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.
Programs/Content
Viewers flock to public TV for news, food shows during lockdown
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A spike in audience for “NewsHour” came from viewers tuning in more frequently.
Tech
Public Media Group buys WGBH share in Public Media Management venture
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WGBH’s decision to sell its interest in PMM is part of a pattern in which the Boston-based public media giant has incubated business ventures and spun them off.
Featured in Category
On Building Resilience: Letter from the executive director
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Current has joined forces with Greater Public, Public Media Journalists Association, Public Radio Program Directors and Local that Works founder Mark Fuerst on “Building Resilience,” a new webinar series.
System/Policy
CPB board votes to boost CSG pool with delay of Healthy Network Initiative
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The initiative’s $1 million will instead be distributed to aid stations amid the pandemic.
System/Policy
CPB requests additional $175M in emergency funds from Congress
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If CPB receives the funds, it would bring its emergency support from the government to $250 million.
System/Policy
Station leaders share insights into pandemic response
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The leaders of KUT and KERA spoke about how they’re managing the crisis in a webinar produced by Current, Greater Public, Public Radio Program Directors and the Public Media Journalists Association.
Featured in Category
WBEZ’s Jenn White named host of ‘1A’
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White will succeed founding host Joshua Johnson.
System/Policy
NPR, union agree to cuts to employee pay, benefits
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NPR is taking additional steps to cut costs in response to financial challenges.
Programs/Content
Stations respond to quickening drumbeat of mental health needs in their communities
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“We are seeing pent-up demand from people seeking safe and trusted spaces for conversations about mental health,” says Babette Apland of APM’s Call to Mind.