Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Programs/Content
At SXSW, NPR producer offers peek into network’s use of web metrics
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Attendees at a SXSW panel Saturday got a look at how NPR uses website and social media metrics and shares the information among its journalists — those who want to know, at least.
WGBH team offers social media tips at SXSW
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Public media professionals who work in social media took to the stage at a South by Southwest session Friday to give real-world examples of engaging with audiences while relying on small staffs and little funding.
Programs/Content
PlanPhilly sees brighter future with move to WHYY
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PlanPhilly, a nonprofit newsroom that looks at design and development issues in Philadelphia has moved to WHYY from the University of Pennsylvania as an addition to the station’s NewsWorks offerings.
Programs/Content
PlanPhilly sees brighter future with move to WHYY
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The site covers beats including the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the city’s zoning code and preservation and transportation issues.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #9: Five steps to ideological balance; Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa; NPR’s Jarl Mohn stumbles on Diane Rehm
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How should public media serve communities like the Latino audience targeted by Hinojosa’s program?
SXSW
Our guide to public media events at SXSW
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Check our list of pubmedia-related sessions — and let us know if we missed yours.
People
Q selects a host, WGBH seats four trustees, and other comings and goings in public media
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The daily culture program, distributed by PRI, fired host Jian Ghomeshi last fall after allegations of his sexual improprieties surfaced.
Quick Takes
Baltimore paper questions underwriting practices at WYPR-FM
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A lengthy cover story in Baltimore’s City Paper said the station fails to distinguish between underwriting and editorial content.
Quick Takes
INN changes name to Institute for Nonprofit News
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To better reflect its mission, the Investigative News Network has changed its name to the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm will end right-to-die advocacy
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After her husband’s difficult death, Rehm helped raise funds for an organization that supports medically assisted suicide.