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Canada’s public broadcaster should use Mastodon to provide a social media service
"As internet communications scholars, we propose that Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC, should build a Mastodon server on the global network."Comings and goings: Judy Woodruff to lead reporting project after stepping down as ‘NewsHour’ anchor, NPR's Barnes will join Boston Globe …
Woodruff announced in May that she would leave her anchor role.How 'Sesame Street' took root in post-Soviet Russia as 'Ulitsa Sezam'
In a new memoir, the lead producer behind the creation of Russia's "Sesame Street" recounts the show's tumultuous birth.
Public TV’s joint master control operators in New York and Florida announce merger
Centralcast and Digital Convergence Alliance will combine their operations in Syracuse, N.Y., next year.Pipeline 2023: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 104 series and specials.How the media — including NPR — overlooked the significance of a landmark study on reading education
More than 20 years ago, many reporters missed the importance of a blue-ribbon report that showed how to teach kids more effectively. Today's journalists could still learn from those mistakes.
GBH partners on podcast, radio show that provides reliable health information to Spanish-speaking audiences
Host Tibisay Zea created "Salud" to counter growing health misinformation circulating within Latino communities.How Ken Barcus transformed himself from a struggling schmuck into a mensch
A friend remembers NPR's Midwest bureau chief, who died Oct. 11. "He summoned the courage to face death before it happened."How a community radio station got help from listeners in covering what matters to Mainers
WERU's "Maine: The Way Life Could Be" built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.Stations engage underrepresented communities with election resources
Public broadcasters have been preparing underserved communities for Tuesday’s elections with projects focused on where and how to vote, as well as topics they’ll find on the ballot.Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith's successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.Why NPR and Futuro Media took a chance on Lionel Messi and 'The Last Cup'
The dual-language podcast celebrates the soccer phenomenon before his final World Cup while exploring his complex relationship with Argentina.Chefs mix cultural traditions into a new batch of Create TV digital shorts
Create Cooking Challenge winners from St. Louis and Tampa, Fla., present Indian- and Cuban-inspired recipes for the how-to channel’s website.Cheryl Hirasa appointed leader of Pacific Islanders in Communications
Hirasa succeeds Leanne Kaʻiulani Ferrer, who died last year.'Next generation of tote bags and mugs': NPR launches ad-free podcast bundle for new station donors
For now, the bundle is available only to new members of 34 stations.
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