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‘The Pub’ #29: Michael Oreskes, NPR’s new head of news, on station collaboration, host changes and liberal bias
Oreskes wants NPR and member stations to collaborate more seamlessly, both to break more and better news, but also to better reflect the entirety of the country.AT&T to request FM radio activation in Android phones
FM tuner technology in smartphones could find wider usage.American Public Media Group lays off 10 in newsroom, cancels ‘Wits’
The changes complete a planned reorganization first revealed earlier this month.
PBS announces upcoming departure of programming executive Donald Thoms
Thoms has concentrated mainly on arts and drama programs, overseeing projects such as the PBS Arts Fall Festival.New artists take over animation for StoryCorps’ video shorts
StoryCorps is also ramping up station outreach efforts to help programmers use the shorts as interstitials.WFMU receives further Dodge funding for Audience Engine
The New Jersey–based funder has now contributed $500,000 to the crowdfunding and community-building platform.
PodScanning: Podcasters take to the big screen
A live podcast event will be shown in hundreds of movie theaters Tuesday, and more podcasting news.Greater Public losing Fox, Siegal takes helm of BizLab, and other comings and goings in public media
June Fox worked at Greater Public, formerly DEI, for 15 years.Studying NPR One’s data: “You’re like the first doctor who ever saw an X-ray”
NPR’s Sara Sarasohn explains what the network is learning about the listening habits and preferences of NPR One users.NPR plans environmental reporting project with stations
NPR is seeking about a dozen reporters from stations to contribute to the new project.Wisconsin’s new budget cuts funds to state pubcasters, educational media
The cuts are less than Gov. Scott Walker initially recommended but will still curb some educational media offerings.‘The Pub’ #28: A Martínez on how KPCC doubled its Latino audience
Southern California Public Radio’s recently concluded, three-year, $6 million CPB-funded quest to court Latino audiences met with its share of criticism along the way.Maria Hinojosa of ‘Latino USA’ delivers talk at TED event in Washington
Hinojosa was among the speakers at the first TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue event last month.New low-power stations prepare for launch in D.C. area
They’re just two of many stations preparing to sign on across the country.Survey finds slight decline in diversity of TV and radio workforces
Public media’s edge over commercial media in representation of people of color has vanished.
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