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.
Programs/Content
CPB backs collaboration in Baltimore on coverage of Freddie Gray aftermath
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Two stations are working together to expand reporting on the city’s response to Gray’s death.
Awards
Murrows go to pubcasters, SPJ recognizes radio, and more awards in public media
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Idaho Public Television’s Outdoor Idaho won six awards from the Idaho Press Club.
Congress
Senate resolution upholds forward funding for CPB
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The joint resolution approves the blueprint for the $3.8 trillion 2016 federal budget.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #17: Ira hearts capitalism; The “secret sauce” behind NPR’s mic sound; All public media should be Creative Commons–licensed
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We contemplate the notion that public radio’s biggest star evidently doesn’t want public radio to be public anymore.
Documentaries
At Hot Docs, filmmakers make pitches and face brutal feedback
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At the Circus Maximus of the nonfiction film world, a nod from a commissioning editor can mean financial life or death.
PBS
Next year’s PBS budget proposes live-streaming experiments
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The tests would involve both over-the-top and mobile platforms.
Obituaries
PBS’s Steve Friedman dies; directed copyright administration
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Friedman joined PBS in 1985 as a copyright associate.
Tech
Chicago Public Media announces plan for digital upgrades, products
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The station also hired its first chief digital officer.
NPR
NPR board announces candidates for open seats
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Six candidates are seeking election for three open seats on the board.
PBS
PBS-BBC nonfiction deal embarks with focus on nature, science
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More films for Nature are among the offerings.