System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
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.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Documentaries
AFI honors Stanley Nelson, public TV’s ‘filmmaker of black experience’
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Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.
Quick Takes
Pastor killed in South Carolina church shooting was featured in PBS documentary
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Rev. Clementa Pinckney appeared in the 2013 PBS documentary ‘The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’
Awards
Charlie Rose wins Cronkite Award, and other awards in public media
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Rose joins past winners including Tom Brokaw and Diane Sawyer.
Podcasting
PodScanning: ‘Marketplace’ teams with business site Quartz on podcast
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A music station also starts a podcast for and about young people.
System/Policy
U.S. pubcasters visit Kiev to advise on creating public media network
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Representatives from CPB, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Association of Independents in Radio are in Ukraine’s capital.
Programs/Content
Why public media journalists should drop the fig leaf of impartiality
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It’ll result in smarter, fairer news coverage that more people will want to consume and support.
spectrum auction
WBGU-TV may auction spectrum; could leave part of Ohio without PBS
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The board of trustees for Bowling Green State University approved an administration request to explore participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction.
Programs/Content
‘Reveal’ looks to take investigative reporting and collaboration to new levels
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Less than two years old, the PRX/Center for Investigative Reporting production has grown beyond just an investigative show.
People
Brain injury sidelines Alex Chadwick, but veteran journalist returns to reporting
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Alex Chadwick might not be alive today if it weren’t for a burnt sausage.
Programs/Content
NPR and ‘PBS NewsHour’ partner on election coverage
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The media outlets are looking for more ways to collaborate.