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.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #83: Why Joan Kroc gave NPR its biggest gift ever
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Kroc wasn’t much of an NPR fan, but a woman who was quickly dying and had limited time to make big decisions about her big money.
Quick Takes
Podcast on prison stories wins PRX backing
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The podcast will produce 10 episodes to premiere next year.
System/Policy
Coloradan seeks to serve fellow immigrants with low-power FM station
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KETO will broadcast in a variety of languages, aiming to help newcomers assimilate to life in their new country.
Programs/Content
Southern nonprofit looks to start news outlet for social justice coverage
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Development is in early stages for the project, which will involve community radio stations in the region.
Quick Takes
Pubcasters ask FCC for more time to handle post-auction repacking
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Stations will face a 39-month deadline to complete the technically complex work, which could pose challenges for government licensees that must go through lengthy procurement processes.
Quick Takes
Should newspapers have a CPB equivalent?
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A journalist argues that newspapers should seek to emulate the funding model already supporting public media.
About Current
A letter from our executive director on the power of local
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Current and the Public Media Futures Forums are joining forces on a new project, Local That Works.
Development
California Arts Council report outlines changes to public media program
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The council will consider the new guidelines in December and begin accepting applications for grants in 2017.
Quick Takes
News nonprofits volunteer to keep Sunlight Foundation tools alive
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ProPublica will adopt the foundation’s federal legislative tools.
Obituaries
Arkansas public media leader Allen Weatherly dies at 64
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Weatherly was active in public media for more than 36 years.