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‘American Masters’ pursues Latino audiences with events, social media efforts
The push centered on a documentary about influential photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.The news is served: How newsrooms can connect with communities
We can serve our neighbors and our world by involving them in the process from start to finish.U.S. public media steps up at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.‘American Masters’ gets $90,000 from NEA for new digital archives
Some 2,200 tapes of more than 800 artist interviews will be digitized and cataloged.Second season of ‘Serial’ drops
After much anticipation, a new episode of the podcast is in fans’ feeds.Could Facebook be the next big platform for podcasts?
WNYC is experimenting with sharing “audiograms” on social networks, taking advantage of Facebook’s new video player.Diane Rehm to retire next year
Rehm plans to retire sometime after next year’s presidential election.WBUR and The New York Times partner on ‘Modern Love’ podcast
The idea grew out of the station's internal innovation lab.Digital audience grows for NPR and stations, but live streaming stalls
The total hours of NPR podcasts downloaded rose 45 percent from fall 2014 to fall 2015.Climate-tracking project iSeeChange moves into second phase with new funding and partnerships
A new website for the project couples citizen observations with carbon dioxide data provided by NASA.Kimball: Next project will be ‘very focused on public media’
“I’m doing 12 station events this year, and hope to do that many next year — maybe even a few more.”Contract dispute leads to Christopher Kimball’s exit from ‘America’s Test Kitchen’
Kimball will remain as host for the 2016 seasons of ATK and Cook’s Country.Anna Sale on podcasts: ‘People feel a relationship with the show’
The host of Death, Sex & Money on how she gets her guests to share intimate details.Fugitive Ohio shoplifter is fanatic for ‘Downton’ DVD collections
Branden Joseph Deel, aka the “Downton Abbey Addict,” has the honor of being the latest Fugitive of the Week in Columbus, Ohio.Ben Carson draws attention over talk of ‘glyconutrients’ in pledge program
It’s not often that a public television pledge program ends up in press coverage of a presidential campaign.
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