Programs/Content
South Carolina ETV reaches beyond state’s borders with ‘Southern Songwriters’
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The locally produced and funded series is finding a home on stations nationwide.
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
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Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
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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.
People
Garland McLaurin: Like America, public broadcasting is a work in progress
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“When I think about public media, I think about what Frantz Fanon said: ‘What matters is not to know the world but to change it.'”
Programs/Content
KRCB tests cross-platform approach to cover California wildfires
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As the crisis spread across Sonoma County, KRCB’s small team tested new ways to report for TV, radio and social media.
System/Policy
After historic efforts to weaken pubmedia, ‘just be amazed that anything gets done’
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The decentralized, financially dependent structure of public broadcasting is “a feature, not a bug.”
Quick Takes
LocusPoint sues to stop sale of California public TV station
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A spokesperson for KCSM’s licensee called the complaint “frivolous.”
Programs/Content
Vermont PBS bets on local pride with ‘Made Here’ slate of films
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The station’s promotion of local filmmakers has drawn younger viewers and fueled pledge-drive success.
Quick Takes
‘Dinner Party Download’ to end production
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The show is going off the air in part due to funding challenges.
System/Policy
Ken Stern: Don’t deny an obvious truth about the media
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In a response to criticism from a public radio reporter, Stern contends that the media still need a broader diversity of political views.
Quick Takes
WAMU to begin offering evening version of ‘1A’
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The new version will be available to stations Nov. 13.
System/Policy
NYT CEO: Digital media alone won’t address public’s need for quality news
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A former chief executive of the BBC argues that public-service broadcasting will only become more important as media continue to expand on digital platforms.
System/Policy
Book by former NPR CEO expands on liberal ‘groupthink’ at network
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Ken Stern’s treatment of NPR in “Republican Like Me” goes beyond his recent op-ed that riled some in public media.