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PRX to help five stations develop podcasts
Stations will get tips on monetization and audience engagement as part of the program.‘The Pub’ #78: N’Jeri Eaton, NPR’s new program acquisition manager, live at PRPD
If you want NPR to pick up your show or podcast, you’ll want to pay attention to N’Jeri Eaton.Small fire derails KALW pledge drive
The fire affected the station’s lines for fundraising calls.
NPR establishes fund to honor fallen journalists
CPB will provide an initial investment of $400,000.Reported.ly aims to keep going after losing First Look support
The social-media reporting outfit suspended operations Aug. 31.Great journalism alone won’t guarantee public radio’s survival
PRX's John Barth urges news directors to overcome public radio’s risk-averse culture and embrace digital media’s “thrill of speed.”
PBS funds embedded teachers at public TV stations
PBS COO Jonathan Barzilay called the initiative “hugely exciting.”Texas Tribune, ProPublica lead nonprofit ONA winners
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”Localore’s Frontier of Change creates ‘audio virtual reality’
The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.With Smith’s latest Emmy for ‘Downton,’ hit series leads PBS’s prime-time standouts
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.At CIR–WFMU show, comedians mine environmental reporting for laughs
The show highlighted New Jersey’s legacy of pollution.PBS hopes to raise funds for stations with ‘Nerd’ campaign
PBS Development Services will launch the PBS Nerd peer-to-peer pilot this fall.‘The Pub’ #77: NPR’s Sarah McCammon on growing up evangelical and covering Trump
McCammon’s background has been her superpower out on the Republican campaign trail.PBS drops out of PMDMC, will offer development tracks at its meetings
Greater Public President Doug Eichten said PBS’s decision "came as a surprise and a disappointment."While sustainers are growing, experts say public radio still needs new donors
Efforts to build sustainer files have shifted from conversion to acquisition, according to a recent study by Target Analytics.
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