Programs/Content
Why NPR’s newsmag tweaks are a gamble worth taking
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There’s no doubt that a livelier presentation and coverage of topics of concern to midlifers, such as personal finance and health and wellness, will have a positive effect.
Pendulum swings, cultural backlash and rhythms of democracy: What President Trump’s victory means for history
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“The change that we’re going to see in the Trump administration may well roll back the balance of the New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society,” says historian Mark Updegrove in a Q&A with APT’s Jim Dunford. “I think we expect to see that.”
System/Policy
Public eye on NPR spurred editorial additions, says Chapin
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With NPR in the news, questions circulated about what the network wanted to do and what would be helpful, said Editor in Chief Edith Chapin.
People
Comings and goings: GBH News GM Pam Johnston to step down, Radio Bilingüe announces staff changes …
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Pam Johnston has worked as GBH’s GM of news since 2020 after years of working for “Frontline.”
Programs/Content
New MPR initiative aims to ‘make news more approachable’ for younger audiences
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With Reverb, “we want to reach as many people as possible and explain it in a way that is easy to understand and that’s not intimidating to our audience,” says reporter Nicole Ki.
Programs/Content
It’s time for public radio to fix problems in its foundation
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Like homeowners who delayed plumbing repairs to their mid-century modern house, public radio needs to act now to renovate its broadcast-centered revenue model.
Tech
Four more public media stations receive Next Generation Warning System funding
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Two of the stations serve Indigenous audiences.
Development
April CDP Index: High-dollar giving boosts revenue in early 2024
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Along with high-dollar giving, a stable sustainer population for radio stations and a growing sustainer pool for TV stations and joint licensees are driving revenue growth.
Programs/Content
NPR will add 11 staff to ‘strengthen’ editorial team
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“We need new structures that enable us to see across the entirety of our journalism and think about our overall coverage strategically,” said Edith Chapin, CCO, SVP and editor in chief.
Programs/Content
KPBS will boost coverage of elections and democracy with $3 million gift
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The new initiative will feature special coverage of democratic processes for San Diegans and Californians for the next three years.
System/Policy
CapRadio, endowment at odds over proposed PBS KVIE merger
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The Capital Public Radio Endowment Board argues that the best future for CapRadio would be a merger with the TV station.
System/Policy
KQED to lay off 18 to 25 staff
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The layoffs will be part of a “range of cuts” at the station.