System/Policy
GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community
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CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found.
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.
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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.
People
Kit Jensen to retire after 40 years, hip-hop artist joins MPR and other comings and goings
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“Kit has been a transformational leader in public media,” said Julie Adler Raskind, board chair for ideastream.
System/Policy
Employees tell NPR board of anger over harassment, demand change
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The board also heard messages of support for CEO Jarl Mohn.
Programs/Content
‘In the Dark’ creators demystify investigative audio reporting
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The host and producer of the award-winning podcast share tips for framing investigative stories.
Quick Takes
Virginia’s WVPT to consolidate with Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
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WVPT’s licensee approved the merger “to strengthen its operational and strategic position moving forward.”
System/Policy
Citing demands of Oreskes follow-up, NPR board chair declines third term
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“I am unable to devote the amount of time that the current situation … demands of the NPR board chair to be truly effective,” said Roger LaMay.
Obituaries
Host of WPT’s ‘Sewing With Nancy’ dies at 64
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Nancy Zieman had announced her retirement due to health issues in September.
System/Policy
Journalists at Third Coast reflect on Trump’s first year
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A conference session followed up on an at times contentious panel discussion at last year’s event.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #2: Ruth Seymour on KCRW’s days as a scrappy innovator
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The station’s former GM says public media’s mission statement should be “To be important.”
Programs/Content
Podcast ‘super listeners’ are big public media consumers — but are they loyal?
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Nearly one-third of podcast “super listeners” told researchers they had donated money to their local public radio stations in the last year, according to a new report.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How a CPB task force advanced a prescient vision for diversity in public radio
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In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB’s Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served as a case study in why racial diversity in decision-making bodies matters.