Engagement
MPR and nonprofit Braver Angels want Minnesotans to ‘disagree better’ about politics
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In a pivotal election year, a unique partnership is helping depolarize communities and political reporting.
New York Public Radio cuts 26 positions, ends ‘Notes From America’
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The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
Development
Children’s podcast clubs grow membership for WBUR, Vermont Public
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A new membership program for Vermont Public’s “But Why” children’s podcast is bringing in new donors.
System/Policy
Why ‘Bowling Alone’ falls short as a framework for civic engagement
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Before embracing Robert Putnam’s research on social capital, stations should look to more inclusive models for building civic engagement.
System/Policy
Film revisiting ‘Bowling Alone’ revives calls for public media to focus on civic engagement
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A Paragon webinar on “Join or Die” encouraged stations to become “better caretakers of their communities.”
Programs/Content
How early-career public radio journalists learn to shape their on-air voices
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Younger hosts and reporters in public media discuss how they’ve honed their delivery and the personalities who inspire them.
Development
Arizona PBS receives $10M gift, largest in its history
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The donation will fund technology improvements and additional programs.
Engagement
How Vermont Public is creating community picnics to engage its audience
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On a recent episode of the podcast “Better News,” Amy Zielinski, senior event producer for Vermont Public, discussed her station’s live events strategy and what it learned from participating in a five-month event sprint.
People
Comings and goings: NPR announces board elections, Alaska Public Media appoints chief editor …
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KUT GM Debbie Hiott, among others, was elected to serve a three-year term on NPR’s board.
System/Policy
Unions for freelance writers seek new deal with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal
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The public television freelance agreement expires Oct. 9.
System/Policy
What visiting 13 radio stations taught me about serving our communities
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How do we earn people’s trust? We do it by serving their genuine human needs.
Congress
CPB defunding and reauthorization are scary. We should talk about them anyway.
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It’s time to get over the Beetlejuice effect — we need to drag the monster out from under the bed, look it in the eyes and call it by name.