System/Policy
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.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Programs/Content
World Channel revisits iconic documentary series with new pledge special
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The 30-minute show, which discusses how racial relations of today are reflected in the civil rights movement, is part of a package that includes rebroadcast rights for Eyes on the Prize I and II.
CPB
Worrisome trend in CPB analysis: Too many PTV stations taking on too much debt
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The number of licensees carrying debt ratios of more than 50 percent has nearly tripled since 2009, according to CPB’s latest “state of the system” report.
Programs/Content
NEPR introduces media training program for local youth
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After moving its headquarters to downtown Springfield, Mass., the public radio network launched its initiative to bring stories of the city’s diverse communities to its air.
Development
Media Impact Funders receives its largest grant ever
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A two-year, $500,000 matching grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies supports an expansion of MIF’s programming and services for foundations that invest in media.
Programs/Content
Teacher’s experience is a ‘passport’ to a PR problem for public TV
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Public TV undercuts its own case for public support when episodes of Nova go behind a paywall.
Programs/Content
Kimball announces new food venture after exit from ‘America’s Test Kitchen’
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“I’ve always wanted to teach people how to cook, not just to follow recipes,” Kimball said.
Development
Stations try different approaches with food bank partnerships
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Food-bank partnerships have been successful for many public stations, but experts say they can have mixed results.
All Things Considered
‘ATC’ to air format-breaking diary of a Saudi teenager
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Radio Diaries and NPR chose the teenager after she entered their 2013 contest seeking audio diarists. Nearly 1000 people submitted entries.
Development
CUNY students brainstorm ways for public media to build membership
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Rather than starting by looking at pubmedia’s content, the students were told to determine the community’s needs by listening to the audience.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why conservatives feel left out of public media
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Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.