System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
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.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
System/Policy
How to prepare your public media station to operate under the ‘new normal’
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Start planning how to set up operations for when staff can begin working from your station’s offices, studios and newsrooms.
System/Policy
Public media are essential business: Lessons from Italy in the era of COVID-19
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A media scholar says Italy’s public broadcasting system “has provided information, entertainment and even some comfort in these tragic times.”
System/Policy
NPR extends dues relief to stations
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No member stations will see increases in fees in the next fiscal year.
System/Policy
CPB unveils plan to split $75 million in coronavirus relief funds between public TV and radio
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The emergency funds provide extra assistance to small and rural public stations.
System/Policy
NPR, APM leaders outline financial challenges caused by pandemic
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“We are experiencing the biggest financial test in our 53-year history,” American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart told staff.
Programs/Content
7 lessons from a music director on making classical radio sing
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Does themed programming work? Should hosts talk about the music? See how your opinions compare.
Programs/Content
PRX, WGBH end BBC partnership on ‘The World’
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The move was a “strategic decision reached by PRX and WGBH.”
Programs/Content
Podcast gathers far-flung stories of people living through the pandemic
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The producer of “Our Show” has sifted through almost 400 phone recordings her correspondents have sent her.
Development
WBUR pares pledge drive to one day, surpasses $1 million goal
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WBUR cut its planned eight-day drive to 13 hours “when we saw what was unfolding” with the coronavirus pandemic.
System/Policy
‘Now more than ever’ — and we really mean it
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Without our conferences, what holds public media together? How do you gain insight about our industry? How do we share best practices and learn from one another?