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.
Development
NPR’s Mohn points to early success with Spark initiative
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NPR CEO Jarl Mohn said his “spark initiative” to boost Morning Edition’s audience through repeated promotional messaging is already starting to show signs of success one month into its six month run.
System/Policy
Weekly roundup: Infinite Dial, low-power FM, native advertising
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And more links and news you might have missed this week.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Ep. 8: Public media’s true biases; reconsidering the membership model
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On this week’s podcast: Can “membership” in public media mean more than just money for tote bags?
Michigan Radio
PodScanning: New podcasts take up issues of race and identity
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Two new podcasts launch about issues of race at St. Louis Public Radio and Michigan Radio.
Programs/Content
Wild WTTW travel show relaunches with wider focus
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With the program, Executive Producer Harvey Moshman and host Will Clinger aim to showcase what they call “quirky Americana.”
Programs/Content
Political fact-checking website finds first pubmedia partner in California
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The first-of-its-kind partnership launches this summer.
People
Dori Maynard, pioneer for diversity in journalism, dies at 56
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Dori J. Maynard, a longtime champion for diverse perspectives in journalism, died Feb. 24 at her home in West Oakland, Calif., of complications from lung cancer. She was 56. Maynard joked that the J. of her middle name stood for “journalism.” Her father, Robert C. Maynard, was the first African-American to own a major U.S. newspaper, the Oakland Tribune. Her stepmother, Nancy Hicks Maynard, was the first African-American woman to report for the New York Times.
People
Hyyppa chairs APTS board, KQSM honors host’s 90th birthday, and other comings and goings in public media
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Eric Hyyppa, g.m. of Montana PBS, moves up from professional vice-chair.
APTS
CPB hands out Thought Leader, American Graduate Champion awards at Public Media Summit
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CPB recognized a pair of politicians for their support of public broadcasting during the annual Association of Public Television Stations Public Media Summit conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 22.
NPR
NPR extends contract for new underwriting voice
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Jessica Hansen, NPR’s new voice of its underwriting credits, will continue through, at least, June.