System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
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.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Programs/Content
For a new variety show coming to public radio, a prairie farther south is home
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With support from CPB, “Live From Cain’s” will bring music and interviews to listeners from an iconic music venue in Oklahoma.
System/Policy
Current Crossword: ‘Giving Up’
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Pledge to finish our latest crossword as soon as possible.
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Comings and goings: AmDoc expands team, Kopp quits in Aspen …
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The producer of public TV’s “POV” added two managers to POV Engage and hired a producer for its series of short films.
People
A quest for public radio bumper stickers: ‘My Corolla is less a car now than a mobile museum’
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After his Honda was totaled, a public radio journalist set out to cover his new Corolla “with a ridiculous amount of bumper stickers.”
Programs/Content
WTTW’s Firsthand looks at impact of gun violence on victims, perpetrators and their families
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Producer Dan Protess profiled Chicagoans whose stories point to solutions to the city’s high rate of gun-related crimes.
People
Margaret Low on her ‘double homecoming’ to WBUR
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Low is returning to public radio in January to lead the Boston station.
People
Julian Wyllie joins Current’s reporting team
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He’ll report from Washington on public TV and CPB.
System/Policy
Why the Public Broadcasting Act needs an update to save local public media journalism
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A former CPB board member argues that the funder’s Regional Journalism Collaboratives “are based on priorities set by Washington, not localities.”
People
WBUR hires Margaret Low as CEO
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Low returns to public media after leading The Atlantic’s events division.
People
WETA CEO Sharon Rockefeller receives National Medal of Arts
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In presenting the medal, President Trump joked that he now hopes to get “good publicity” from “PBS NewsHour” and “Washington Week.”