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.
SPONSORED
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.
Latino Public Broadcasting grants include support for ‘Farmer’s Wife,’ ‘Reportero’ filmmakers
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The projects are among 11 receiving support from LPB’s 2017 Public Media Content Fund.
People
Michael Marcotte: ‘Subversive authenticity! That’s my public media’
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As the son of a commercial broadcaster, Michael Marcotte gained insight into the trappings and excesses of the ad-driven industry. Public broadcasting’s authenticity was refreshingly subversive, he writes.
Programs/Content
Want to tell a personal story on radio? Get an edit, and more tips
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Independent producer Sally Herships explains how she came to create a BBC documentary about the abrupt end of her marriage.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation aids hurricane relief in Puerto Rico with LPRC grant
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The funds will help stations get back on the air and maintain service after Hurricane Maria.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #3: Robert Hilliard on how public media enhances the public
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“Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an early leader in the field.
Programs/Content
PBS drops ‘Charlie Rose’
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More than a dozen women have told the Washington Post and other news outlets that Rose sexually harassed them.
Sean Powers: Public radio gets me out of my comfort zone
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“I love the fact that as a journalist, I can get outside of my comfort zone and meet people who don’t look like me or sound like me.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #103: Getting personal at Third Coast
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Should a journalist take to the mic to share a personal story? The short answer: Maybe.
Programs/Content
In troubling times, public TV is where children, and adults, can find ‘helpers’
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Public media plays a critical role in helping young children understand and cope in an increasingly difficult world.
Quick Takes
New Ken Burns website curates content related to his films
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The site’s name, Unum, is taken from the U.S. motto “e pluribus unum” — from many, one.