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Rocky Mountain PBS pairs student film with discussion about suicide
The 17-year-old’s short documentary will lead into a conversation about preventing suicide.WNET will end production of ‘Religion & Ethics’
The show premiered in September 1997.How NPR One data points to new ways of thinking about local content
The app’s acting managing director breaks down what NPR is learning about the performance of newscasts, podcasts and feature stories.
DuPont-Columbia awards recognize outstanding journalism, and other awards in public media
Public TV’s “Frontline” received a duPont for its reporting on Syria and Iraq, including the program “Children of Syria.”With Made Here initiative, Vermont PBS homes in on ‘locally sourced’ programming
The initiative aims to put more Vermont in Vermont PBS.Spanish-language multicaster Vme will soon drop public TV service
The channel is transitioning to commercial cable.
To set expectations for upholding ethics, build a ‘culture of discussion’
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s ethics code asks all employees to discuss plans for off-the-clock political activities with their supervisors.Tom Hanks to guest host ‘Wait Wait’
Regular host Peter Sagal will be on vacation.Las Vegas university opts to keep control of radio station
The university has been “re-envisioning” the station to make it more self-sustaining and to increase student involvement.Battered by political agendas, ‘The Wisconsin Idea’ lives on in public broadcasting
A century-old progressive philosophy in the state has withstood decades of attacks from state leaders.Enthusiastic Torah broadcaster interferes with New York Public Radio signal in Brooklyn
NYPR has filed three complaints with the FCC.Collaborations between public broadcasters, nonprofit news outlets can boost impact but come with challenges
Partnering with public media organizations can add stability and enable growth that nonprofit news outlets may not be able to achieve independently.Possible buyer of WAMU’s Bluegrass Country aims for February deadline
A new nonprofit organization and WAMU have until Feb. 6 to finalize the sale.Want to be good for democracy? Be better at democracy
The founder of Hearken argues that the processes by which most journalism is created are not nearly as democratic as they could (and now need to) be.Focus on opportunity before location when starting out in public radio
Recruiters, our audience and other public radio professionals answer a reader’s question about where to begin a career.
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