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.
Programs/Content
NPR to end local versions of ‘Consider This’ podcast
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“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”
Programs/Content
America Amplified focuses 2024 election project on underserved communities
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CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: NPR’s Anya Grundmann will step down, network appoints executive editor …
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Anya Grundmann is leaving her role as SVP of programming for NPR.
People
Feloniz Lovato-Winston named Kansas Public Radio leader
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Lovato-Winston, who currently works in fundraising for KPR, steps up to director next month.
Programs/Content
To combat loss of news audiences, get brilliant on the basics of live radio
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Stations can rebuild listenership by maintaining relentless focus on every element of the air.
System/Policy
Basin PBS to celebrate cultural diversity with new Heritage Festival
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The event will feature local vendors and live performances, including a free Los Lonely Boys concert.
People
From China to ‘Our Land,’ how Melissa Block set a standard for NPR’s reporting
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“The hallmark of her reporting,” says colleague Elissa Nadworny, “is ‘I want to be with people in their lives. I want to be with them on the fishing boat. I want to be on their cattle ranch when the cows cross into their property.’”
Programs/Content
Vaccine hesitancy project targets communities in North Carolina and Michigan
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Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
Tech
Public Media Venture Group receives $1 million from Knight Foundation to boost NextGen TV
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PMVG will use the Knight grant to further adoption of ATSC 3.0 among public media stations and to explore how it might generate income.