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NPR announces slate of new podcasts
The third season of "Invisibilia" will also launch next month.Looking beyond Chicago, ‘The 21st’ aims to create conversations among Illinois listeners
Niala Boodhoo, host of the daily talk show from Illinois Public Media, explains how it’s using social media to feed into on-air discussions.Preparing to expand news, KCET refines model for digital content
Winnings from the FCC spectrum auction will allow the Los Angeles station to “accelerate investment in the community.”
A new way to keep Current: Introducing our digital subscriptions
Unlike many trade journals, Current has never charged readers for online access. But that’s no longer an option.Photojournalist sues NPR over copyright infringement
The photo at issue was used in a 2012 post.WGBH adds on-demand option to its cloud-based PMM system
Stations using PMM On Demand can access content using their existing master control technology.
In aftermath of spectrum auction, even stations that sat out could still benefit
Public broadcasters can still explore channel-sharing options, take advantage of equipment upgrades and plan an investment fund that would help the entire system.NPR One will test in-app donations with U.S., U.K. users
The “one-touch” functionality aims to make it easier for users to donate to NPR and stations.ACLU fundraiser looks to public media for guidance
Organizers sought input from public media consultants on best methods for encouraging mobile giving and fundraising on television.Public TV painter Bob Ross appears in online video game
Ross is a skin for the “Smite” character Sylvanus, one of the game’s gods.WGBH finds authenticity, strong visuals boost response to Facebook Live fundraising
WGBH tested the platform in June and December 2016 by bringing viewers behind the scenes with live pledge segments of up to 30 minutes.“It’s a pay-it-forward mission” and other reasons why people work in public media
We collected these expressions of support for public media at the APTS Public Media Summit.PBS test of social media fundraising raises little but teaches lessons
The pilot explored whether a social fundraising platform could enhance pledge by providing a new stream for “microtransactions.”NPR completes board expansion, Savage leaves WBAA and other comings and goings
Global banker Jeff Sine joins the NPR Board.A eulogy for Free Speech Radio News
“Its great editorial strength was always its emphasis on boots-on-the-ground reporting by people who really knew the textures of their communities.”
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