Programs/Content
Noel King leaves NPR for Vox Media
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Public radio listeners will continue to hear King on stations when “Today, Explained” is distributed next year.
‘Jacksonville Today’ newsletter aims to broaden audience for WJCT News coverage
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Rollout of the public broadcaster’s digital news brand includes launching a website next year.
About Current
Nobody covers public media the way Current does. Nobody ever will.
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As we enter the annual season of gratitude, we’re asking you to take a moment to think about Current.
Programs/Content
Get a sneak peek at upcoming public media podcasts
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Public media producers are preparing a slew of new and returning podcasts for national audiences.
System/Policy
Station leader calls for more coordinated podcast strategy with NPR
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Paul Maassen of WWNO said during a network board meeting that NPR and stations are working on podcasts in a “siloed environment.”
System/Policy
VPM Media buys Richmond alt-weekly
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VPM expects to begin publishing original content on the “Style Weekly” website by the end of the year.
Development
Get tips on how to boost online revenue from our webinar on digital fundraising
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As part of our “Focus on Membership” series, three experts discuss the nuts and bolts and bigger picture of effective digital fundraising.
System/Policy
How a Phoenix low-power community radio station provides ‘an institution for the institution-less’
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“Hearing people like us on the radio when you walk into a restaurant or an auto shop makes you feel like South Phoenix is yours, too.”
People
Comings and goings: South Carolina ETV names CCO, Nashville Public Radio staffs daily news show …
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Tabitha Safdi is also chair of the PBS Digital Media Advisory Council.
Programs/Content
WETA to take control of ‘NewsHour Weekend’ with Geoff Bennett as host
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The weekday “NewsHour” and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.
Programs/Content
Extraterrestrial radio dramas are taking off at Nevada Public Radio
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The genre has become an annual offering from Nevada Public Radio after the station tried it out during the pandemic.
Diversity
How to sustain source diversity tracking in your organization
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You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to make sure that source diversity tracking becomes a lasting habit.