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“Its great editorial strength was always its emphasis on boots-on-the-ground reporting by people who really knew the textures of their communities.”NPR to consolidate digital teams in Washington
NPR Digital Services will move from Boston to D.C. this fall.How NPR’s Research, Archives & Data Strategy team is saving sounds of the past for ...
NPR’s audio archive is not a history book, but history is “etched in the voices that gave these decades their vitality.”Producers find Localore events help bridge divides
An AIR report argues that live events are important to public media to raise awareness and support and find crucial voices that ...Survey by kids’ podcasts group sheds light on listening habits
Kids not only listen frequently — sometimes re-listening to episodes multiple times — but engage deeply with the content.‘Washington Week’ picks Ifill successor
With “Washington Post” reporter Robert Costa on board, WETA continues its search for a “PBS NewsHour” co-host.American Archive enlists public in fixing transcripts with correction game
FIX IT asks players to correct transcripts as they compare them to the original audio.Among Steve Bannon’s filmmaking oeuvre, two documentaries sought a public TV audience
Now in a White House aiming to defund public broadcasting, Bannon was an executive producer of films produced by former CPB exec ...Peabody Awards go to pubmedia documentary filmmakers
Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.NPR aims to stop operating its Berlin station
The network hopes the new operator will continue airing NPR programming, however.KQED shares news, gathers feedback through partnership with Nextdoor
The San Francisco station is posting hyperlocal news and interacting with Bay Area residents as one of the social networking site’s first ...Boston’s WBUR to launch investigative unit
WBUR plans to hire three journalists to tackle stories such as opioid addiction, climate change and immigration.‘The Pub’ #92: Jacqui Helbert and the ethical hazards of university stations
A cautionary tale of what goes wrong when a licensee doesn't affirm the editorial independence of the newsroom.ICIJ, NPR, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting win IRE honors, and other awards
Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE's Lisa Worf.New NPR podcast ‘Up First’ will provide early look at day’s news
The podcast, which features the hosts of “Morning Edition” and NPR reporters, launches Wednesday.
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