Programs/Content
Why focusing too much on digital could make stations lose their way
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“A strong app or polished social media presence won’t compensate for a lack of meaningful, locally relevant content.”
Phoenix’s KJZZ revs up coverage of border and trade from northern Mexico
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Senior Field Correspondent Nina Kravinsky, a former NPR producer, is reporting from the station’s news bureau in Hermosillo.
People
Comings and goings: Tania Ghee promoted at PBS, NPR’s Tayla Burney appointed to director role …
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Ghee joined PBS in 2014 and most recently worked as director of early learning program development.
Programs/Content
Amid attacks on democracy, newsrooms are rethinking approaches to the politics beat
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“January 6 crystallized this — this was not just something where a politician was throwing out spin. This goes beyond anything we have experienced.”
Programs/Content
Pioneer PBS looks to strengthen community ties with website obituaries
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Through a partnership with the company Epilogg, the station is offering a platform for shareable video obituaries.
People
Jad Abumrad steps down from ‘Radiolab’
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Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller will continue as hosts.
Obituaries
Bob Dambach, retired director of TV for Prairie Public, dies at 70
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Dambach’s many award-winning productions for Prairie Public include a series of documentaries on Germans from Russia.
Obituaries
Walt Gillette, longtime WAMU fundraiser, dies at 64
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Colleagues knew Gillette for his passion for public radio, his wry wit and a sanguine nature that never waned even during tough fundraising campaigns.
System/Policy
Lakeshore Public Media boosts signal across Northwest Indiana
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The station focused on upgrading the signal after an outside consultant highlighted it as key to the station’s long-term sustainability.
System/Policy
Born at the BBC, a framework for balancing gender representation in content goes global
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Media organizations including New York Public Radio have joined the BBC’s 50:50 Project, which is expanding beyond gender to track race and ethnicity.
System/Policy
NPR asks federal court to throw out discrimination lawsuit
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The network argued that former employee Kevin Langley had released discrimination claims when he signed a separation agreement.