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
InsideClimate News organizes regional networks to spur reporting on climate change
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Public media newsrooms in the Southeast contributed to a series examining climate-change commitments of state and local governments.
Development
After efforts that fell short, NPR and stations plan new collaboration to land big gifts
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NPR and 15 stations are developing a fundraising pilot “in a full spirit of co-creation.”
People
Comings and goings: McGrath promoted at WHYY, Jenkins leaves PBS …
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Kyra McGrath previously served as EVP and COO at the Philadelphia station.
About Current
This is the test of the emergency broadcast system
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Public media is proving how nimble our people can be when life demands that we pivot. Journalists are truly first responders now.
Tech
You can still get great sound when you’re stuck at home
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Put your interviewee to work and get creative.
Programs/Content
California stations create at-home learning service that aims to bridge digital divide
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A plan to provide over-the-air programming to students who lack internet access has emerged as a model for public TV stations across the country.
Development
How to recalibrate and press ahead with public media fundraising
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As donors reassess giving priorities during these uncertain times, we must emphasize our time-tested values and service to local communities.
Programs/Content
Stuck at home, 94-year-old DJ keeps the music playing
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A volunteer DJ and a station manager teamed up to keep swing jazz on the air in Colorado.
System/Policy
Tech tools and guidelines to help public media staff work from home
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A veteran of remote work shares advice on how to quickly set up a dislocated team.