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WNET’s move to bolster viewing starts row over public TV’s mission
A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national "listening tour."Matter launches new class of media startups
Media startup accelerator Matter launches its fourth class on entrepreneurs.NPR, ProPublica stand by Red Cross coverage, decline correction request
NPR and ProPublica reject Red Cross's call to correct the news outlets' collaborative investigative series.Filmmakers, subjects testify to value of independent documentaries on PBS
Testimonials from a wide variety of passionate speakers were followed by assurances from panelists that those voices were being heard.‘Soul is just right there’ for the winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk contest
NPR received nearly 7,000 submissions for its Tiny Desk Concert contest.Frontline picks up two Writers Guild honors, and more awards in public media
WCNY's Daino will be honored for his contributions to the sales and marketing profession and his community.NPR making changes to voice of underwriting credits
NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations.New Regional Journalism Centers will feed national public media news programs
CPB will establish regional journalism hubs to strengthen news services in their areas and to deliver more locally produced segments to public ...Serial subject granted appeal
Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast, has a chance to overturn his life sentence for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend.WHYY awarded grant to archive 38 years of Fresh Air
Around 8,000 episodes of Fresh Air will be made available to the public in 2016.The first of our new improved weekly roundups — now with more content
This week: the Congressional Downtown Abbey office, new conferences, digital wisdom and more.Calif. pubcasters take home Golden Mikes, and more awards in public media
Public radio stations KCLU in Thousand Oaks and Southern California Public Radio in Pasadena took home both awards for best use of ...WNYC plans new podcasts in push to build on successes
Indies aren’t the only public radio producers to recognize that there's gold in them there podcast hills.St. Louis Public Radio mulls response to subpoena
St. Louis Public Radio received a subpoena Jan. 29 from the St. Louis circuit attorney for “all raw and aired video and ...CPB grants fund expansion of video journalism at regional centers
CPB is bolstering its financial support of five regional Local Journalism Collaborations to add video reporting units.
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