System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
|
With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
|
The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
SPONSORED
The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Tech
Arizona PBS becomes first pubcaster to test ATSC 3.0
|
Engineers are examining signal performance, testing interactive functionalities and checking cable integration.
Programs/Content
Wisconsin Public Radio draws on station talent to spice up weekend sound
|
The new show Beta is the first production spawned by WPR Next, an initiative to generate new programming ideas.
Obituaries
Carl Kasell, former NPR newscaster and ‘Wait Wait’ judge, dies at 84
|
“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
Programs/Content
At pubmedia summit, filmmakers cite promise of VR production for ‘seeding black voices’
|
Attendees at the Black Public Media event this month said virtual reality offers a chance to stamp the emerging medium with black stories and sensibilities.
Currently Curious
Why hasn’t pubmedia held one big pledge drive?
|
A public TV programmer sees an opportunity for public media to raise awareness about its uniquely noncommercial mission.
Programs/Content
NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
|
A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
Development
Seattle music station KEXP receives its largest gift ever
|
Building relationships with donors through a capital campaign led KEXP to a $10 million bequest.
System/Policy
CPB IG recommends WLRN return $784,000 in grant overpayments
|
A draft audit found that the Miami station overstated nonfederal financial support in fiscal years 2013–15 by more than $7.3 million.
Programs/Content
Collaboration among Pennsylvania pubmedia documents opioid crisis: ‘The worst is yet to come’
|
Broadcasters are joining together to address a problem that “crosses all demographics and socioeconomic status.”
Quick Takes
Public broadcasters, nonprofit media receive grants to use Hearken and GroundSource
|
The Community Listening Engagement Fund awarded $241,000 to subsidize costs of platforms that help newsrooms integrate journalism into their communities.