Programs/Content
Why focusing too much on digital could make stations lose their way
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“A strong app or polished social media presence won’t compensate for a lack of meaningful, locally relevant content.”
Phoenix’s KJZZ revs up coverage of border and trade from northern Mexico
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Senior Field Correspondent Nina Kravinsky, a former NPR producer, is reporting from the station’s news bureau in Hermosillo.
Education
TPT receives $1.2M NASA grant to promote science careers among young women of color
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NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth, a new initiative, will pair 100 NASA STEM professionals with students ages 9–14.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: WAMU names executive editor, Tom Mara joins Seattle International Film Festival …
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Teresa Frontado left KUT in Austin, Texas, to join WAMU.
Obituaries
Elaine Harbison, former director of learning services for WILL-TV, dies at 83
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After retiring from WILL-TV, she started Harbison Learning Systems, where she was able to continue building the web-based Instructional Technology Marketplace.
Development
NPR board passes ambitious plan to expand digital fundraising, podcast subscriptions
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“This is really the first step in the next 50 years of NPR,” said CEO John Lansing.
People
Comings and goings: NPR promotes Yolanda Sangweni to VP, Futuro Media Group appoints Julio Ricardo Varela president …
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Yolanda Sangweni was promoted to VP of programming and new content development for NPR.
Engagement
Engagement campaign around ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ documentary promotes awareness of youth mental illness
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Sixteen stations have received grants for screenings, trainings and panel discussions tied to the documentary.
Programs/Content
GBH’s ‘Priced Out’ series addresses complex problem with multiplatform reporting
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The project tells the stories of Massachusetts residents who are facing eviction amid an increasingly expensive housing market.
People
Heather L. Reese to lead Wisconsin Public Media
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Reese succeeds Gene Purcell, who died last year.
People
Comings and goings: NPR hires ‘It’s Been a Minute’ EP, AmDoc announces promotions …
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Veralyn Williams will be EP for “It’s Been a Minute” and “The Limits with Jay Williams.”