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.
System/Policy
CPB will review stations’ technology needs, look to fill gaps
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The project comes at a time when funding is scarce for changing equipment.
Quick Takes
CPB seeks consultant for African-American public radio stations
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The consultant will facilitate a meeting with up to 23 stations.
People
Firelight announces fellows, small stations pick leaders, and other comings and goings in public media
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“The new fellows are adding to the number of diverse voices that we aim to support in the documentary space.”
Featured in Category
Petition calls for higher pay for WNYC interns
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Nearly 300 people have signed the Change.org petition.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #61: The case for PBS stations in a post-TV world
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What’s the point of local TV stations when viewers can — and increasingly do — watch national programming online?
Quick Takes
PRX adds podcasts on finance, the outdoors
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One is in partnership with a long-running magazine.
Programs/Content
Often overlooked, airchecking is essential to keeping public radio’s audience
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“Nothing is more important than how your station sounds.”
Programs/Content
Bilingual magazine show premieres this week on Massachusetts’ WGBY
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“We’ll be using captioning and other tools to make it as accessible as possible to all viewers.”
People
Longtime WWOZ general manager transitions to new role
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Arthur Cohen steps up to run the station while David Freedman shifts his focus to strategic planning.