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“NPR is still a notable outlier” in opportunities for women journos, Newsweek reports
Newsweek’s Jesse Ellison reports on the power of women at NPR in a piece headlined, “How stuffy old NPR became a hotbed for female ...“Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One” to end production in spring 2012
Citing “resource constraints,” WGBH is ending production of Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One, the Boston station announced today (March 5). The five-year partnership between the station ...Public radio report prompts tightening of procedures for ensuring mine safety
An investigation of a mine accident in Idaho by the Northwest News Network has prompted a federal agency to change how it ...NPR adds Mundt to Digital Services team
NPR has hired Todd Mundt as editorial director for NPR Digital Services, starting April 2. In his new position, Mundt will help ...Knell talks Connected Cars, federal funding and more with Nieman
When it comes to explaining the relationship between NPR, its stations and the federal government, “part of me wants to do like ...Pre-execution hit talk show from China, available via PBS International, to air in Britain
A Chinese show featuring interviews with death-row prisoners just before execution has become a hit in that country, with 40 million viewers ...YouTube newcomers snag hosting duties for PBS’s first Online Film Festival
PBS has made an interesting selection for hosts for its first-ever Online Film Festival, reports GigaOm, two newbies “who have between them ...State funding cuts could have big impact on rural radio in Va.
Newsleader.com takes a look at how state funding cuts would affect a community radio network in rural Virginia, where in some areas ...CPB ombud presses WAMU for more info about journalist-donor events
In his latest post, CPB Ombudsman Joel Kaplan presses WAMU in Washington, D.C., for more transparency about interactions between its donors and ...WNET, PBS sue new streaming TV subscription service Aereo
WNET and PBS are among broadcasters that filed one of two copyright infringement lawsuits Thursday (March 1) in Manhattan federal court against ...WGBH to test Mobile Emergency Alert System on Monday
WGBH, one of four public stations selected last year to pilot a Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) project funded by CPB and ...“The Interrupters” most popular doc of 2011 with awards, festivals, critics
The Interrupters topped the P.O.V. blog’s exhaustive list of the best documentaries of the past year, based on lists from critical acclaim, documentary festivals, industry organizations ...AOL and PBS partner to launch “Makers: Women Who Make America” online
AOL and PBS today launched the multiplatform project “Makers: Women Who Make America” to showcase “hundreds of compelling stories from women of ...Butler of APTS reflects on year’s successes, but notes more work ahead
“What a difference a year makes,” Patrick Butler, president of the Association of Public Television Stations, told the crowd at the group’s ...Native applicant loses permit to start new radio station
The FCC has denied the request of a Native American college in New Mexico for more time to build a new noncommercial ...
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