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.
People
Danny Schechter, filmmaker and outspoken media critic, dies at 72
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Schechter, known when he began his career in 1970 as “The News Dissector” on WBCN-FM in Boston, went on to become an award-winning producer.
SXSW
Our Storify of public media tweets from SXSW Interactive
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A roundup of insights and comments from several public media sessions at the annual conference.
Development
Pilot stations are beta-testing MVOD, PBS’s premium content service
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Once up and running, Membership Video on Demand will give stations a hook to draw new members with a perk of exclusive access to certain PBS programs.
People
NPR’s new news chief will seek to boost partnerships with member stations
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“The result we need is more robust local reporting for national audiences.”
Television programs
On public TV, scientists chart path to celebrity, influence
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Public television played a crucial role in helping several personalities construct their scientific fame.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #10: Pronunciation matters, techies leaving public media, SXSW and reporting on your employer
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Why are public media’s tech-savvy workers leaving?
People
Susan Keese, journalist with Vermont Public Radio, dies at 67
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Keese “went out of her way to find the human element of any story.”
Independent Lens
PBS SXSW panel talks common carriage, indies in primetime
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A panel session at the 2015 SXSW conference focused on the continuing debate between PBS and independent filmmakers about the place of their work within the network’s national schedule.
Programs/Content
Black programmers announce new content incubator
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The National Black Programming Consortium has narrowed the field for NBPC 360, its ambitious new incubator program, to eight projects.
Tech
StoryCorps unveils app that records anyone’s story
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StoryCorps releases an app that its founder calls “the biggest experiment since launching StoryCorps.”