Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Programs/Content
Ira Glass: ‘The main thing I’m doing still is radio’
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Despite having a new company, 80 percent of Glass’s time will be spent on editorial work.
Development
Video: How are stations working to grow digital revenue?
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Podcasts, text-to-give efforts and revamped apps are among the strategies.
Quick Takes
Ira Glass starts own company for ‘This American Life,’ ‘Serial’
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This American Life host and creator Ira Glass has acquired full ownership of the show, breaking away from his longtime home at Chicago Public Media.
Awards
NPR journalists recognized for coverage from conflict zones
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CPB honored David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #26: The business of podcasting, live from the PMDMC Conference
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Our panel of experts considers the future of podcasting as a source of revenue for public media.
People
Notes from a first-time PRNDI attendee
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A news director gets tips in planning coverage, using social media and more.
PMDMC
Video: ‘I wish public media would…’
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Public Media Development and Marketing Conference attendees share what public media should aspire to do.
All Things Considered
NPR expands co-hosting team for ‘All Things Considered’
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NPR tapped longtime correspondents to expand ATC’s co-hosting team and appointed Michel Martin to host weekend editions of the newsmagazine.
Obituaries
Jane Couch, former NPR development v.p., dies at 73
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Couch helped NPR increase support from foundations, corporations and donors and rely less on federal funding.
Stations
American Public Media Group aims to sell Fla. classical network to religious broadcaster
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The three-station network has consistently lost money.