System/Policy
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.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
System/Policy
Alaska pubcasters prepare for cuts to state funding
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A pending 23.5 percent reduction in subsidies has Alaska stations rethinking their priorities.
People
Cahill back on CPB Board, Majoun to leave WXPN, and more comings and goings in public media
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Michaela Majoun will leave Philadelphia’s WXPN to pursue a writing career.
Tech
Student entrepreneurs work to fulfill promise of pubmedia apps
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Winners of a Reynolds Journalism Institute’s student competition continue to tweak their products and target prospective partners.
PBS
PBS hopes ‘springboard’ will propel two new kids’ shows
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“This is a new way to experiment around building buzz for a series.”
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #19: Podcast advertising ethics; Ira Glass clarifies ‘capitalism’ remark; Membership Video on Demand; What young public media people want
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Are native ads in podcasts a step too far for public radio?
Stations
What’s good for the goose is a new home, WGBH decides
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A mother goose recently nested on a patch of grass on the station’s roof.
Quick Takes
Researchers question study featured on This American Life
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The study was reported during an April episode on changing minds.
Stations
California’s KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
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The nonprofit that owns the station has endured “severe cash shortages” for several years.
Quick Takes
PBS SoCal lays off two staffers, creates interactive department
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Leadership changed May 1 at PBS SoCal, PBS’s primary station in the Los Angeles market.
Stations
North Carolina’s WUNC extends reach with purchase of WFSS
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WUNC is paying $1.75 million to Fayetteville State University as part of the deal, announced May 13.