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How public service media is rising to the coronavirus crisis
We're tracking the programs, collaborations, events and initiatives prompted by the pandemic.Current Crossword: ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhoods’
Won't you try our crossword?How music stations can help local artists and listeners get through the coronavirus crisis
Respond to concert cancellations by opening your studios and airwaves for live performances by local musicians.How to prepare for COVID-19 as a social media manager
"As social media professionals in public media, it is our responsibility to take a step back and evaluate how our work can ...Where friends disagree, agreeably: How ‘The McLaughlin Group’ returned to television
"The McLaughlin Group" is expanding its national reach through public TV, podcasts, commercial radio and YouTube.Voice of San Diego’s guide to public schools gives audiences more of what they want
“We have never produced a product that people were this excited about and wanted this much," says Scott Lewis, VOSD's chief editor. ...BBC Studios invests in pubmedia-owned podcast platform
NPR, WBEZ and WNYC Studios are also co-owners of Pocket Casts.New podcast focuses on stories of recovery, with a host who’s been there
Vic Vela, a journalist and recovering drug addict, hosts Colorado Public Radio's "Back From Broken."New studies of source diversity guide stations’ work in covering their communities
Blue Ridge Public Radio and KUT in Austin, Texas, recently shared results of yearlong surveys.Public radio’s music station network rebrands to avoid ‘confusion’
The rebranded VuHaus Group will continue to curate and control the Live Sessions platform on NPR Music.‘Masterpiece’ tests digital-first release strategy for steamy costume drama
EP Susanne Simpson predicts “Beecham House,” a new TV series by filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, will be a "membership magnet" during March pledge. ...TV stations ramp up local productions tied to women’s suffrage movement
Building on the theme of PBS' summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.MHz Networks cuts public TV Worldview channel to focus on streaming
Fans who want to keep watching MHz's international dramas will have to pay for MHz Choice, a streaming service.As ‘On the Media’ drifts from original focus, some listeners take note
“Where we may proceed in the future isn’t clear,” says co-host Brooke Gladstone.APT PitchFest kickstarts pledge shows starring Rangan Chatterjee and Les Stroud
With cash prizes of $75,000 as completion funds, producers expect to release their shows for broadcast later this year.
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