System/Policy
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.
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.
System/Policy
PBS hones focus on education, shifts responsibility among top staffers
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The moves “are about education, engagement and efficiency,” said COO Jonathan Barzilay.
System/Policy
Pubcasters fear FCC ruling could deter board members from serving
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“This is the nightmare we have been fighting against for years.”
System/Policy
Three Great Lakes stations form reporting partnership
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The collaboration will cover health and the economic importance of the Great Lakes to the region.
Programs/Content
NPR’s Scott Simon takes break to write book with Tony Bennett
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Three guest hosts will take over for Simon on Weekend Edition during his six-week absence.
Quick Takes
Lawson and Theriault to leave CPB in May; Tovares will oversee content
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“Their contributions to CPB and to public media as a whole have been remarkable,” said CPB‘s president.
System/Policy
Bill Siemering on his legacy: “Everything that I intended really has come true”
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The co-founder of NPR considers how public media has grown since he wrote a renowned mission statement.
People
Dobson heads NPR’s International Desk, KUED hires content director and other comings and goings in public media
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Most recently Will Dobson served as Washington bureau chief for Slate.
System/Policy
Audible’s Martha Little on why office hierarchy needs to go
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The pubmedia veteran says media workplaces function better when they‘re “feminized.”
Quick Takes
Audience Engine creator merges with radio playlist company Spinitron
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The merger is the latest step in Audience Engine’s plan to help noncommercial radio stations increase engagement and fundraising.
Programs/Content
Don’t ‘radiosplain’ and other ways to report on communities that aren’t your own
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Reporting on communities that aren’t yours requires you to do more than just go to the soul food brunch or record a few audio bytes of a Chinese New Year celebration.