System/Policy
To prosper amid coming disruptions, public television needs a post-auction agenda
To prepare for the restructuring of broadcast television, public TV leaders must develop a coherent strategy for investing in innovation and public ...After delays, WFMU’s Audience Engine aims for early 2017 rollout
The project’s ambitious scale has prolonged development.What KERA in Dallas learned from covering a tragedy
Plan ahead, include the whole staff, and other tips for being ready when major news breaks.Nonprofit news outlets mirror overall media in diversity, according to ASNE survey
The survey found that minority employment is at 23 percent for online-only sites, slightly higher than the 17 percent reported for daily ...TV spectrum auction enters next stage with new bidding, lower prices
With an oversupply of astronomically priced spectrum offered in the auction’s first stage, Public Media Company analysts predict what’s ahead.CPB IG audit finds station’s digital syndication revenue can’t count as fundraising
“The mechanisms for funding our work are evolving in the digital space,” responded TPT President Jim Pagliarini.Analysts call for change in pubTV workforce, culture under ATSC 3.0 standard
Under the new standard, television will become “a key part of a network infrastructure in the home,” according to consultant Vinnie Curren. ...PBS funds embedded teachers at public TV stations
PBS COO Jonathan Barzilay called the initiative “hugely exciting.”Options for Pacifica’s archives could include university partnership
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters has also called for the archives to be transferred to an educational institution.Ow, Canada: Cross-border crackdowns take toll on station donations
Border broadcasters are taking various approaches to handling challenges to Canadian friends groups.Channeling Charles Siepmann for public media’s future
The media reformer and scholar urged listeners to remember that the “wavelengths of the air belong to the people of America.”A reader asks: What’s Public Radio International’s future within WGBH?
We’re answering the question for the latest story in our Currently Curious series.Researchers share insights on connecting with millennials on their terms
The president of the Public Radio Program Directors Association challenged those who say public radio doesn’t have to cater to the 76.6 ...Seven leaders elected, re-elected to NPR board
Two are newcomers to the board.Join the celebration of National Radio Day
“National Radio Day is but one day to acknowledge how public radio stations, low-power FM outlets and community radio organizations have come ...
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