stations collaborate on covering marijuana legalization
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Top producers at five stations have devised a flexible approach for sharing news segments on timely national issues.
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Study finds NPR station websites grew audience with coverage of local midterms
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Station sites also benefited from Facebook’s “Today In” feature and a bump in search traffic.
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‘This Old House’ moves from presenter WGBH to WETA
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Public TV’s iconic home remodeling show premiered in 1979 on WGBH in Boston.
Local That Works
Milwaukee PBS teams up with newspaper chain to help communities address teen suicide
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“It makes me really hopeful to see collaborations like this happen because they help us accomplish more than … we’d be able to alone,” says Rory Linnane, lead reporter of “Kids in Crisis” for USA Today Network-Wisconsin.
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‘Molly of Denali’ ties podcast to broadcast
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An eight-episode prequel is setting the stage for the PBS Kids show’s July premiere.
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Ready To Learn backs kids-care messenger Bright By Text
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The texting service reaches busy parents and caregivers with child-care information and resources.
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New NPR news VP looks to bolster investigative journalism, embrace working with stations
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One of Nancy Barnes’ top goals is to “expand the investigative-reporting firepower of NPR,” she told station newsroom leaders.
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How can public media heal a divided nation?
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You have to get out of your comfort zone to get people to talk.
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With archiving grant, Austin’s KUT will preserve tapes of long-running interview show focused on African Americans
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On the air since 1970, “In Black America” has aimed to present “a broad spectrum of the African American experience.”
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PBS’ plans for thematic programming will provide ‘cornerstones’ for station efforts
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At the PBS Annual Meeting, the network’s chief programmer said upcoming initiatives will be “built around specific content themes that are locked in and announced several months or even years in advance.”
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BBC shifts distribution of news shows to WETA
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WETA will take over distribution of “BBC World News” and “BBC World News America” to PBS stations starting Saturday.
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Amid growing competition, PBS Distribution boosts investment in British dramas
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A licensing partnership between PBS and WGBH is at the center of a strategy to “future-proof” the iconic “Masterpiece.”