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Pipeline 2017: Our annual survey of national programs coming to public TV
Current’s latest survey on upcoming public television productions looks ahead at the river of content from PBS signature series, independent producers, minority consortia and public TV stations.WAMU’s ‘1A’ sees early carriage gains
The program has already surpassed its predecessor in broadcast reach.Knight Prototype Fund to invest up to $1M in spreading facts
Knight will devote the funding to early-stage projects aiming to combat misinformation.
‘The Pub’ #90: The ThinkProgress writer who said NPR is ‘favoring anti-LGBT perspectives’
This week on our podcast, one of the most pressing journalism questions of our time: How do we represent views that we may find reprehensible and/or irrational?APTS seats board leaders, 'World Cafe' reveals new host, and other comings and goings in public media
Ronnie Agnew, executive director of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, now chairs the board.Funding woes prompt PBS to kill off ‘Mercy Street’
The program set in a Civil War hospital was PBS’s first original drama since 2004.
Facing loss of state funding, West Virginia Public Broadcasting plans for layoffs
WVPB estimates it will need to lay off 15 full-time staffers by the end of the month.Miami school district drops push to manage WLRN newsroom
A controversial proposal to restructure the station is reportedly off the table.New PBS films revisit war histories with present-day perspective
With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.60dB’s founder on why short can win the battle for earbuds
Former NPR tech reporter Steve Henn explains how his new audio app aims to get listeners out of their bubbles with short-form content from a wide range of sources.Why the podcast boom has yet to hit Mexico — and why it needs to
“We have to keep on telling very Mexican stories. ... We have to tell our stories.”How questioning journalism’s role post-Trump got Lewis Wallace fired
“I made a decision that was very personal, very based on my own instincts about what was right and necessary in this kind of scary political moment.”Story time at the Azteca Boxing Club: Daniel Alarcón on the origins of ‘Radio Ambulante’
In an excerpt from a new book, the executive producer of the Spanish-language show and podcast recalls the convoluted journey from a boxing gym to a moving story.WPBO in Ohio goes for $8.8M in spectrum auction
Licensee Ohio State University is giving all proceeds to its WOSU in Columbus.Ward Chamberlin, influential founding father of public broadcasting, dies at 95
Chamberlin was hired as a vice president at the fledgling CPB in 1969, where he helped create both PBS and NPR.
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