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By Susannah Winslow
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Public Media Giving Days (PMGD) returns this May 1st and 2nd.
February 19, 2024 | https://current.org/public-media-giving-days-gaining-momentum-for-station-success/A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.
November 1, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/death-rituals-and-outlaws-how-pbs-stations-are-using-youtube-to-reach-young-and-diverse-audiences/The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.
August 3, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/08/with-oldies-show-tj-lubinsky-aims-to-tell-stories-behind-hit-songs-of-yesteryear/Find out which young professionals rose to the top of our evaluation process to be recognized as a Current Rising Star of 2023.
July 31, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/07/shining-bright-22-rising-stars-whose-ideas-and-skills-are-redefining-public-media/The show will also use video and live elements to explore topics relating to Black culture.
July 13, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/07/vermont-publics-homegoings-takes-conversations-about-race-to-wider-audience/Leila Fadel, Michel Martin, Ayesha Rascoe and Juana Summers have taken over host chairs at NPR’s flagship news programs. They’re thinking holistically on how to lead when it comes to representative news.
April 26, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/04/the-voices-of-npr-how-four-women-of-color-see-their-roles-as-hosts/Good or even great work is not always equitable work. We often simply don’t reach children of color because we establish or preserve barriers that prevent reach.
February 15, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/02/having-equitable-impact-means-overcoming-the-barriers-we-keep-in-place/SPONSORED
As journalists, we are often called upon to tell stories about cultures that are different from the ones we belong to.
November 14, 2022 | https://current.org/dont-invest-in-dei-programs-that-dont-work/Create Cooking Challenge winners from St. Louis and Tampa, Fla., present Indian- and Cuban-inspired recipes for the how-to channel’s website.
November 4, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/11/chefs-mix-cultural-traditions-into-a-new-batch-of-create-tv-cooking-shows/The hyperlocal publication enlisted community members to tell the story of Bernard Cannon, who takes weapons off the streets of Syracuse’s South Side.
November 1, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/11/a-syracuse-residents-crusade-against-violence-became-a-story-with-impact/“This is a story for anybody who cares about justice and cares about … holding people to account,” said Holly Edgell, managing editor for the Midwest Newsroom.
October 28, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/10/kcur-aims-for-new-audiences-with-its-first-investigative-true-crime-podcast-overlooked/Louisville Public Media’s Podcast Incubator makes podcasting accessible to individuals who have great ideas and stories to tell but have historically been underrepresented in public media.
September 23, 2022 | https://current.org/local-that-works/louisville-public-media-podcast-incubator/Fenneman has led the organization since 2001.
August 24, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/08/american-public-television-ceo-cynthia-fenneman-to-retire/The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”
April 21, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/04/audience-initiative-led-by-sesame-workshops-cooney-center-backs-station-projects-co-created-with-gen-z/North Carolina’s largest public radio station has banked $20 million in cash with strong broadcast numbers and listener support, but it has also left gaps. Now WUNC is seeking a new president and a vision for moving forward in a shifting universe of local news and media.
April 5, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/04/is-wunc-ready-to-turn-it-up/Almost every public media organization is prioritizing diversity. Yet beyond hiring, what are the next steps for content strategy?
March 10, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/03/to-serve-diverse-audiences-you-cant-walk-the-walk-until-you-know-where-you-stand/When Henry Hampton called, “I was unemployed and living in New Orleans with no money for another film, no prospects at all. Everything changed after that.”
October 11, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/10/henry-hampton-filmmaking-career/“We spend a lot of time thinking in the clouds and being a little more highbrow and not coming out of those offices and coming down to the people,” said Nikki Swarn, GM and PD at The Drop. “So many public media stations don’t make that entry point as simplistic as it could be.”
October 7, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/10/these-stations-are-adopting-new-strategies-to-attract-more-diverse-donors/“If new donors continue declining overall, that means retention of those donors is going to be more important than ever.”
September 23, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/09/stations-look-to-increase-retention-as-trends-for-new-donors-cause-concern/Filmmakers who search high and low for production money say public media must find ways to increase support for their work.
August 5, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/08/why-independent-documentary-filmmakers-want-new-and-improved-funding-models/