Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Programs/Content
The Pub, #20: What Eric Nuzum will do at Audible that he couldn’t do at NPR
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Plus, a discussion on why so few women hold top jobs in public media, a continuation of the podcasting advertising debate and more.
Podcasting
Serial announces work on two new seasons
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The second season launches this fall and the third airs next spring.
Programs/Content
Station branding a ‘critically important’ part of latest Xfinity deal, PBS says
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The number of PBS programs offered for free on-demand viewing will jump from 25 to more than 50.
Programs/Content
Why more public media content should be licensed under Creative Commons
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Follow ProPublica’s model for bringing the widest possible audience to stand-out news coverage of NPR and its member stations.
Quick Takes
KUSP convenes community forums to mull future service options
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The station is holding three public meetings and two board meetings to decide the station’s fate.
System/Policy
Alaska pubcasters prepare for cuts to state funding
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A pending 23.5 percent reduction in subsidies has Alaska stations rethinking their priorities.
People
Cahill back on CPB Board, Majoun to leave WXPN, and more comings and goings in public media
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Michaela Majoun will leave Philadelphia’s WXPN to pursue a writing career.
Tech
Student entrepreneurs work to fulfill promise of pubmedia apps
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Winners of a Reynolds Journalism Institute’s student competition continue to tweak their products and target prospective partners.
PBS
PBS hopes ‘springboard’ will propel two new kids’ shows
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“This is a new way to experiment around building buzz for a series.”
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #19: Podcast advertising ethics; Ira Glass clarifies ‘capitalism’ remark; Membership Video on Demand; What young public media people want
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Are native ads in podcasts a step too far for public radio?