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
Diane Rehm to retire next year
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Rehm plans to retire sometime after next year’s presidential election.
Quick Takes
Great Thanksgiving Listen initiative nearly doubles StoryCorps’ archive
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More than 49,000 interviews were recorded with the StoryCorps app.
Programs/Content
WBUR and The New York Times partner on ‘Modern Love’ podcast
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The idea grew out of the station’s internal innovation lab.
About Current
Our podcast host on why you should support Current
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Adam goes undercover for this one.
Currently Curious
Vote for your favorite Currently Curious question
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Which reader-submitted question should we try to answer in our first attempt?
Quick Takes
Students, supporters protest KPLU sale
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A Friends of KPLU group has also formed with ambitions of purchasing the station.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #47: WGBH’s Bob Kempf on why stations matter online
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In the digital age, when national networks can serve people directly online, does it make sense to invest in hundreds of local public media brands online?
System/Policy
House approves education bill that would reauthorize Ready To Learn
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The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation Monday.
Programs/Content
Digital audience grows for NPR and stations, but live streaming stalls
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The total hours of NPR podcasts downloaded rose 45 percent from fall 2014 to fall 2015.
System/Policy
Seattle’s KCTS to become Cascade Public Media with two additional organizations
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The changes are “the next step in our organization’s evolution,” President Rob Dunlop said.