Quick Takes
Global “Sesame Street “: more than numbers and letters
The Los Angeles Times reviews The World According to Sesame Street, a documentary examining Sesame Workshop’s international co-productions in three countries. The ...MPR’s Buzenberg heads to Center for Public Integrity
Bill Buzenberg will join the Center for Public Integrity next year as its executive director. He is now senior v.p. of news ...Mixing journalism and social favors
After interviewing Wal-Mart Chief Executive H. Lee Scott in August about the company’s new environmental initiative, PBS’s Charlie Rose will co-host a ...Pacifica, FSRN Reach Deal — Rolas de Aztlan: KPFT Notes
The Pacifica Foundation and Free Speech Radio News have agreed to work toward integrating FSRN into the radio network, Pacifica announced last ...Vermont Public Radio bars candidate for fear of profanity – Boston.com
Vermont Public Radio barred a third-party candidate for the U.S. Senate from an upcoming forum because of fears that he might use ...Katherine Lanpher’s midlife adventure could inspire others to take a leap, too
The St. Paul Pioneer Press profiles Katherine Lanpher, the former host of a talk show on Minnesota Public Radio who left for New York ...Technology360: HD Radio PAD: solutions in search of problems?
Yet more skepticism about HD Radio — this from John Proffitt of KAKM-TV/KSKA-FM in Anchorage, Alaska. “I’m just deeply concerned that the ...Sweetened deals for PBS sponsors
The Los Angeles Times asks: just how far will PBS go to please a corporate sponsor?NPR : We’ve Run Our Course, But Stay Tuned…
NPR is ending its “Mixed Signals” blog but expects to create some new ones. “The scattershot nature of Mixed Signals didn’t really ...John Sutton: NPR may be overstating cume
Consultant John Sutton looks at how different methods of calculating cume audience for public radio produce varying results. “There is strong evidence ...Study finds link between autism, tots’ TV
Slate reports on a Cornell University study that found a statistically significant link between autism rates and television viewing by children under ...WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Open Post: College Radio Stories
Commenters on WFMU’s blog share stories about working in college radio.Discovery thriving with smarter fare
Discovery has boosted its ratings by returning to its educational roots, says Advertising Age (via SmartBrief, from the Cable & Telecommunications Association ...Nielsen-funded study to examine new media use
Ball State University’s Center for Media Design will conduct a pilot study “examining how individuals consume traditional and emerging video platforms inside ...UMass Lowell to pull support for Open Source
The University of Massachusetts-Lowell will end support for public radio’s Open Source as of December, reports the Lowell Sun. “It’s basically an expensive program that, given ...
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