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.
People
NPR brings in planned giving director, Cleveland station adds first CCO and other comings and goings
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Also, actor Benicio del Toro signs on as EP of a CPB/Latino Public Broadcasting documentary.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
The survival of public broadcasting’s legacy has long been part of its mission
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The National Public Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland reflect an inherent dedication to preservation.
System/Policy
Public TV urges FCC to exempt stations from ATSC 3.0 simulcasting rules
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TV broadcasters want the FCC to allow them to use vacant channels for the simulcasts required during ATSC 3.0 rollout.
Programs/Content
Preservation effort will digitize historic recordings in WRVR’s archive
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The station run by New York City’s Riverside Church aired interviews with Malcolm X and sermons by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #16: Producer and station leader Marita Rivero
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“We like to talk about what the Ferguson police look like, but we don’t like so much turning around and seeing what our own boards look like.”
System/Policy
APTS’ Butler says pubcasting has ‘strong case to make for higher appropriation’
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America’s Public Television Stations opened its annual Public Media Summit Monday.
Obituaries
Dan Miller, former executive director of Iowa Public Television, dies at 66
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Miller is credited for guiding the nine-station network through the digital television transition to increased viewership.
Programs/Content
New KQED podcast takes cue from NYT’s ‘The Daily’
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The morning podcast also relies on interviews with reporters for analysis of the day’s news.
Programs/Content
‘Nova Wonders’ aims to hook next generation of scientists
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The new series focuses on the scientific process, with less emphasis on actual discoveries.
System/Policy
Wisconsin public stations see shift in university oversight
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The pubcasters are now under the University of Wisconsin Colleges Extension unit, which will be eliminated in a reorganization.