System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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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
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
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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.
System/Policy
Repack costs prompt Texas licensee to eliminate public TV station
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PBS and America’s Public Television Stations warn that more stations could follow suit.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #17: ‘POV’ founder Marc Weiss
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Weiss discusses a career elevating the voices of “the poets and the prophets and the pamphleteers of our era.”
Quick Takes
Owner of sole public TV signal in Rio Grande Valley hints at possible sale
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KMBH is off the air, and the licensee is considering offers.
Programs/Content
With Knight grant, Cronkite School seeks to boost innovation in TV news
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Journalists in both public and commercial TV will be able to workshop ideas with the journalism school’s faculty and its TV station, Arizona PBS.
System/Policy
Oregon stations attest to TV repack’s ‘detrimental effect’ on radio
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The repack work “threatens the survival of our public radio service as well as the health of our cultural community and economy,” said All Classical Portland CEO Suzanne Nance.
Programs/Content
KUOW uses speed-dating format to help people understand each other
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Events designed to bridge cultural and political divides have lasting effects on participants.
Programs/Content
WAMU to end ‘The Big Listen’ in May
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WAMU said the show did not gain enough traction among stations to continue supporting its production.
Quick Takes
CPB to require anti-harassment training for stations to get funding
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Starting March 31, CPB will require annual harassment prevention training for employees of all stations receiving a Community Service Grant.
Programs/Content
PBS initiative will encourage intergenerational reading, determine America’s ‘Best-Loved’ book
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The series will feature authors, celebrities, athletes and other public figures sharing their favorite fiction books and interest in literacy.
Obituaries
Toledo’s Timonere, early champion of children’s television, dies at 83
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Her work led to a Fred Rogers Award in 2003 from CPB for excellence in children’s television.