System/Policy
Upside to digital acquisitions: reaching audiences where they are
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Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
Current (https://current.org/current-mentioned-sources/dana-golub/page/183/)
Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
“The Splendid Table” airs on more than 400 public radio stations.
A journalism school professor argues that NPR’s emphasis on unaccented English “undermines NPR’s original mission of engaging listeners civically.”
Under the agreement, two stations will change format and drop NPR affiliation.
Current’s executive director calls for accountability on diversity, equity and inclusion. Making public media data accessible is a start.
Jacquie Gales Webb joined CPB in 2005.
Some interns haven’t been able to use equipment and software they had at offices, while other early-career journalists are missing out on internship opportunities.
Fifteen part-time staffers will also be affected.
Run-ins with police have prompted newsrooms to review their guidelines for reporting in dangerous situations.
Like others in public media, the station is facing losses in underwriting and membership support.
At last week’s board meeting, board members and network leaders also discussed how to increase racial diversity in public media’s executive ranks.
Pubcasters didn’t get everything they wanted, but America’s Public Television Stations COO Lonna Thompson said the commission’s solution for simulcasting difficulties is “generous and fair.”