Programs/Content
Station town halls connect lawmakers and constituents in tense times
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The public broadcasters have found various ways to handle protesters, politicians and outsized community interest.
Ethan Bortnick’s latest pledge special extends young musician’s support of public TV
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The 16-year-old pianist and songwriter is a fan of public broadcasting, and the feeling is mutual.
System/Policy
New Public Media Venture Group will exploit potential of ATSC 3.0
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The group will look at technology, local public service expansion and revenue-generating joint ventures.
Programs/Content
Jesse Thorn on the insecurities that inspired his latest podcast
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The “Bullseye” host interviewed his favorite interviewers “in an effort to compare notes and find out if I was doing it wrong.”
Quick Takes
After successful vote, StoryCorps employees will form union
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The bargaining unit will include a quarter of StoryCorps’ staff.
Quick Takes
CPB puts another $3.3 million into news collaborations
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A total of 23 stations are involved in projects funded in this round.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Under two visionary directors, New York’s WNYC became an incubator of pubmedia innovation
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Seymour N. Siegel and Morris S. Novik oversaw advances in technology and aired programs that faced social problems head on.
Programs/Content
California’s KCSN and KSBR partner to grow audience
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The new collaboration aims to solve a signal interference issue between the two stations.
People
Schneider to leave WETA executive post, Bruns returning as interim
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As WETA COO for four years, Schneider managed the station’s ownership takeover of “PBS NewsHour.”
People
Phillip Manning: Covering natural disasters and municipal meetings, we report the facts
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A KTNA news producer learned about public media’s vital role during an emergency.
System/Policy
To build on public media’s news collaborations, consider lessons from two startups
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To succeed at creating a “network effect,” partner stations need to integrate collaborations into their newsrooms and rethink their digital strategies.
People
CPB appoints TV content/innovation head, longtime Wisconsin host retires and other comings and goings
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Maja Mrkoci joined CPB in 2015 as VP of content and digital media.