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.
Currently Curious
Why hasn’t pubmedia held one big pledge drive?
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A public TV programmer sees an opportunity for public media to raise awareness about its uniquely noncommercial mission.
Programs/Content
NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
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A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
Development
Seattle music station KEXP receives its largest gift ever
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Building relationships with donors through a capital campaign led KEXP to a $10 million bequest.
System/Policy
CPB IG recommends WLRN return $784,000 in grant overpayments
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A draft audit found that the Miami station overstated nonfederal financial support in fiscal years 2013–15 by more than $7.3 million.
Programs/Content
Collaboration among Pennsylvania pubmedia documents opioid crisis: ‘The worst is yet to come’
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Broadcasters are joining together to address a problem that “crosses all demographics and socioeconomic status.”
Quick Takes
Public broadcasters, nonprofit media receive grants to use Hearken and GroundSource
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The Community Listening Engagement Fund awarded $241,000 to subsidize costs of platforms that help newsrooms integrate journalism into their communities.
Quick Takes
SCPR challenges trademark for in-flight Wi-Fi brand
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SCPR is fighting against a trademark application that it says is too similar to its AirTalk trademark.
Tech
Planners of universal sign-in for pubmedia platforms see benefits in understanding audience
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A working group convened by CPB has endorsed a systemwide approach to user management, with the goal of enabling products and services to build loyalty and boost financial support.
People
Schneider lands at philanthropy nonprofit, ‘On Second Thought’ gets new host and other comings and goings
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Also, Georgia Public Broadcasting hires its first chief content officer and a managing editor.
Programs/Content
Five reasons to build on public media’s journalism collaborations
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If we set standards and build connections across the growing web of station-based collaborations, we will amplify our voices and expand the reach of our content.