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Deal pending to bring PBS to Orlando via two universities
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a deal has been reached to keep PBS service in Orlando after affiliate WMFE-TV’s sale to religious broadcaster ...Social media magazine premieres at BlogWorld & New Media Expo
A new publication calling itself “the world’s first printed magazine dedicated to focus exclusively on the evolving technology area of social media” ...Pubmedia journalists join Nieman Fellows
Three public media journalists are among the 24 new fellows selected by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Jonathan Blakley, ...Maryland Public Television selects its c.o.o., Larry Unger, as new president
Larry Unger, Maryland Public Television’s current chief operating officer, has been named its new president. He’ll take the helm on June 30, ...“Short-form” pledge campaign nets KALW $300,000 and 900 new members
“We’re raising good will as well as money,” says Holly Kernan, news director and host at KALW/91.7 FM in San Francisco. Instead ...PBS announces first-ever line of PBS Kids-themed toys
PBS launched its first PBS Kids line of preschool toys today (May 24), featuring 20 wooden playthings. They’ll be available exclusively on ...StoryCorps seeks Muslim voices over July 4th weekend
The StoryCorps listening project is partnering with My Faith My Voice, a platform dedicated to promoting the grassroots voice of Muslims in ...Huffington Post survey taking temp of viewers on PBS breaks question
Current’s coverage of PBS’s announcement that it will begin an experiment this fall to insert local and national promo breaks into two shows ...“Sherlock” wins top drama, supporting actor BAFTAs; none for “Downton Abbey”
While the Masterpiece hit Downton Abbey failed to win BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) TV Awards for any of its three category ...WTTW mulled leaving PBS; at least six other stations are “on the fence,” NYT reports
PBS narrowly averted losing the membership of Chicago affiliate WTTW, the New York Times is reporting today (May 23). Earlier this year the board ...Marfa pubradio made “difference between life and death” in Texas wildfires, story says
Marfa Public Radio continues to win praise for its April coverage of massive wildfires, the latest coming via a Texas Tribune story in ...Twitter becoming “real-time news wire for the world,” analyst says
New media analyst Mathew Ingram writes on GigaOM that there’s a growing demand not only for careful curation of news, but also “the ...“The Fracking Song” is latest twist in explanatory journalism
A ProPublic series on the environmental threats of drilling for natural gas inspired a new kind of news explainer: A song. David ...Chicago’s only noncom Latino radio station up for sale
WRTE/90.5 FM in Chicago, the city’s only noncom Latino radio station, is for sale, and Chicago Public Media is interested. WRTE’s licensee, ...P.O.V. opens call for entries
The call for entries for the 2012 season of P.O.V. is now open. Series producer Yance Ford offers some tips for filmmakers here.
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