Programs/Content
Program directors challenged to think about audience, not formats
Former NPR programming exec Eric Nuzum, now at Audible, had candid advice for his audience at the PRPD conference.‘Frontline’ virtual-reality doc takes viewers into heart of Ebola outbreak
The film grew out of Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath’s fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.‘Frontline,’ ‘POV’ tie for best documentary at news Emmy Awards
The public broadcaster won 17 statuettes.At ONA, news execs recommend innovative approaches to YouTube
News organizations should free themselves to differentiate YouTube content from their marquee products, the panelists advised.Podcast Accelerator contest winners will make pilots with WNYC
The would-be producers of The City and Gaydio will get production help from the New York City station.Fans count down to Fetty Wap release with NPR preview
Hip-hop musician Fetty Wap headlined the NPR Music page, which offered a stream of his full album that dropped Friday.Pubcasters take home Creative Emmys, and more awards in public media
The award for outstanding special class program went to Sweeney Todd.PodScanning: New podcasts from WGBH, KQED and WNYC
The podcasts cover football, digital love and the war in Afghanistan.With Keillor moving on, stations ponder future with a changing ‘Prairie Home’
As it transitions to a new host, the weekend mainstay is losing an iconic presence.A cross-country network helps Reveal boost its investigative reporting power
The Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle are home to reporters for Reveal, helping to produce new stories for the radio show as ...CBC, PRI hope to leave past behind as Shad settles into host chair at ‘q’
With a new voice and lower-case title, the Canadian network is updating its most popular export to the U.S.Use plays from radio’s winning gamebook to connect with mobile, online listeners
Stations need to rethink their approach to NPR co-branding and on-demand access to content.‘Open Mind’ host courts ‘new generation of thinkers’
Richard Heffner launched the show in 1966 on public TV in New York City. This month, it premiered on the World multicast ...With fellowships, Feet in 2 Worlds brings unheard voices and stories to public media
The small nonprofit helps minority and immigrant reporters learn the ropes and advance their careers.Latino journalists win big, KCRW names Radio Race winner, and more pubmedia awards
America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa won an Imagen Award.
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