Quick Takes
CPB fines Vermont PBS $15,000 for open-meeting violations
In a statement, the station said it was "disappointed" by the decision.Friday roundup: Tell Me More ends; PBS Digital Studios seeks diverse cast
Plus: Prairie Home encourages listening parties, and consumers show interest in the NextRadio app.Thursday roundup: Jackson lands in Cleveland; Kalish remembers Adler
• Maxie Jackson, formerly president of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, is now managing WCPN-FM in Cleveland, part of the ideastream public ...Wednesday roundup: More NPR One buzz; Cyberchase lands five years of support
Plus: NPR looks for listeners' stories, Apple is expected to buy Swell, and Florida's WUSF produces a podcast about ethics.Tuesday roundup: CPB promotes Theriault; NPR draws criticism for science-fair story
Plus: American Experience pursues crowdfunding, Mohn appears on Tell Me More and KCPW's CEO quits.Monday roundup: PBS, NPR ombuds address Gaza reporting; commercial TV station tries memberships
• Public media’s coverage of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip has some audience members questioning news outlets’ objectivity. Last week, PBS Ombudsman ...Thursday roundup: White House honors Rehm and Tippett; Ira Glass’s favorite tools
Plus: AIR releases a Kickstarter tutorial, and a small Washington state community approves public access TV.Wednesday roundup: WAMU revises schedule; pubcasters enter Mass. hall of fame
Plus: A Mississippi reporter discusses his difficult past, and Carl Kasell assists with a marriage proposal.Tuesday roundup: Rosen fires back on ombud debate; new podcast app hits Apple store
Plus: Beat Making Lab returns to PBS Digital Studios, and John Oliver joins Muppet-like creatures to sing about prisons.Monday roundup: Reveal will go weekly; Al Letson pens comic book
Plus: Roger Ebert's hand-picked protege on why PBS's At the Movies reboot failed.New York Public Radio, StoryCorps among 2014 Knight Prototype grantees
A rejiggered phone booth from New York Public Radio, a mobile app produced by StoryCorps and a public-records data tool from the founder ...Friday roundup: IRS simplifies applications for nonprofits; Guy Raz’s cat gets loose (again)
Plus: Lightning strikes twice for Delmarva Public Radio.WNYC receives $1M grant for new health reporting unit
New York’s WNYC-FM has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a new reporting unit focused on ...Thursday roundup: Fahle leaving WDET, EFF chimes in on net neutrality
Plus: WFMU opens a new performance space, and Chris Hardwick compares NPR reporters to Star Wars characters.Wednesday roundup: Rosen criticizes NPR ombud posting; contest calls for tote-bag designs
Plus: Scott Nourse joins PBS Digital, and the Radiolab guys visit Colbert.
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