Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Quick Takes
Library of Congress provides access to Cavett archives, public TV Watergate hearings
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The library announced Friday the acquisition of Cavett’s archives and an online presentation of public television’s historic coverage of the Watergate hearings.
Programs/Content
Second school district halts use of WNET’s ‘Mission US’ games
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A Black Lives Matter leader said using the games to teach students about slavery was “grossly irresponsible.”
System/Policy
NPR CEO to staff: ‘I let you down’
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Jarl Mohn said NPR is hiring an outside law firm to investigate the network’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against former news VP Michael Oreskes.
Development
Key decision ahead: How to improve Passport experience for viewers, stations
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Passport supporters argue that its performance to date has demonstrated its impact, while critics caution that it’s too early to know how the system will retain this new class of donors.
System/Policy
Pubmedia must open gates to makers who push boundaries
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“The work of introducing new ideas often feels like a test that will be judged by a trusted few.”
System/Policy
Take a video peek inside public broadcasting’s attic
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Look through the University of Maryland’s public media archives with Current.
System/Policy
NPR’s Oreskes resigns following sexual harassment claims
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CEO Jarl Mohn said he asked NPR’s newsroom leader for his resignation because of his “inappropriate behavior.”
System/Policy
Event at Library of Congress to honor half-century of pubcasting
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Participants include former PBS host Dick Cavett and Sen. Ed Markey.
System/Policy
NPR’s Oreskes on leave following sexual harassment accusations
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The Washington Post reported that NPR is investigating complaints by two women who allege Oreskes made inappropriate contact with them in the 1990s.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #102: Why WHYY retired its NewsWorks site
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The Philadelphia station has doubled down on a call-letters-dot-org online identity.