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Nonprofit news site Oakland Local will suspend production, search for new management
Co-founder Susan Mernit stepped down to pursue another project.Top editor leaves NPR News for Mic
Madhulika Sikka is heading to a digital news outlet geared toward millennials.Pew study of generational media habits includes findings about NPR, PBS
Younger millennials were the least familiar with NPR, while Baby Boomers preferred PBS.
Radio Diaries adaptation wins Audiobook of the Year, and more public media awards
Mandela: An Audio History beat Oprah Winfrey, Amy Poehler, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Neil Gaiman at the Audies.Creator of Nine Network’s Donnybrook dies at 93
Duggan served as host and self-styled “provocateur” of the raucous program.Post-auction coverage still concerns public TV broadcasters
Repacking the broadcast spectrum could create “unprecedented” holes in public TV signal coverage.
CPB analysis shows bright spots for public television
The analysis found public TV stations rebounding from five-year declines, as well as slowing growth for public radio.Special fan helps create and guest stars in Cyberchase
“Making an impact on the lives of our viewers is at the core of public media.”WNYC to self-distribute Radiolab, On the Media
The station says the move puts it in a better position to continue to grow its talent pool and develop partnerships.Celebration of Lakshmi Singh meme delves into diversity issues that inspired it
The WNYC event mixed whimsy and seriousness to explore issues of diversity in public radio.The Pub, #20: What Eric Nuzum will do at Audible that he couldn’t do at NPR
Plus, a discussion on why so few women hold top jobs in public media, a continuation of the podcasting advertising debate and more.Serial announces work on two new seasons
The second season launches this fall and the third airs next spring.Station branding a ‘critically important’ part of latest Xfinity deal, PBS says
The number of PBS programs offered for free on-demand viewing will jump from 25 to more than 50.Why more public media content should be licensed under Creative Commons
Follow ProPublica’s model for bringing the widest possible audience to stand-out news coverage of NPR and its member stations.KUSP convenes community forums to mull future service options
The station is holding three public meetings and two board meetings to decide the station's fate.
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