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
Your Fellow Americans: A Collaborative Digital Series on Race, Immigration and the American Dream
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We want to make it easy for other stations to share local stories while strengthening community ties and developing stronger digital production techniques.
PBS Annual Meeting
Beyond 180 Days: How to Go from the Date to the Altar
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A conversation fabout the engagement activities, impact, and sustainability around the PBS special 180 Days: Hartsville.
System/Policy
News Consumption in the New Millennium: Audience Trends and New Directions for Public Television
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The session aims to take the insights of a white paper on TV news and apply it to the world of public television, which has a unique role to play in the future of TV journalism.
PBS Annual Meeting
Friends IRL! Campaigns That Convert Social Media Enthusiasm to In-Person Participation and Vice Versa
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In this session we’re aiming to explore a key question with the explosion of social and digital: How does a station “convert” its social media fans and followers into real-world connections?
Programs/Content
Big & Small: Why it Makes Perfect Business Sense to Collaborate
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The merits of outsourcing membership fundraising with a particular perspective coming from a small station.
Programs/Content
What About Us? PBS Resources to Engage Middle- and High-School Students
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This session looks at what PBS resources and programming is available for middle- and high-school students and what stations are doing to work with these audiences.
Programs/Content
Making The Scene: A digital model for creating a regional multiplatform destination
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There is no shortage of great ideas, but making them a reality is not always easy.
Programs/Content
Study to give public TV first granular look at local audiences
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TRAC Media Services is starting a deep dive into demographics, with findings that counter conventional wisdom.
Programs/Content
New NEA grants fuel public media projects nationwide
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The grants are the second round this fiscal year, bringing the NEA’s total support to $103.4 million.
People
Stalking of Minnesota host highlights common but little-discussed threat to female DJs
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The lofty world of public radio is as affected as any broadcaster by harassment described as steady, ubiquitous and taking many forms.