System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
System/Policy
As pubmedia enters ‘populist’ phase, public trust is system’s greatest asset
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“The challenge for this period is fusing the strengths and public support of traditional public media with the energy and competencies of new entrants and civic institutions outside of media.”
System/Policy
Utah’s KBYU to drop PBS membership in radio, TV consolidation
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BYU Broadcasting says it produces “original programming the entire family can enjoy together.”
Quick Takes
Science lessons from WGBH/NASA collaboration premiere online
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WGBH developed the content with input from 50 teacher advisers.
People
Maggie Martin: Public media is a place for great stories
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In college, Maggie Martin felt invigorated telling listeners what was happening and why it was important.
System/Policy
Gary Knell: Pubmedia’s commitment to local audiences must transcend lip service
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As public media heads into its next 50 years, shifting strategies to focus on content “will require a hard turn and painful decisions that affect finances, people and structures.”
Quick Takes
Charlotte’s WFAE receives $100K grant to experiment on NPR One
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The station will hire an on-demand producer, develop podcasts, create content to serve “diverse audiences” and “uncover unique, untold stories.”
Jobs
To become managers, journalists must let go of independent mindset
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Trainers Judith Smelser and Mike Marcotte discuss the new skills required when a reporter moves into a leadership position.
Obituaries
Carl Bloom, pioneering donor-marketing strategist, dies at 79
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Bloom adapted magazine publishers’ practices of list-buying and direct-mail testing to public broadcasting membership programs.
Quick Takes
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico university shuts down PBS station
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CPB had given $30,000 to help the station recover from hurricane damage.
Quick Takes
CPB gives PBS Kids channel $5.6M for games, outreach
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The interactive game feature should roll out later this year, according to PBS.