System/Policy
Alaska Public Media to expand broadcast reach through acquisition of TV station
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The station, previously a CBS affiliate, reaches more than 85,000 viewers in southern Anchorage.
StoryCorps’ union rallies for reversal of layoffs
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The CWA unit representing StoryCorps workers is challenging how management handled recent layoffs, alleging retaliation.
Quick Takes
Senate confirms nominations of two CPB Board members
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The Senate confirmed the nominations of Ruby Calvert and Laura Gore Ross Thursday.
Quick Takes
PBS, KPBS partner with military-themed film festival for nationwide rollout
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The San Diego station will hold the flagship festival, featuring awards and premieres.
Programs/Content
NPR shares final version of new ‘Morning Edition’ clock
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The clock includes a spot for inserting local news that station leaders had requested.
Programs/Content
As kids’ podcasts gain ground, producers test ideas for live shows
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When WBUR hosted its first-ever Podcast Playdate festival, fans lined up to “meet the people behind the voices.”
System/Policy
Newsrooms must be ‘prodded into action’ on staffing diversity, says Harvard report
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NPR and “PBS NewsHour” were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.
System/Policy
Current’s guide to state funding of public broadcasting
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How much does your state spend on public media? Which states spend the most and least per resident? And where does the money go? Our comprehensive guide has the answers.
System/Policy
Outsize spending on pubcasting in Utah backs state-spanning broadband services
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The Utah Education and Telehealth Network not only broadcasts on three TV channels but oversees a statewide broadband network that reaches more than 1,500 schools, libraries, hospitals, clinics and health departments.
System/Policy
For some pubcasters, state funding plays valuable role in strengthening service
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State money makes up a relatively small slice of total system revenue but can make a big difference at stations.
Programs/Content
How design thinking gave these producers a fresh approach to local podcasts
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The producers of the podcasts We Live Here and Out of the Blocks share lessons from PRX’s Project Catapult.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #112: Balancing daily news demands with the pursuit of in-depth storytelling
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When you’re tasked with reporting the news, but your heart — and the audience — wants narrative … what do you do?