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.
System/Policy
Letter to the editor: Keillor’s punishment is out of proportion to what he did
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Allegations leveled against the creator and former host of “A Prairie Home Companion” don’t fit the pattern of sexual predators who deserved their takedowns.
System/Policy
WNYC CEO Laura Walker: ‘I take responsibility’
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In an interview on WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show,” Walker declined to elaborate on why the station did not renew John Hockenberry’s contract or whether the “Takeaway” host received a severance payment.
Elena Rivera: ‘I’m hoping to be a bridge between communities’
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Public media means “bringing the community closer together through all of the amazing stories that we have on a daily basis.”
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #5: NPR founder Jack Mitchell
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Mitchell was the first employee of NPR and the first producer of “All Things Considered.”
Programs/Content
Podcast produced by WBUR, Reddit will highlight the site’s hidden stories
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“Endless Thread” aims to be a story-driven podcast that elaborates on original Reddit posts.
System/Policy
Reports detail accounts of bullying, sexual harassment by former ‘Takeaway’ host
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John Hockenberry’s former co-hosts and colleagues have shared stories of hostile behavior and unwanted attention and physical contact.
System/Policy
NPR, members look ahead to reinvention of station websites
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As it prepares to sunset Core Publisher, NPR is exploring new ways to integrate digital content from stations and its own platforms.
Quick Takes
CPB partners with NETA on Thought Leader Forum
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CPB President Pat Harrison said the forum “focuses on ways public media stations can enhance their educational content and services for new, diverse generations.”
System/Policy
House tax reform bill seeks end to tax-exempt deals for nonprofits
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The financing strategy is used by public broadcasters on large capital projects, such as NPR’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Tech
Pubcasters look for upside from donated ‘zombie’ licenses
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The FCC’s TV spectrum auction is producing unusual and unexpected gifts for a handful of fortunate broadcasters in major markets.