Programs/Content
Film recounts first movement to advocate for full civil rights for Black Americans
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APT will distribute “The Niagara Movement,” a one-hour documentary from Lawrence Hott and WNED, for national broadcast.
13 tips for facilitating youth media programs with teens who are incarcerated
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Young people’s voices and perspectives are often left out of news coverage. One way to address that? Pass the mic.
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System/Policy
Lawmakers OK fresh audit into Arkansas PBS’ purchases, procedures as far back as July 2021
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A fiscal 2022 audit of the station raised questions of whether administrators deliberately sidestepped or broke state procurement law.
People
Comings and goings: WITF SVP departs for Congress run, APTS hires general counsel …
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Blake Lynch left his position at WITF to run for Congress in Pennsylvania.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2024: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 142 series and specials.
About Current
How you can help Current tell public media’s stories
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Current has been able to thrive because of public media leaders and funders who see unique value in what we do.
System/Policy
More stations and universities should partner to realize ‘win-win-win’ potential, report says
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The report from the Center for Community News found that 91% of stations surveyed said they want to collaborate more with local universities.
System/Policy
Press Forward is talking about public media — and you won’t like what they’re saying
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Our pitches for Press Forward funding basically boil down to “Help me incrementally grow my small newsroom!” — hardly the game-changing approach the initiative is designed to spark.
Programs/Content
WITF’s ‘Melanin Report’ seeks to amplify BIPOC voices in Central Pennsylvania
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“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
Programs/Content
WFIU podcast explores broader implications of death penalty executions carried out in 2020
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“Rush to Kill” digs into a complex national story that consumed WFIU’s news team during the last months of the Trump administration.
People
Pat Butler will retire from America’s Public Television Stations
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Butler has led the nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., since 2011.