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.
spectrum auction
FCC turns down special protection for public TV translators in spectrum auction
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Translator operators may not be able to find new channel space after the auction is over.
Stations
Utah’s KPCW receives donation of FM signal
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The donation was part of an “incentive package” from a commercial broadcaster to get KPCW to move down the dial.
Stations
Chicago’s WBEZ grows audience with expansion via Kankakee station
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Kankakee Community College announced plans to sell the station in June.
Programs/Content
Producer promises more to come from ‘Doc Martin’ beyond new season
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“There are lots of stories we want to explore, and we want to do them well,” series producer Philippa Braithwaite told Current.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #49: Bill Siemering, author of NPR’s 1970 mission statement
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We look at whether today’s public radio resembles Siemering’s optimistic vision for the enterprise.
KPLU
Universities agree to consider community bid for KPLU’s license
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The sale of KPLU in Tacoma, Washington has a new wrinkle as the buyer and seller have agreed to let a community group try and raise enough money to buy the station and make it a community licensee.
System/Policy
A guide to the FCC spectrum auction
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Learn how the auction will work and what it means for public TV stations and viewers.
Tech
Familiar PBS characters appear in new coding app for kids
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With Ready To Learn funding, PBS is tackling computer science as a 21st-century skill for young children.
Quick Takes
Racial diversity of NPR’s newsroom stays level over three years
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People of color account for 22.4 percent of the network’s news staff.
Quick Takes
Pioneer Public TV gets new station in exchange for 40-mile move
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As part of the deal, the Minnesota station will move to Granite Falls.