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.
Quick Takes
Gwen Ifill of ‘NewsHour,’ ‘Washington Week’ dies at 61
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Gwen Ifill died Monday after several months of cancer treatment, according to WETA President Sharon Rockefeller.
Awards
Personal narratives about mothers make strong showing at Third Coast Awards
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The Gold Award went to “Mariya,” a personal narrative by writer Mariya Karimjee from Radiotopia podcast The Heart.
Programs/Content
Shell-shocked by Trump win, public radio’s politics all-stars share thoughts on election coverage
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“How can we do the job of reporting truth without being dismissed as polemicists?” asked moderator Bob Garfield.
People
Celebration for Diane Rehm honors departing host’s warmth, grit and voice
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Speaking in the aftermath of the election, Rehm urged public radio to listen “better and harder to those to whom we have never listened before.”
Obituaries
Utah public media producer Gordon Jones dies at 63
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Jones had been diagnosed with lung cancer in May.
People
PBS Board elects leaders, KPCC’s Aguirre to join Academy and more comings and goings in public media
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Also, public TV executive Dick Pryor takes over as g.m. of KGOU in Norman, Okla., Monday.
People
How Lisa Napoli found herself writing a book about Joan Kroc
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The public radio reporter tells the back story behind her new biography about the McDonald’s heiress and NPR benefactor.
Programs/Content
Framed around broad questions, NPR’s ‘Nation Engaged’ built election coverage with strong local focus
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The editorial collaboration tested new approaches for framing news coverage in ways that attract diverse voices and promote the role of local stations.
Programs/Content
NPR and KQED partner on live national election coverage
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KQED will host two hours of the broadcast.
System/Policy
APTS president predicts strong support in D.C. after election
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Patrick Butler spoke Friday at the annual Fall Marketplace sponsored by distributor American Public Television.