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
With focus on local service, PBS Charlotte digs out of $1M hole
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The station turned a profit last year, two years ahead of schedule.
Programs/Content
Public radio outlets publish guidelines for measuring podcast audience
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A team of collaborators hopes to bring some consistency to podcast data.
Programs/Content
PBS will decide shortly on another season of ‘Mercy Street’
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Online viewers watched 500,000 streams of Mercy Street within a week after its debut.
System/Policy
How news outlets can protect journalists from crisis-coverage burnout
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A member of NPR’s support team for large-scale disaster coverage shares tips on reporting on tragedies while also preserving mental health.
System/Policy
Sesame Ventures collaboration to back children-oriented startups
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The nonprofit workshop is partnering with the investment firm Collaborative Fund.
Obituaries
Longtime Wichita programmer David Brewer dies at 71
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Brewer took a leave of absence in September to battle cancer.
System/Policy
FCC gives noncommercial stations temporary exemption from online public files
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The exemption gives stations two years before they are required to post online public files with the agency.
Programs/Content
Why public radio stations need to claim the podcast space
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The popularity of Serial and other podcasts “represents a massive opportunity that could help save public radio as we know it.”
Quick Takes
Rocky Mountain PBS aiming for $30 million for new headquarters
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CEO Doug Price said the project is in “the aspirational phase.”