System/Policy
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
|
KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
|
The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
SPONSORED
Project Core: A vision for scale and growth
Over the past three years, CentralCast has been hard at work implementing critical upgrades that lay the foundation for a more resilient and advanced future. And now, the culmination of these efforts is taking shape in our most ambitious initiative yet: Project Core.
Development
August CDP Index: Inconsistent high-dollar performance, new donor challenges mean rough start for fiscal year
|
As audiences decline, pledge has dropped for all station types across the last five years.
System/Policy
Why public media’s past might be its future
|
To succeed in the world of on-demand media choices, public media organizations need to return their focus to creating original local content.
System/Policy
Arkansas PBS CEO promises internal changes, no more questionable audit findings
|
An audit into Arkansas PBS’ “procurements and related processes” continued to raise concerns from state lawmakers about the educational television network’s business practices at a Friday meeting.
Engagement
MPR and nonprofit Braver Angels want Minnesotans to ‘disagree better’ about politics
|
In a pivotal election year, a unique partnership is helping depolarize communities and political reporting.
System/Policy
New York Public Radio cuts 26 positions, ends ‘Notes From America’
|
The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
Development
Children’s podcast clubs grow membership for WBUR, Vermont Public
|
A new membership program for Vermont Public’s “But Why” children’s podcast is bringing in new donors.
System/Policy
Why ‘Bowling Alone’ falls short as a framework for civic engagement
|
Before embracing Robert Putnam’s research on social capital, stations should look to more inclusive models for building civic engagement.
System/Policy
Film revisiting ‘Bowling Alone’ revives calls for public media to focus on civic engagement
|
A Paragon webinar on “Join or Die” encouraged stations to become “better caretakers of their communities.”
Programs/Content
How early-career public radio journalists learn to shape their on-air voices
|
Younger hosts and reporters in public media discuss how they’ve honed their delivery and the personalities who inspire them.
Development
Arizona PBS receives $10M gift, largest in its history
|
The donation will fund technology improvements and additional programs.