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.
Tech
RadioPublic joins world of apps aiming to make podcasts navigable
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”We are really focused on the discovery angle at the moment.”
System/Policy
As it defines relationship with stations, NPR gains board approval for price hike
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NPR will focus on greater collaboration with its member stations over the term of the three-year pricing plan.
Quick Takes
FCC takes another step toward adopting new ATSC standard
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The FCC wants comments on suggested rules that will let broadcasters begin sending ATSC 3.0 transmissions.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #89: Former NPR tech reporter Steve Henn on his new app, 60 dB
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The app focuses on short-form pieces and draws from a wide pool of content, some of which sounds decidedly un–public radio.
Programs/Content
Southwest border journalism hub receives $50K from Ford Foundation
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The grant will support reporting on inequality and marginalization along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Obituaries
Documentary filmmaker Fred Simon dies at 71
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Simon’s films included an unflinching, deeply intimate portrait of a Vietnam veteran, broadcast on PBS in 1981.
Quick Takes
Proposed changes at Miami’s WLRN seen as threat to newsroom independence
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The station’s school-board licensee has suggested making news staffers employees of the school district.
Programs/Content
Connecting with people who think public radio isn’t for them
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With road trips to red states and dialogues about race and identity, producers for “The Takeaway” will hold out a microphone to people whose voices have been marginalized.
Programs/Content
Live ‘Politics Podcast’ takes up Trump’s impact, bids farewell to panelist
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The live taping was Sam Sanders’ last episode as he moves on to his own podcast.
Programs/Content
How crowdsourced questions fueled election coverage for California stations
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Partners in the multimedia project used social media marketing and a variety of digital tools to get a broad cross-section of voters talking about ballot measures.