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.
NPR
Judge denies NPR request to dismiss lawsuit filed by former intern
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A D.C. Superior Court judge denied NPR’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of job duties and failure to accommodate a disability.
Tech
Public Radio Satellite System joins PBS in testing IP-based interconnection
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PBS is moving ahead with plans to return most of its distribution to ground level via a new fiber-based system that promises more versatility.
Quick Takes
PMP rolls out pilot program for WordPress plugin
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The Public Media Platform is seeking stations to help test a new tool.
Podcasting
PRX expands Radiotopia with $1 million grant
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Funds will go toward hiring a new executive producer and supporting the podcast network’s independent producers.
System/Policy
PBS, MediaShift to part ways in July
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Starting July 1, PBS will end its nearly decade-long affiliation with the MediaShift network of blogs.
Programs/Content
Minnesota Public Radio and Minnesota Orchestra open broadcast door to Cuba
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As recently as a few months ago, the idea of a U.S. orchestra and pubcaster originating a live concert broadcast from Havana would have been unthinkable.
Programs/Content
Your Fellow Americans: A Collaborative Digital Series on Race, Immigration and the American Dream
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We want to make it easy for other stations to share local stories while strengthening community ties and developing stronger digital production techniques.
PBS Annual Meeting
Beyond 180 Days: How to Go from the Date to the Altar
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A conversation fabout the engagement activities, impact, and sustainability around the PBS special 180 Days: Hartsville.
System/Policy
News Consumption in the New Millennium: Audience Trends and New Directions for Public Television
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The session aims to take the insights of a white paper on TV news and apply it to the world of public television, which has a unique role to play in the future of TV journalism.
PBS Annual Meeting
Friends IRL! Campaigns That Convert Social Media Enthusiasm to In-Person Participation and Vice Versa
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In this session we’re aiming to explore a key question with the explosion of social and digital: How does a station “convert” its social media fans and followers into real-world connections?