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Humanities scholars bring new perspectives to nonprofit media
The deadline for host organizations to apply this year is Oct. 18.‘The Pub’ #79: The life and music of Don Voegeli, ‘All Things Considered’ theme composer
Why hasn't anyone heard of the author of one of the most famous and enduring pieces of theme music ever written?Tennessee radio station WMOT brings hometown sound to Nashville
The station has partnered with a local production company to introduce an Americana format.
APTS signs Homeland Security agreement to provide datacasting
Datacasting enables secure transmission of voice, text, files, images and video over broadcast television signals to first responders.PRSS equips stations with metadata technology for emergency messaging
CPB is giving PRSS $66,000 for the project.To prosper amid coming disruptions, public television needs a post-auction agenda
To prepare for the restructuring of broadcast television, public TV leaders must develop a coherent strategy for investing in innovation and public service.
PRI's Skoler to lead Louisville station, Marfa Public Radio taps new GM and other comings and goings in public media
Skoler founded the Public Insight Network now used by more than 60 newsrooms.After delays, WFMU’s Audience Engine aims for early 2017 rollout
The project’s ambitious scale has prolonged development.What KERA in Dallas learned from covering a tragedy
Plan ahead, include the whole staff, and other tips for being ready when major news breaks.NPR diversity VP steps in as interim Code Switch editor
Code Switch’s previous leader started Monday as local/regional news director for WAMU in Washington, D.C.Independent Senate candidate sues Louisiana station over debate
Troy Hebert wants to block the debate from airing Oct. 18 as scheduled.A journalist’s story of hitting bottom and addressing drug addiction
KQED’s John Sepulvado: “You can be part of this culture, you can be who you are and not drink.”Longtime WNYC music host Oscar Brand dies at 96
Brand hosted the station’s “Folklife Festival” for more than 70 years, earning him a Guinness world record.Nonprofit news outlets mirror overall media in diversity, according to ASNE survey
The survey found that minority employment is at 23 percent for online-only sites, slightly higher than the 17 percent reported for daily newspapers.TV spectrum auction enters next stage with new bidding, lower prices
With an oversupply of astronomically priced spectrum offered in the auction’s first stage, Public Media Company analysts predict what’s ahead.
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