Tech
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.
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
People
PBS announces upcoming departure of programming executive Donald Thoms
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Thoms has concentrated mainly on arts and drama programs, overseeing projects such as the PBS Arts Fall Festival.
Programs/Content
New artists take over animation for StoryCorps’ video shorts
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StoryCorps is also ramping up station outreach efforts to help programmers use the shorts as interstitials.
Quick Takes
WFMU receives further Dodge funding for Audience Engine
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The New Jersey–based funder has now contributed $500,000 to the crowdfunding and community-building platform.
Podcasting
PodScanning: Podcasters take to the big screen
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A live podcast event will be shown in hundreds of movie theaters Tuesday, and more podcasting news.
People
Greater Public losing Fox, Siegal takes helm of BizLab, and other comings and goings in public media
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June Fox worked at Greater Public, formerly DEI, for 15 years.
Programs/Content
Studying NPR One’s data: “You’re like the first doctor who ever saw an X-ray”
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NPR’s Sara Sarasohn explains what the network is learning about the listening habits and preferences of NPR One users.
Quick Takes
NPR plans environmental reporting project with stations
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NPR is seeking about a dozen reporters from stations to contribute to the new project.
System/Policy
Wisconsin’s new budget cuts funds to state pubcasters, educational media
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The cuts are less than Gov. Scott Walker initially recommended but will still curb some educational media offerings.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #28: A Martínez on how KPCC doubled its Latino audience
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Southern California Public Radio’s recently concluded, three-year, $6 million CPB-funded quest to court Latino audiences met with its share of criticism along the way.
Quick Takes
Maria Hinojosa of ‘Latino USA’ delivers talk at TED event in Washington
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Hinojosa was among the speakers at the first TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue event last month.