System/Policy
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.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
SPONSORED
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, Episode 5: End of the vocal fry debate, Jacki Lyden on fashion, and lessons from commercial media
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On this week’s podcast, a conversation with a former NPR host about her new micro-news organization reporting on fashion, and more.
People
Kathy Rogers, Houston Public Media’s ‘Hat Lady,’ dies
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“The Hat Lady,” as Rogers was known, began her career in public media in 1998 at KUHF-FM, now part of Houston Public Media, as an underwriting account executive.
Programs/Content
NPR making changes to voice of underwriting credits
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NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her “primary” role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations.
System/Policy
CPB backs four more station collaborations on topical reporting
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CPB continues to foster news collaborations, with more than $1.2 million in grants announced Tuesday.
People
Andrew Patner, arts critic for Chicago’s WFMT, dies at 55
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Patner was a longtime critic-at-large for WFMT in Chicago and host of the station’s show Critical Thinking.
Programs/Content
New Regional Journalism Centers will feed national public media news programs
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CPB will establish regional journalism hubs to strengthen news services in their areas and to deliver more locally produced segments to public media’s national programs.
Programs/Content
Serial subject granted appeal
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Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast, has a chance to overturn his life sentence for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend.
Fresh Air
WHYY awarded grant to archive 38 years of Fresh Air
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Around 8,000 episodes of Fresh Air will be made available to the public in 2016.
Invisibilia
Q&A: Mohn leads NPR into ‘golden age of spoken word’
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An in-depth talk with NPR’s president about program strategy, his Spark initiative, NPR’s digital future and more.
Programs/Content
The first of our new improved weekly roundups — now with more content
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This week: the Congressional Downtown Abbey office, new conferences, digital wisdom and more.