System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
SPONSORED
The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Tech
NPR One will test in-app donations with U.S., U.K. users
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The “one-touch” functionality aims to make it easier for users to donate to NPR and stations.
Development
ACLU fundraiser looks to public media for guidance
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Organizers sought input from public media consultants on best methods for encouraging mobile giving and fundraising on television.
Quick Takes
Public TV painter Bob Ross appears in online video game
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Ross is a skin for the “Smite” character Sylvanus, one of the game’s gods.
Development
WGBH finds authenticity, strong visuals boost response to Facebook Live fundraising
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WGBH tested the platform in June and December 2016 by bringing viewers behind the scenes with live pledge segments of up to 30 minutes.
People
“It’s a pay-it-forward mission” and other reasons why people work in public media
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We collected these expressions of support for public media at the APTS Public Media Summit.
Development
PBS test of social media fundraising raises little but teaches lessons
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The pilot explored whether a social fundraising platform could enhance pledge by providing a new stream for “microtransactions.”
People
NPR completes board expansion, Savage leaves WBAA and other comings and goings
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Global banker Jeff Sine joins the NPR Board.
Programs/Content
A eulogy for Free Speech Radio News
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“Its great editorial strength was always its emphasis on boots-on-the-ground reporting by people who really knew the textures of their communities.”
Programs/Content
NPR to consolidate digital teams in Washington
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NPR Digital Services will move from Boston to D.C. this fall.
System/Policy
Maryland congressman aims to defund NPR, ITVS
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“We could put an end to funding permanently through statute,” says Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.). “And it’s probably time to do that.”