Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
System/Policy
Crosscut Union pushes for workforce diversity provisions in contract with Cascade Public Media
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The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.
Programs/Content
New Hampshire Public Radio launches climate change project ‘By Degrees’
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Reporters are using engagement strategies and a “human-centered” focus to build audience.
System/Policy
WAMU appoints DCist editor-in-chief to lead newsroom
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Rachel Sadon is stepping into the role of interim news director as the station seeks a permanent successor to Jeffrey Katz.
Programs/Content
With in-person events on hold, organizations turn to ‘next best thing’ in virtual gatherings
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The pandemic has forced nonprofit and public media to rethink their events strategies.
System/Policy
WAMU licensee investigates editor blamed for departures of women of color
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Five women of color have left WAMU since January 2019, an exodus that prompted a series of tweets on the subject last month by current staff.
System/Policy
Giovannoni: Listening dynamics of core NPR News listeners ‘are shifting in the wrong direction’
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Three full months into the COVID-19 pandemic, listening to NPR News stations remains only 80% of what it was a year ago. Full recovery of the lost listening is nowhere in sight despite a few changes in the margins.
Featured in Category
Local that Works contest opens with bigger cash prize, database of ‘ideas worth stealing’
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To put your station in the running for a $20,000 grand prize, tell us what you’re doing to become more engaging, relevant and responsive to your community.
People
Comings and goings: Francene Blythe-Lewis to lead Vision Maker Media, Ben Godley announces next job …
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Blythe-Lewis has held positions at several cultural institutions that work with Indigenous communities.
Programs/Content
Student-produced podcast from Michigan Radio aims to provide nuanced perspectives on Generation Z
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“Kids These Days” looks beyond stereotypes to focus on what teens “are thinking about, laughing about and stressing about.”
Development
Look at giving trends before the pandemic to guide your fundraising strategies
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With the growth in sustainer giving since the end of the recession, both radio and television may find themselves in a position to ride out the pandemic with some stability.