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World Channel revisits iconic documentary series with new pledge special
The 30-minute show, which discusses how racial relations of today are reflected in the civil rights movement, is part of a package that includes rebroadcast rights for Eyes on the Prize I and II.Worrisome trend in CPB analysis: Too many PTV stations taking on too much debt
The number of licensees carrying debt ratios of more than 50 percent has nearly tripled since 2009, according to CPB's latest "state of the system" report.NEPR introduces media training program for local youth
After moving its headquarters to downtown Springfield, Mass., the public radio network launched its initiative to bring stories of the city’s diverse communities to its air.
Media Impact Funders receives its largest grant ever
A two-year, $500,000 matching grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies supports an expansion of MIF's programming and services for foundations that invest in media.Teacher’s experience is a ‘passport’ to a PR problem for public TV
Public TV undercuts its own case for public support when episodes of Nova go behind a paywall.Kimball announces new food venture after exit from ‘America’s Test Kitchen’
“I’ve always wanted to teach people how to cook, not just to follow recipes,” Kimball said.
Stations try different approaches with food bank partnerships
Food-bank partnerships have been successful for many public stations, but experts say they can have mixed results.'ATC' to air format-breaking diary of a Saudi teenager
Radio Diaries and NPR chose the teenager after she entered their 2013 contest seeking audio diarists. Nearly 1000 people submitted entries.CUNY students brainstorm ways for public media to build membership
Rather than starting by looking at pubmedia’s content, the students were told to determine the community’s needs by listening to the audience.‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why conservatives feel left out of public media
Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.Receiving Lowell Award, Lawson urges focus on ‘societal value’
The retiring CPB executive advised colleagues to seek relevance and reinvention.KPLU clears $7 million hurdle to independence
The campaign received donations from over 17,000 contributors.Actor will help Michigan pubTV station and university develop national shows
Timothy Busfield will work on national productions at WKAR-TV.Foundation’s gift will boost global network of female journalists
The Global Press Institute received $1.25 million from the MacArthur Foundation, its largest grant in its 10-year history.Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
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