What happened to NPR Chicken?
A reader’s question prompted a follow-up investigation.
February 16, 2016 | https://current.org/2016/02/what-happened-to-npr-chicken/Your search for climate returned 342 results
PBS Passport serves up on-demand content for public TV’s members
PBS execs hope the new service will entice younger viewers to watch more public TV programs and become members.
December 15, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/12/pbs-passport-serves-up-on-demand-content-for-public-tvs-members/New round of Localore projects focuses on underserved communities
The number of applications for the latest round of Localore grew by 25 percent.
November 2, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/11/new-round-of-localore-projects-focuses-on-underserved-communities/Advisory Group
Current Advisory Group
Pat Aufderheide is University Professor in the School of Communication at American University and the founder of the Center for Media & Social Impact (originally the Center for Social Media).
September 23, 2015 | https://current.org/staff/advisory-group/PodScanning: New podcasts from WGBH, KQED and WNYC
The podcasts cover football, digital love and the war in Afghanistan.
September 22, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/09/podscanning-new-podcasts-from-wgbh-kqed-and-wnyc/With Keillor moving on, stations ponder future with a changing ‘Prairie Home’
As it transitions to a new host, the weekend mainstay is losing an iconic presence.
September 22, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/09/with-keillor-moving-on-stations-ponder-future-with-a-changing-prairie-home/Davar Ardalan on the civic tech movement and life after NPR News
The NPR producer has left the network to explore the potential of collaborative social-impact storytelling.
September 15, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/09/davar-ardalan-on-the-civic-tech-movement-and-life-after-npr-news/NPR plans environmental reporting project with stations
NPR is seeking about a dozen reporters from stations to contribute to the new project.
July 24, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/07/npr-plans-environmental-reporting-project-with-stations/The last days of ‘Soul!’: Why a trailblazing show about black issues couldn’t last
An excerpt from a new book looks at the shifts in funding that doomed the documenting of an era.
July 22, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/07/the-last-days-of-soul-why-a-trailblazing-show-about-black-issues-couldnt-last/Why public media journalists should drop the fig leaf of impartiality
It’ll result in smarter, fairer news coverage that more people will want to consume and support.
June 18, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/06/why-public-media-journalists-should-drop-the-fig-leaf-of-impartiality/CPB hires communications head, and more comings and goings in public media
And Michael May, a radio producer and instructor, is the first senior producer for NPR’s Storytelling Lab initiative.
June 15, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/06/cpb-hires-communications-head-and-more-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/Vermont to halve operating fund support for state public TV network
Vermont has appropriated almost $660,000 less than expected to Vermont PBS because of a projected $113 million shortfall.
June 3, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/06/vermont-to-halve-operating-funds-for-state-public-tv-network/Public radio podcasters woo Madison Avenue
NPR, WNYC and WBEZ invited advertisers to their first podcasting upfront.
May 1, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/05/public-radio-podcasters-woo-madison-avenue/Q selects a host, WGBH seats four trustees, and other comings and goings in public media
The daily culture program, distributed by PRI, fired host Jian Ghomeshi last fall after allegations of his sexual improprieties surfaced.
March 11, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/03/q-selects-a-host-wgbh-seats-four-trustees-and-other-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/PodScanning: Highlighting new podcasts and industry news
In this new column, we’ll feature new podcasts popping up in the public media space or produced by pubmedia alums and news about the podcasting industry.
February 23, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/02/podscanning-highlighting-new-podcasts-and-industry-news/Aguilar crosses the pond, Marketplace reporter joins KQED, and other comings and goings in public media
ITVS’s Claire Aguilar is departing to help “nurture young filmmakers” at the Sheffield Doc/Fest in England.
December 15, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/12/aguilar-crosses-the-pond-marketplace-reporter-joins-kqed-and-other-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/Three Localore projects receive additional funding
The Association of Independents in Radio announced that three projects from the first round of its Localore initiative will receive additional funding for expanding their work.
November 5, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/11/three-localore-projects-receive-additional-funding/Media-watchers check in on PBS/Harper’s kerfuffle
The dustup, or at least perceived dustup, between Harper’s and PBS is getting more attention, with the magazine’s publisher sharing more details with the Columbia Journalism Review.
October 7, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/10/media-watchers-check-in-on-pbsharpers-kerfuffle/With Localore expansion, AIR’s Schardt looks to spread culture of R&D, mission of inclusion
The Association of Independents in Radio is preparing to roll out its next iterations of Localore, the innovation initiative that paired indie producers with local stations.
September 9, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/09/with-localore-expansion-airs-schardt-looks-to-spread-culture-of-rd-mission-of-inclusion/Why you’re doing audio levels wrong, and why it really does matter
Inconsistent loudness among public radio shows frustrates listeners and poses challenges for technical staffers.
July 14, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/07/why-youre-doing-audio-levels-wrong-and-why-it-really-does-matter/