System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Education
Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
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The funds allow all of Indiana’s public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can’t access the internet.
System/Policy
In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what is happening now’
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Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of people right now,” says the organization’s president and CEO.
People
Comings and goings: Mike Riksen will leave NPR, Yolanda Sangweni joins as senior director of programming …
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Riksen joined NPR in 2003.
System/Policy
Public Media for All campaign gives participants ‘something to aspire to’
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Led by people of color in public media, the coalition has gained pledges from nearly two dozen stations and national organizations to commit to changes focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
System/Policy
Why Biden’s presidency is the time for a funding boost for pubmedia
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“With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system.”
Programs/Content
NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
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A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.
Programs/Content
New England Public Media teams up with Merriam-Webster on podcast for word nerds
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“Our goal is to help people understand and use language better,” said Lisa Schneider, Merriam-Webster’s chief digital officer and publisher. “I think the NEPM role in the community meshes really well with that.”
Programs/Content
First podcast from Kentucky’s WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America
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“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”
Diversity in Public Media
How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
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Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”
