System/Policy
NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
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“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.
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.
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Programs/Content
NPR to consolidate digital teams in Washington
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NPR Digital Services will move from Boston to D.C. this fall.
System/Policy
Maryland congressman aims to defund NPR, ITVS
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“We could put an end to funding permanently through statute,” says Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.). “And it’s probably time to do that.”
podcasts
PRX creates podcast playlists for guests of Cambridge hotel
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The hotel also commissioned an episode of the podcast “The Memory Palace.”
History of public media
How President Johnson set the stage for passage of the Public Broadcasting Act
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Only eight months after LBJ called on lawmakers to support his bill creating CPB, the measure passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #94: What the #$%^ does ‘narrative’ even mean?
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“Only A Game” senior producer Karen Given tries to define the often misunderstood approach to reporting.
People
Tom Karlo: We need public media now more than ever
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Karlo began his career at KPBS in San Diego 44 years ago.
Quick Takes
NPR sports commentator Frank Deford signs off
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Deford has delivered commentaries on NPR since 1980.
Quick Takes
University rejects Louisville Public Media bid for WNKU simulcaster
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LPM had offered $3.5 million in cash and $1.5 million in other services.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How NPR’s Research, Archives & Data Strategy team is saving sounds of the past for the future
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NPR’s audio archive is not a history book, but history is “etched in the voices that gave these decades their vitality.”
Quick Takes
Omnibus bill bumps up FY17 funds for Ready To Learn and arts endowments
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Votes are expected before the end of the week.