System/Policy
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
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System/Policy
Trump budget seeks to zero out CPB funding by 2018
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“The policy is, we’re ending federal involvement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
System/Policy
CPB study aims to map stations’ equipment needs, shape strategies for upgrades
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CPB and Eagle Hill Consulting are asking all local stations — radio, TV and joint licensees — to complete the assessment by March 31.
Quick Takes
Louisville Public Media gets grant for kids’ classical podcast
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The podcast aims to be a resource for schools lacking music education.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Threatening and threatened, voices of women have defined public radio
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From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.
Tech
Sound-mixing techniques create real problems for public TV’s oldest viewers
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To make sure our programs are accessible to seniors with hearing loss, let’s set standards for mixing dialogue, music and sound.
People
NPR’s president recovering from heart surgery
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Jarl Mohn was released from the hospital last week.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2017: Our annual survey of national programs coming to public TV
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Current’s latest survey on upcoming public television productions looks ahead at the river of content from PBS signature series, independent producers, minority consortia and public TV stations.
Programs/Content
WAMU’s ‘1A’ sees early carriage gains
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The program has already surpassed its predecessor in broadcast reach.
Quick Takes
Knight Prototype Fund to invest up to $1M in spreading facts
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Knight will devote the funding to early-stage projects aiming to combat misinformation.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #90: The ThinkProgress writer who said NPR is ‘favoring anti-LGBT perspectives’
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This week on our podcast, one of the most pressing journalism questions of our time: How do we represent views that we may find reprehensible and/or irrational?