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MPR receives $250,000 grant to expand community engagement
MPR plans to hire a community engagement officer and hold diversity trainings for newsroom staff.For broadcasters, time is of the essence — and a well-honed sixth sense
If you work in radio, you live by the clock — preferably a big digital one.Microsoft grants aid journalism in public media newsrooms
Broadcasters will use the funds to support interns and expand coverage of the pandemic, health care, criminal justice and other topics.
Comings and goings: Emily Loya leaves Texas Tech Public Media, Joe Goetz joins Classical MPR …
Loya was one of the youngest leaders of a public media station.Alec Baldwin is moving his podcast from WNYC to iHeartRadio
The last episode of "Here's the Thing" as a WNYC podcast was released this week.Proposed funding in Senate leaves out $50M bump for CPB
Increased funding could support remote-learning services amid the pandemic, argued APTS CEO Pat Butler.
How Wisconsin Public Radio is using surveys to track diversity of its sources
By inviting people who appear on air to share their demographic data, WPR created a way to accurately measure the diversity of sources in its news and talk programs.Longtime KQED host Michael Krasny announces retirement
Kransy has hosted KQED's "Forum" since 1993.Pipeline 2021: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
Current’s latest survey of new programs coming to public TV provides a snapshot of 117 productions in the works for national distribution.Film explores 'quiet revolutionary' behind groundbreaking TV show of Black culture
"Ellis Haizlip ensured that the revolution would be televised, and the revolution was 'Soul!'”‘Frontline’ examines global response to COVID-19 in spring 2021 special
The three-hour documentary will be directed by James Bluemel, who specializes in reporting first-person accounts of international news events.Rita Moreno recounts her remarkable career in 'American Masters' biopic
The actor, who overcame adversity to "grab the gold ring," describes her successes and struggles in her journey to the top.Why we matter
Current aims to hold a mirror up to the changing field of public media to show us who and where we are, and where we might go to advance our mission.How documentaries can help communities navigate difficult conversations
A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations can guide participants to "breakthrough moments."Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.
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