System/Policy
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
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After the hurricane wiped out infrastructure across western North Carolina, BPR focused on basic information, such as road outages and where to get drinking water.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #15: Did Skip Gates cave to Ben Affleck?; CBC releases Ghomeshi investigation; Why local radio voices have more bass
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Did one of public TV’s most revered figures really cede editorial control to a celebrity? It certainly looks that way to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler.
Programs/Content
WNET keeps indie docs on Monday nights, while PBS plans to boost promotion
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PBS will also reach out directly to public TV stations that don’t air independent film showcases at feed time.
Programs/Content
Gates apologizes to production partners over Finding Your Roots controversy
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“We apologize for putting PBS and its member stations in the position of having to defend the integrity of their programming,” said Gates and a co-producer.
Obituaries
Don Quayle, NPR’s first president, dies at 84
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Quayle’s vision for NPR was to provide “excellence and diversity to noncommercial radio.”
Tech
Winning student-created app matches listener’s interests to Public Media Platform content
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SoundStir, an Android app that lets users customize a feed of public radio stories and build communities around topics, took first place in the eighth annual Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Competition.
Quick Takes
KPBS’s Deanna Mackey to lead public TV’s Major Market Group
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Mackey takes the helm at the MMG in August.
Programs/Content
Affleck admits asking Gates to omit family’s slave-owning past from Finding Your Roots
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Affleck characterized his request to Henry Louis Gates, the show’s host, as part of the “collaborative creative process.”
Tech
Inconsistent Nielsen data vexes public radio stations and inspires a commercial solution
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A new audio processing device takes on a shortcoming of the Portable People Meter system.
Tech
Public Media Platform aims to expand reach with new tools
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The system developed for digital content distribution hopes to increase adoption among stations.
Programs/Content
Study of NPR’s Spark Initiative shows stations getting Morning Edition boost
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A study of 57 stations found that more than half saw audience growth during the promotional campaign.