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.
System/Policy
Thoughts on reflecting diverse views, and including them
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What’s really involved in the hard work of broadening public media’s range of voices?
Programs/Content
Money, politics become catalysts for audio at Third Coast 2016 audio conference
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As companies like Audible throw more resources into podcasts, radio producers are wrestling with what modern America sounds like.
System/Policy
When GOP last held control, funding for public broadcasting remained steady
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But the first possible hurdle for CPB funding in the new administration could come fairly soon.
Quick Takes
Bay Area Video Coalition honored at White House
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The community media center received a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in recognition of its Next Gen youth program.
Programs/Content
WAMU picks host for talk show succeeding ‘Diane Rehm’
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The new national program, “1A,” debuts Jan. 2.
People
Gwen Ifill, trailblazing journalist and public TV icon, remembered for warmth and leadership
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Colleagues and friends also remember Ifill, who died Monday at 61, as a “tough, smart reporter.”
System/Policy
Two Louisiana public radio stations share general manager
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The two stations will maintain independence.
Obituaries
Public television arts champion Glenn DuBose dies at 81
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DuBose produced or directed more than 60 national programs that aired on PBS.
Programs/Content
‘Radio Ambulante’ joins NPR distribution as network’s first Spanish-language podcast
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The show’s reporters will contribute to other NPR programs as well.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #84: A live show about how to do live shows
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“There should be an element of suspense. There should be a thing that’s kind of hanging that we’re hoping either succeeds or fails.”