Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
Local that Works
What we’ve learned from six years of Local that Works
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A new report from the Wyncote Foundation shares notable projects and lessons from Current’s Local that Works contest.
System/Policy
With Super-Regional on hold, station leaders consider cheaper approaches to in-person networking
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“That face-to-face ability to learn and talk with each other is still very important,” said Kerry Swanson, president of Western States Public Radio.
Development
As pandemic recedes, pubmedia stations seek ways to rebuild underwriting revenue
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Despite concerns over a looming recession, sales leaders see signs of recovery in sponsorship sales.
Programs/Content
‘The Takeaway’ canceled by WNYC, PRX
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Host Melissa Harris-Perry called the decision “an act of institutional cruelty and abuse” by WNYC executives.
Programs/Content
Stations partner with ‘Nova’ to tell stories of climate solutions
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For “Nova,” climate change seemed like a natural fit to continue exploring local effects of national and international issues.
Development
What a CDP analysis reveals about public media’s membership revenue, now and in the future
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An analysis of membership data from late 2022 found declines in donor acquisition and member revenue.
People
Comings and goings: Public Media Group of SoCal names CCO, Ideastream hires chief of development and marketing …
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Tamara Gould left ITVS to join the Public Media Group of Southern California.
Programs/Content
Having equitable impact means overcoming the barriers we keep in place
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Good or even great work is not always equitable work. We often simply don’t reach children of color because we establish or preserve barriers that prevent reach.
People
Comings and goings: NPR appoints Southern bureau chief, KUOW hires reporters …
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Susanna Capelouto left WABE in Atlanta to join NPR.
People
Yamiche Alcindor is stepping down as moderator of ‘Washington Week’
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A rotating group of journalists will host the program until a successor is named.