System/Policy
Upside to digital acquisitions: reaching audiences where they are
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Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
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Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
“The Splendid Table” airs on more than 400 public radio stations.
Greene will leave Dec. 29 to “focus on other projects,” according to the network.
An excerpt from a new book suggests that NPR look to the past and overseas for examples of programming with wider appeal.
“Let’s hear more authors’ diverse views and voices on-air. Let’s not let video gaming and tablet surfing displace our imaginations exploring books.”
Executives are aiming to get ahead of long-term budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The power dynamic is off in a way that doesn’t account for the world that we’re in today.”
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.
The partnership is mutually beneficial: Wikipedia becomes more reliable, and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting exposes its content to a wider audience.
As stations turn to local music shows and national talk and entertainment offerings, “everyone’s looking for a hit.”
A spokesperson for the station’s licensee said in a statement that the leadership change “represents the first step toward resetting the direction and operation of the station to more closely align with the mission and values of the university.”