System/Policy
North Dakota House passes bill to end funding for Prairie Public
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House Bill 1255 would bar any “state officer” from spending “state funds or federal funds … to directly or indirectly support public broadcasting.”
DOD dismisses NPR, other outlets from Pentagon office spaces
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The outlets can reportedly continue to attend briefings.
Tech
Public TV’s joint master control operators in New York and Florida announce merger
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Centralcast and Digital Convergence Alliance will combine their operations in Syracuse, N.Y., next year.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2023: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 104 series and specials.
Programs/Content
How the media — including NPR — overlooked the significance of a landmark study on reading education
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More than 20 years ago, many reporters missed the importance of a blue-ribbon report that showed how to teach kids more effectively. Today’s journalists could still learn from those mistakes.
Programs/Content
GBH partners on podcast, radio show that provides reliable health information to Spanish-speaking audiences
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Host Tibisay Zea created “Salud” to counter growing health misinformation circulating within Latino communities.
People
How Ken Barcus transformed himself from a struggling schmuck into a mensch
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A friend remembers NPR’s Midwest bureau chief, who died Oct. 11. “He summoned the courage to face death before it happened.”
Engagement
How a community radio station got help from listeners in covering what matters to Mainers
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WERU’s “Maine: The Way Life Could Be” built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.
Engagement
Stations engage underrepresented communities with election resources
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Public broadcasters have been preparing underserved communities for Tuesday’s elections with projects focused on where and how to vote, as well as topics they’ll find on the ballot.
Obituaries
Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
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“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith’s successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.
Programs/Content
Why NPR and Futuro Media took a chance on Lionel Messi and ‘The Last Cup’
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The dual-language podcast celebrates the soccer phenomenon before his final World Cup while exploring his complex relationship with Argentina.
Programs/Content
Chefs mix cultural traditions into a new batch of Create TV digital shorts
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Create Cooking Challenge winners from St. Louis and Tampa, Fla., present Indian- and Cuban-inspired recipes for the how-to channel’s website.