Development
Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
The June through August 2024 period was, at best, sluggish for station fundraising across several key performance indicators compared to the same period in 2023.
PRX’s John Barth urges news directors to overcome public radio’s risk-averse culture and embrace digital media’s “thrill of speed.”
PBS COO Jonathan Barzilay called the initiative “hugely exciting.”
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”
The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.
The show highlighted New Jersey’s legacy of pollution.
PBS Development Services will launch the PBS Nerd peer-to-peer pilot this fall.
McCammon’s background has been her superpower out on the Republican campaign trail.
Greater Public President Doug Eichten said PBS’s decision “came as a surprise and a disappointment.”
Efforts to build sustainer files have shifted from conversion to acquisition, according to a recent study by Target Analytics.