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.
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.
Programs/Content
Illinois nonprofit newsrooms bolster collaboration with new arrangement
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Three nonprofit news organizations in Illinois are strengthening their agreements to share content, and two of the outfits will soon be under one roof.
People
Public TV producer John Siceloff dies at 61; praised as ‘great American journalist’
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Siceloff helped create Now with Bill Moyers, and later founded an educational nonprofit.
Programs/Content
New films remember video avant garde of the 1970s
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Innovative filmmakers in New York City adopted portable gear and shook up the airwaves.
Invisibilia
NPR: ‘There will be more Invisibilia episodes’
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NPR’s plan for Invisibilia expected to be shared with station managers in late April.
Development
NPR’s Mohn points to early success with Spark initiative
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NPR CEO Jarl Mohn said his “spark initiative” to boost Morning Edition’s audience through repeated promotional messaging is already starting to show signs of success one month into its six month run.
System/Policy
Weekly roundup: Infinite Dial, low-power FM, native advertising
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And more links and news you might have missed this week.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Ep. 8: Public media’s true biases; reconsidering the membership model
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On this week’s podcast: Can “membership” in public media mean more than just money for tote bags?