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Tech

The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement

By Michael Crystal, Author (Generative AI in the Newsroom) | 23 mins ago

With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.

Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success

By Justin Hicks, Data Reporter (Kentucky Public Radio/Louisville Public Media) | 20 hours ago

It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.

Programs/Content

Why the push to launch podcasts is missing the point

By Tamar Charney, Acting Managing Director, NPR One (NPR) | July 13, 2015

Public media needs new voices, new approaches and new ideas across all platforms, not just podcasts.

System/Policy

New models for public media membership: Melody Kramer’s Nieman report

By Melody Kramer | July 13, 2015

How can we encourage people to become invested in the future of public media, both as listeners and as members?

Programs/Content

NPR, Greater Public team up to create pledge campaign built on Spark promotions

By Karen Everhart, Managing Editor | July 10, 2015

Pledge messages coming to public radio this fall will target listeners who find themselves tuning into Morning Edition more often.

Programs/Content

Ira Glass: ‘The main thing I’m doing still is radio’

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 10, 2015

Despite having a new company, 80 percent of Glass’s time will be spent on editorial work.

Development

Video: How are stations working to grow digital revenue?

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | July 10, 2015

Podcasts, text-to-give efforts and revamped apps are among the strategies.

Quick Takes

Ira Glass starts own company for ‘This American Life,’ ‘Serial’

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 10, 2015

This American Life host and creator Ira Glass has acquired full ownership of the show, breaking away from his longtime home at Chicago Public Media.

Awards

NPR journalists recognized for coverage from conflict zones

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 10, 2015

CPB honored David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference.

"The Pub" Podcast

‘The Pub’ #26: The business of podcasting, live from the PMDMC Conference

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 9, 2015

Our panel of experts considers the future of podcasting as a source of revenue for public media.

People

Notes from a first-time PRNDI attendee

By Johnathan Reaves | July 9, 2015

A news director gets tips in planning coverage, using social media and more.

PMDMC

Video: ‘I wish public media would…’

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor and Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 9, 2015

Public Media Development and Marketing Conference attendees share what public media should aspire to do.