System/Policy
GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community
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CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found.
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.
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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
New York Times’ ‘The Daily’ podcast headed to public radio
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Radio “feels like a natural home for the show,” said the Times’ editorial director for audio.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #14: The ‘madness and intuition’ of Fred Barzyk
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“Be a storyteller,” says Barzyk — and as you’ll hear, he should know.
System/Policy
Public media again in bull’s-eye in president’s FY19 plans
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CPB would get only $15.5 million next year and $15 million in 2020 to shut itself down.
System/Policy
Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
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In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of “unnecessarily burdensome” rules on recruitment and hiring practices at stations.
People
Covering the West from a museum ‘fishbowl’
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Kamila Kudelska’s job is part of a new journalism and production collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media.
Obituaries
Iowa broadcaster Don Forsling dies at 80; was on NPR Board in early years
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“Radio listeners loved him for his wry sense of humor and deadpan delivery,” according to Iowa Public Radio.
People
PBS programmer Hoppe leaving for executive position at ABC News
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PBS President Paula Kerger credited Hoppe with helping PBS become the sixth–most-watched network.
Programs/Content
Outlets aim for engagement as Facebook feeds less news to users
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Callouts, virtual station tours and diverse sources of web traffic are among the strategies public media newsrooms are adopting.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #106: How new hosts hold onto audiences while being themselves
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Our new host gets some advice from two others who have been there.
People
As a DACA recipient, public radio reporter Esmy Jimenez faces an unknown deadline
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If the program ends, Jimenez will have to return to Mexico, a country she left at the age of two months in her mother’s care.