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.
People
Vossen rises at ‘Independent Lens,’ Gilliam directs radio at LPM, and other comings and goings in public media
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Lois Vossen, former deputy e.p. at the doc showcase, has moved up to executive producer.
Programs/Content
With Yellr app, WXXI seeks to engage new audiences — and help other news outlets do the same
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The app’s developers are looking for partners to demonstrate its potential.
Programs/Content
KLRN builds Virtual Classroom on OVEE platform
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Since the Virtual Classroom’s launch in April, nearly 400 participants from 27 states have met online to take lessons about nature.
Programs/Content
‘WireTap’ will wind down stateside with ‘sendoff season’
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Show creator Jonathan Goldstein is moving on to unspecified “new projects.”
People
Tess Vigeland on her new book and leaving ‘Marketplace Money’
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What would make you give up on your dream gig? The former Marketplace Money host had to answer that question for herself when she left the show.
Programs/Content
Jay Kernis’ 2006 advice to NPR: “I want the air to sing”
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A reminder about the fundamentals of public radio from NPR’s former senior v.p. of programming.
Programs/Content
Sesame Workshop–HBO deal sparks soul-searching among public broadcasters
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“It seems to me there is something depressing about all this,” lamented PBS’s ombudsman.
System/Policy
Houston Public Media aims to sell classical FM station
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The broadcaster acquired the signal for $9.6 million in 2011.
NPR
NPR to Pentagon: War manual encroaches on ‘basic press freedoms’
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NPR is concerned that language in the manual could put its international journalists at risk.
Programs/Content
‘Snap Judgment’ host welcomes creative freedom of WNYC deal
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Starting Oct. 1, WNYC will sell the show’s podcast ads.