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.
People
Pacifica names Maxie Jackson executive director
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Jackson is station manager at ideastream in Cleveland and has headed the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
System/Policy
To achieve ambitions for journalism, public radio needs grand strategic plan
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It’s time to stop dancing around the commitment for expanding local news and to plan for it strategically.
Programs/Content
New StoryCorps initiative looks to bridge widening political divide
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The One Small Step project seeks to help people with opposing political views have civil, personal conversations.
People
UNC-TV GM to join cannabis firm, KQED hires radio director, and other comings and goings
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Brian Sickora will join Bob Daino, former CEO of WCNY in Syracuse, N.Y., at Acreage Holdings.
System/Policy
Money and history: Why some states lack public radio networks
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There’s no simple explanation of why some states have statewide public radio networks while others don’t. But a look at where networks have taken root does suggest a few key factors.
Tech
Satellite companies propose repacking C-band spectrum to enable sales
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NPR has urged the FCC to protect public broadcasters using the spectrum to distribute programming.
System/Policy
INN releases report on nonprofit media sector
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The Institute for Nonprofit News report details challenges nonprofit news outlets face in raising funds.
Obituaries
Public television pioneer Rick Breitenfeld dies at 87
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Breitenfeld’s work in the early 1960s helped shape the case for the Public Broadcasting Act.
System/Policy
NHPR president Betsy Gardella announces retirement after investigation
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Gardella told staffers that she would work off-site until the end of the year.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab will work with public radio stations on revenue experiments
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A CPB grant will support six-month projects with six stations.