Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
Documentaries
At Hot Docs, filmmakers make pitches and face brutal feedback
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At the Circus Maximus of the nonfiction film world, a nod from a commissioning editor can mean financial life or death.
PBS
Next year’s PBS budget proposes live-streaming experiments
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The tests would involve both over-the-top and mobile platforms.
Obituaries
PBS’s Steve Friedman dies; directed copyright administration
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Friedman joined PBS in 1985 as a copyright associate.
Tech
Chicago Public Media announces plan for digital upgrades, products
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The station also hired its first chief digital officer.
NPR
NPR board announces candidates for open seats
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Six candidates are seeking election for three open seats on the board.
PBS
PBS-BBC nonfiction deal embarks with focus on nature, science
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More films for Nature are among the offerings.
Obituaries
Charles Benton, longtime advocate for public service media, dies at 84
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Benton became an advocate for public broadcasting during its formative years.
Programs/Content
Why Jon Stewart’s next show should be on public radio
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Why Jon Stewart would be a good fit for public radio.
Programs/Content
AIR seeks station ideas for new Localore projects
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The Association of Independents in Radio opened its runway for stations wanting to participate in the latest round of Localore.
Tech
Chicago Public Media, The Lens among Knight Prototype Fund recipients
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The Knight Prototype Fund announced the projects receiving funding for 2015, including four public media and nonprofit news organizations.