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.
System/Policy
Public media again in bull’s-eye in president’s FY19 plans
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CPB would get only $15.5 million next year and $15 million in 2020 to shut itself down.
System/Policy
Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
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In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of “unnecessarily burdensome” rules on recruitment and hiring practices at stations.
People
Covering the West from a museum ‘fishbowl’
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Kamila Kudelska’s job is part of a new journalism and production collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media.
Obituaries
Iowa broadcaster Don Forsling dies at 80; was on NPR Board in early years
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“Radio listeners loved him for his wry sense of humor and deadpan delivery,” according to Iowa Public Radio.
People
PBS programmer Hoppe leaving for executive position at ABC News
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PBS President Paula Kerger credited Hoppe with helping PBS become the sixth–most-watched network.
Programs/Content
Outlets aim for engagement as Facebook feeds less news to users
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Callouts, virtual station tours and diverse sources of web traffic are among the strategies public media newsrooms are adopting.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #106: How new hosts hold onto audiences while being themselves
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Our new host gets some advice from two others who have been there.
People
As a DACA recipient, public radio reporter Esmy Jimenez faces an unknown deadline
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If the program ends, Jimenez will have to return to Mexico, a country she left at the age of two months in her mother’s care.
System/Policy
As scrutiny reveals deeper problems at NYPR, Walker accelerates workplace reforms
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Current and former NYPR employees describe a difficult work environment that extends beyond the studios where hosts like John Hockenberry once presided.
Quick Takes
Public media projects pull in annual NEA grants
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It’s the first of two major grant announcements from the federal program for fiscal year 2018.