Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
Programs/Content
After six seasons, Downton Abbey will close its gilded doors
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PBS is hoping “to make the coming year a celebration of Downton Abbey,” PBS President Paula Kerger said.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #11: FAQ on copyright and fair use; How long should podcasts be?
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Public media people often take some liberties with copyright. Are they legal, or should they be?
Podcasting
PodScanning: NPR is building a podcast discovery tool
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Learn more about NPR’s soon-to-launch podcast discovery tool. Plus, more news from the world of public radio podcasting.
spectrum auction
CPB Board spectrum committee sends TV CSG proposals to full board
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The proposals clarify key financial issues surrounding the FCC’s spectrum auctions, which could bring millions of dollars to stations.
Programs/Content
Morning Edition hosts need vacation days, too
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Some get stretched thin, but the downside of getting overworked shouldn’t be ignored.
Development
New Greater Public council aims to help stations grow digital revenue
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Greater Public is convening a council to help public media leaders lay groundwork for boosting digital revenue.
Ethics
NPR to update ethics code, define when personal becomes political for show hosts
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NPR is clarifying ambiguities in its ethics code about the role of talk show hosts after a flap over Diane Rehm’s participation in fundraising activities for a right-to-die organization.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: Spot.us, Radiolab’s Austin tour, lessons from Sesame Workshop and more
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What we’ve been reading this week.
Television programs
Masterpiece revives literary tradition with Wolf Hall, a complex tale of Thomas Cromwell’s rise
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This miniseries is no Downton Abbey — heads are rolled, not pie dough.
People
Danny Schechter, filmmaker and outspoken media critic, dies at 72
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Schechter, known when he began his career in 1970 as “The News Dissector” on WBCN-FM in Boston, went on to become an award-winning producer.