System/Policy
Why ‘Bowling Alone’ falls short as a framework for civic engagement
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Before embracing Robert Putnam’s research on social capital, stations should look to more inclusive models for building civic engagement.
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Before embracing Robert Putnam’s research on social capital, stations should look to more inclusive models for building civic engagement.
A Paragon webinar on “Join or Die” encouraged stations to become “better caretakers of their communities.”
Magura, who will join the station in September, is leaving WCTE in Cookeville, Tenn.
“If we don’t engage them now, the teens and tweens of today might not as adults of tomorrow value public media.”
Appreciating a longtime talk show producer who “made me a better host because it seemed unforgivable to let her excellent work go to waste.”
NJ PBS received $1 million, its first appropriation in a decade, while seven Pennsylvania stations lost support.
Van Hoesen joined the station in 2001.
The staffers are seeking voluntary recognition of their union from CEO Jim Schachter.
“It’s BIPOC filmmakers telling stories from their own communities,” said Nick Price, series producer with Reel South. “It’s not people who are from outside the South coming in and telling what they conceive of the South.”
Board member Ruby Calvert said setting aside the initiative for another year is “the right thing to do.”