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.
People
CPB’s Curren to retire, Reveal expands, and more comings and goings in public media
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Curren has been CPB’s c.o.o. since 2006.
Quick Takes
Patent office knocks down key claims against podcasters
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dealt a legal blow Friday to Personal Audio LLC, the patent-holding company that claims to have invented podcasting technology.
System/Policy
Emergency management services bolster case for state funding to pubcasters
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Public broadcasters are increasingly using their contributions to emergency management when making the case for state funding.
Quick Takes
Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more
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Plus a video to give you vertigo.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation study finds uneven growth among news nonprofits
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“Nonprofit news organizations offer the potential to become part of the bedrock of a strong local news and information ecosystem,” the report said.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
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WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?
Television programs
New WGBH series puts local spin on musical reality shows
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Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.
People
Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
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“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”
Quick Takes
Letter: Article overlooked contributions of a “visionary” TV producer
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A colleague remembers David Loxton, founding director of the TV Lab at New York’s WNET.
Documentaries
How Ric Burns stepped out of his comfort zone and into Ballet Theatre
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With a new American Masters documentary in the wings, the filmmaker says he prefers to let his projects find him.