Programs/Content
Making The Scene: A digital model for creating a regional multiplatform destination
There is no shortage of great ideas, but making them a reality is not always easy.Study to give public TV first granular look at local audiences
TRAC Media Services is starting a deep dive into demographics, with findings that counter conventional wisdom.New NEA grants fuel public media projects nationwide
The grants are the second round this fiscal year, bringing the NEA’s total support to $103.4 million.CPB backs collaboration in Baltimore on coverage of Freddie Gray aftermath
Two stations are working together to expand reporting on the city's response to Gray's death.At Hot Docs, filmmakers make pitches and face brutal feedback
At the Circus Maximus of the nonfiction film world, a nod from a commissioning editor can mean financial life or death.PBS-BBC nonfiction deal embarks with focus on nature, science
More films for Nature are among the offerings.Why Jon Stewart’s next show should be on public radio
Why Jon Stewart would be a good fit for public radio.AIR seeks station ideas for new Localore projects
The Association of Independents in Radio opened its runway for stations wanting to participate in the latest round of Localore.Public radio podcasters woo Madison Avenue
NPR, WNYC and WBEZ invited advertisers to their first podcasting upfront.How Baltimore public radio covered the protests
WEAA and WYPR tried to make the most of their limited staffs and resources.San Diego’s KPBS seeks pitches for new podcasts
The station is taking a well-tested approach to developing new podcasts: asking its audience for ideas.KCTS in Seattle switches to digital-first content approach, cuts 11 employees
President Rob Dunlop said KCTS is “flipping the model” of the typical pubTV station by creating original digital content that will be ...Four projects aimed at African-American audiences win pilot funds at inaugural Pitch Black event
The projects “will bring vitally needed fresh perspectives and new voices to public media," said the executive director of the National Black ...American Archive launches new website, with video to come
After seven years of development, the archive of 2.5 million records of public radio and TV broadcasts is online.Behind NPR’s decision to remove its branding from a Latino USA episode
Network execs determined that the episode failed to meet editorial standards.
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