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
Southwest border journalism hub receives $50K from Ford Foundation
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The grant will support reporting on inequality and marginalization along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Obituaries
Documentary filmmaker Fred Simon dies at 71
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Simon’s films included an unflinching, deeply intimate portrait of a Vietnam veteran, broadcast on PBS in 1981.
Quick Takes
Proposed changes at Miami’s WLRN seen as threat to newsroom independence
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The station’s school-board licensee has suggested making news staffers employees of the school district.
Programs/Content
Connecting with people who think public radio isn’t for them
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With road trips to red states and dialogues about race and identity, producers for “The Takeaway” will hold out a microphone to people whose voices have been marginalized.
Programs/Content
Live ‘Politics Podcast’ takes up Trump’s impact, bids farewell to panelist
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The live taping was Sam Sanders’ last episode as he moves on to his own podcast.
Programs/Content
How crowdsourced questions fueled election coverage for California stations
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Partners in the multimedia project used social media marketing and a variety of digital tools to get a broad cross-section of voters talking about ballot measures.
System/Policy
TV broadcasters get another shot at leveraging channels into cash
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As the spectrum auction winds down, the FCC plans to open another opportunity for stations to negotiate channel-sharing deals.
System/Policy
Howard University decides it won’t sell WHUT in spectrum auction
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University president Wayne A. I. Frederick said the school “voluntarily withdrew from the auction when it became apparent that the relatively low yield would not justify relinquishing the university’s rights to broadcast WHUT.”
System/Policy
DOJ subpoenas former OPB reporter in Malheur Refuge trial
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John Sepulvado was subpoenaed to testify in federal court next week.
System/Policy
Vermont PBS gains $56M from sale in spectrum auction
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The station plans to invest the proceeds in programming.