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.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation study finds uneven growth among news nonprofits
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“Nonprofit news organizations offer the potential to become part of the bedrock of a strong local news and information ecosystem,” the report said.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
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WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?
Television programs
New WGBH series puts local spin on musical reality shows
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Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.
People
Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
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“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”
Quick Takes
Letter: Article overlooked contributions of a “visionary” TV producer
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A colleague remembers David Loxton, founding director of the TV Lab at New York’s WNET.
Documentaries
How Ric Burns stepped out of his comfort zone and into Ballet Theatre
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With a new American Masters documentary in the wings, the filmmaker says he prefers to let his projects find him.
Quick Takes
PBS MediaShift getting into journalism training with DigitalEd
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PBS MediaShift is launching a series of journalism training sessions this month.
About Current
Thanks to INN and Project Largo, a new look for Current
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Our new design is easier to read and navigate, with a much improved look on your mobile device.
Awards
Downton Abbey creator will receive special Emmy, and more awards in public media
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The Founders Award recognizes the creator of an outstanding and popular program.
Documentaries
For doc funders, broadcast on public TV remains key
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Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.