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.”
Tech
How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media
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ChatGPT-4o offers the potential for streamlined multilingual communication and audio analysis in the near future.
People
Radio Bilingüe hires José Martínez-Saldaña as co-executive director
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Martínez-Saldaña will serve as co-executive director with Hugo Morales.
System/Policy
CPB grant funds Nielsen Local Dashboards for PBS member stations
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The Nielsen Local Dashboards are expected to be available to member stations beginning in late May and will show them “local market linear television audience data,” a news release said.
About Current
Layoffs reveal challenges of sustaining public media’s journalism expansion
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Revenue losses raise new questions about strategies to build local newsrooms.
System/Policy
CPB CEO responds to questions from Ted Cruz about NPR funding
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Cruz had written to CPB’s CEO to “express deep concern” about what he called NPR’s “departure from its stated mission.”
System/Policy
LAist offers staff buyouts amid budget gap
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The organization is “facing a significant budget shortfall over the next two years in the range of $4-$5 million.”
People
Comings and goings: Brad Turner named EP at KUNC, Aspen Public Radio announces new morning host …
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Turner will lead KUNC’s daily news podcast and contribute to other newsroom projects.
Programs/Content
How a new tool is helping stations boost election coverage
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ElectUp “gives newsrooms an efficient way to organize and present” election information “that feels very intuitive.”
System/Policy
House hearing on NPR bias brings criticism from Republicans, but praise for local stations
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said the committee will “investigate the allegations against NPR and take appropriate action based upon what we find.”
Programs/Content
WVIA bets big to build local newsroom with ‘boots on the ground’
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The station’s board authorized a drawdown from an endowment to reinvent WVIA’s service to northeast Pennsylvania.