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Bill Siemering on his legacy: “Everything that I intended really has come true”
The co-founder of NPR considers how public media has grown since he wrote a renowned mission statement.Dobson heads NPR’s International Desk, KUED hires content director and other comings and goings in public media
Most recently Will Dobson served as Washington bureau chief for Slate.Audible’s Martha Little on why office hierarchy needs to go
The pubmedia veteran says media workplaces function better when they‘re “feminized.”
Audience Engine creator merges with radio playlist company Spinitron
The merger is the latest step in Audience Engine’s plan to help noncommercial radio stations increase engagement and fundraising.Don't ‘radiosplain’ and other ways to report on communities that aren’t your own
Reporting on communities that aren’t yours requires you to do more than just go to the soul food brunch or record a few audio bytes of a Chinese New Year celebration.With focus on local service, PBS Charlotte digs out of $1M hole
The station turned a profit last year, two years ahead of schedule.
Public radio outlets publish guidelines for measuring podcast audience
A team of collaborators hopes to bring some consistency to podcast data.PBS will decide shortly on another season of ‘Mercy Street’
Online viewers watched 500,000 streams of Mercy Street within a week after its debut.How news outlets can protect journalists from crisis-coverage burnout
A member of NPR’s support team for large-scale disaster coverage shares tips on reporting on tragedies while also preserving mental health.Sesame Ventures collaboration to back children-oriented startups
The nonprofit workshop is partnering with the investment firm Collaborative Fund.Longtime Wichita programmer David Brewer dies at 71
Brewer took a leave of absence in September to battle cancer.FCC gives noncommercial stations temporary exemption from online public files
The exemption gives stations two years before they are required to post online public files with the agency.NPR taps Triton for podcast ad platform
NPR picks a new company for its podcast ads.Why public radio stations need to claim the podcast space
The popularity of Serial and other podcasts “represents a massive opportunity that could help save public radio as we know it.”Rocky Mountain PBS aiming for $30 million for new headquarters
CEO Doug Price said the project is in “the aspirational phase.”
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