Development
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
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System/Policy
University budget crisis prompts St. Louis Public Radio takeover of station
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Seven full-time staffers at KMST in Rolla, Mo., were laid off this week.
Quick Takes
‘POV’ to air Bill Nye documentary after theatrical release from PBS
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Filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg said they “grew up as middle schoolers watching Bill Nye on PBS.”
System/Policy
PRI lays off three in newsroom reorganization
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The layoffs were made “to make room for other positions that better met our needs,” a PRI spokesperson said.
Programs/Content
Future of public TV news? ‘There is an answer to be found in Germany’
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A popular, trusted newscast presents a possible goal for U.S. public media.
Programs/Content
NEA announces grants to public media projects including StoryCorps
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Other recipients include the National Black Programming Consortium and KCRW.
System/Policy
Disagreement over upkeep costs jeopardizes PBS service in remote Minnesota
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The Duluth PBS station rebroadcast to the area is willing to help out, but with some conditions.
Quick Takes
Radio Ambulante wants to train ‘next generation’ of Spanish-speaking producers
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The podcast is offering online journalism training and fellowships.
Quick Takes
Another academic lashes out at ‘School Inc.’ documentary
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Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education, calls the documentary “paid propaganda.”
People
Sue Schardt: Public media is a work in progress
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The CEO of the Association of Independents in Radio followed her father into broadcasting.
System/Policy
At CPB Board meeting, congressman calls for ‘civil and thoughtful’ advocacy for pubcasting funding
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer also told the board that he had asked House Democrats to stop “using the assault on public broadcasting as a fundraising technique.”