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Black Public Media awards $225,000 for three film and technology projects
The grants were announced Thursday night at the PitchBLACK Awards.GM Susi Elkins will leave WKAR Public Media
Elkins has worked for the station since 1998.How to reach audiences who think public media isn’t for them
A segmentation study identified three groups that Vermont’s public media organizations can attract and engage with a different approach.
After release from prison, 'Ear Hustle' host seeks repeal of three-strikes law
“What we have consistently experienced is three-strikes being put on the shelf every time something else comes up as if it’s someone’s pet project, but in reality, these are people’s lives,” said Earlonne Woods.How CapRadio involved survivors in coverage of sexual assault
The station relied on participatory journalism to inform its project "After the Assault," which examined how support systems fall short in helping survivors heal and find justice.'Pulse of the Planet' to end in June
The short-form radio program has aired for more than 30 years.
Comings and goings: NPR promotes three executives, Nine PBS hires VP …
NPR named Chris Nelson SVP of technology operations and boosted Laura Soto-Barra and Keith Jenkins to VP roles.Listeners find meaning, not just escape, in classical music
A music director argues that while classical music can soothe, it's more than just "aural wallpaper" to its fans.Deanna Mackey named KPBS GM
Mackey most recently worked as president and executive director for the Public Television Major Market Group and is also co-founder of Public Media Women in Leadership.Houston Public Media suspends Chevron partnership after backlash over sponsored content
HPM was preparing to release a 10-part series on how energy companies like Chevron are “working towards a lower carbon future.”Radio engineers' conference returns in conjunction with spring NAB Show
The hybrid conference aims to draw new staffers to public radio with scholarships for more than a dozen engineers.Audience initiative led by Sesame Workshop’s Cooney Center backs station projects co-created with Gen Z
The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”Comings and goings: NPR makes changes to its Washington Desk, INN appoints COO …
Arnie Seipel, who joined NPR in 2008, will be deputy Washington editor.How regional centers, NSF funds are helping to diversify PBS Digital Studios content
Under Maribel Lopez, who became head of PBSDS in December, the unit is branching out nationwide and developing STEM content aimed at women and people of color.Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin
“One thing that ... is really important is not to frame the work we're doing as farmers versus environmentalists," says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. "I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don't think that's accurate and it's not helpful, either."
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