Programs/Content
PBS appeals to indie filmmakers with bigger marketing budget, multiplatform strategy
An arts festival will promote a documentary about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, among other films.Why APM’s ‘Wits’ didn’t make it
There are lessons for everyone in public media from the rise and abrupt fall of the variety show.Kerger on end of ‘Downton’: “Great television begets great television”
”We really have an abundance of programs that have been pitched to us.“American Public Media Group lays off 10 in newsroom, cancels ‘Wits’
The changes complete a planned reorganization first revealed earlier this month.New artists take over animation for StoryCorps’ video shorts
StoryCorps is also ramping up station outreach efforts to help programmers use the shorts as interstitials.PodScanning: Podcasters take to the big screen
A live podcast event will be shown in hundreds of movie theaters Tuesday, and more podcasting news.Studying NPR One’s data: “You’re like the first doctor who ever saw an X-ray”
NPR’s Sara Sarasohn explains what the network is learning about the listening habits and preferences of NPR One users.The last days of ‘Soul!’: Why a trailblazing show about black issues couldn’t last
An excerpt from a new book looks at the shifts in funding that doomed the documenting of an era.On ‘R-words’ that the media shouldn’t (or maybe should) say
Rather than putting our energy into avoiding taking sides on the use of offensive terms, let’s put that energy into picking the right ...WWNO wins ‘Morning Edition’ contest, gets show for free
NPR’s Spark initiative aimed to boost audience for Morning Edition and will focus next on All Things Considered.Eric Nuzum on expectations for shows, channeling creative energy and his future at Audible
In an interview from our podcast, the departing VP of programming at NPR looks back on his work in public radio.Three ways podcasts and radio actually aren’t quite the same
“The medium has always shaped the message.”Why the push to launch podcasts is missing the point
Public media needs new voices, new approaches and new ideas across all platforms, not just podcasts.NPR, Greater Public team up to create pledge campaign built on Spark promotions
Pledge messages coming to public radio this fall will target listeners who find themselves tuning into Morning Edition more often.Ira Glass: ‘The main thing I’m doing still is radio’
Despite having a new company, 80 percent of Glass's time will be spent on editorial work.
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