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.
People
Comings and goings: Kenya Young promoted at NPR, WBUR announces editorial changes …
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Young, currently EP for “Morning Edition,” will oversee the initiative that has created regional newsrooms across the U.S.
System/Policy
Attorneys for Michael Pack seek dismissal of D.C. lawsuit
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Pack has been accused of using a separate nonprofit’s funds to enrich his production company.
Tech
How KQED is using AI to explore the future of news audio
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In partnership with Google, KQED and an AI-services provider ran tests to determine how to reduce errors in news audio transcripts and, ultimately, make radio news audio more findable.
People
Comings and goings: VPR hires ‘Vermont Edition’ hosts, John Decker promoted at KPBS …
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Connor Cyrus and Mikaela Lefrak will begin hosting for Vermont Public Radio this summer.
System/Policy
Why public radio is on the threshold of a new era
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People who are moving into leadership roles at stations are asking “What comes next?” The answers depend on you.
People
Mark Vogelzang will retire as CEO of Maine Public
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Vogelzang has worked for the network since 2012 and was previously CEO of Vermont Public Radio.
System/Policy
Nonprofit newsroom dissolves over allegations directed at founder
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After a journalist tweeted about “massive red flags” during a job interview, FairWarning’s board called it quits.
Programs/Content
KPBS podcast seeks new audiences while highlighting San Diego culture
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Launched this month, “The Parker Edison Project” gives “complete creative freedom” to a local rapper and journalist.
System/Policy
How to expand public radio’s reach by changing the way you think
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“Frequency Boost,” a column for everyone who wants to set their station on a path towards growth, will give you ideas that can make a big difference.
System/Policy
CPB increases annual funding to public TV’s multicultural alliance
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Each of the nonprofits that fund and support public TV content by and for diverse communities will receive an additional $500,000.