Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
Obituaries
Karl Schmidt, radio dramatist and longtime Wisconsin host, dies at 93
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Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.
Programs/Content
New content initiative in Louisiana helps children parlent français
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Some 4,500 students attend primary and secondary French-immersion programs at 30 schools statewide.
Obituaries
Steve Julian, KPCC ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 57
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Julian joined the station in 2000.
Programs/Content
Two-night PBS special will examine growth of gun violence
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Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.
Programs/Content
New public TV debate series invites viewers to rethink their opinions
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WGBH’s Point Taken uses polling and social media to engage viewers in issues of the day.
System/Policy
WTTW’s licensee anticipates break-even year after budget cuts
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The organization cut over $800,000 in expenses in February.
Tech
NPR project will bring more program info to on-screen displays
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MetaPub will deliver richer metadata to radios, streaming listeners and smartphone apps.
Development
WBUR’s new twist on shorter pledge drives pays off
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The drive raised over $1 million with only 26.2 hours of on-air fundraising.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #62: Jay Rosen on his love-hate relationship with public media
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Rosen is frustrated by how often reporters seem to cover controversies without trying to discover which side is right.