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.
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?
Stations
What’s good for the goose is a new home, WGBH decides
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A mother goose recently nested on a patch of grass on the station’s roof.
Quick Takes
Researchers question study featured on This American Life
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The study was reported during an April episode on changing minds.
Stations
California’s KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
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The nonprofit that owns the station has endured “severe cash shortages” for several years.
Quick Takes
PBS SoCal lays off two staffers, creates interactive department
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Leadership changed May 1 at PBS SoCal, PBS’s primary station in the Los Angeles market.