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Alaska pubcasters prepare for cuts to state funding
A pending 23.5 percent reduction in subsidies has Alaska stations rethinking their priorities.Cahill back on CPB Board, Majoun to leave WXPN, and more comings and goings in public media
Michaela Majoun will leave Philadelphia’s WXPN to pursue a writing career.Student entrepreneurs work to fulfill promise of pubmedia apps
Winners of a Reynolds Journalism Institute’s student competition continue to tweak their products and target prospective partners.
PBS hopes 'springboard' will propel two new kids' shows
“This is a new way to experiment around building buzz for a series.”The Pub #19: Podcast advertising ethics; Ira Glass clarifies ‘capitalism’ remark; Membership Video on Demand; What young public media people want
Are native ads in podcasts a step too far for public radio?What's good for the goose is a new home, WGBH decides
A mother goose recently nested on a patch of grass on the station’s roof.
Researchers question study featured on This American Life
The study was reported during an April episode on changing minds.California's KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
The nonprofit that owns the station has endured "severe cash shortages” for several years.PBS SoCal lays off two staffers, creates interactive department
Leadership changed May 1 at PBS SoCal, PBS’s primary station in the Los Angeles market.North Carolina's WUNC extends reach with purchase of WFSS
WUNC is paying $1.75 million to Fayetteville State University as part of the deal, announced May 13.Feingold moves from Nebraska to N.C., Miskowski takes helm at WPT and more comings and goings in public media
Also, Chicago’s WTTW marks its 60th anniversary May 5 with a gala salute to Newton Minow.Pubcasters seek relief in carriage standoff with satellite companies
Some satellite TV subscribers lack access to news, public affairs and other programming from their state networks.NPR programmer Nuzum moving to Audible to oversee original content
Nuzum said Audible is looking to create a “third space” in the audio world.Detroit journalism project gets additional boost from Knight Foundation
The Detroit Journalism Cooperative has "much more work to do," says its convener.'New age of digital learning' prompts PBS to rethink education space
The public broadcaster is “reimagining the very core” of its “educational value proposition.”
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