Programs/Content
Neglected beats get a boost as more newsrooms take on Report for America members
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More than 35 public media outlets will add reporting capacity this year with help from the AmeriCorps-styled nonprofit initiative.
Programs/Content
With a community fair, California’s CapRadio tests a new approach to local reporting
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By teaming up with an elementary school, the station drew out residents’ memories and thoughts about an often misunderstood neighborhood.
People
NPR’s Keith Woods promoted to chief diversity officer
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Woods will help NPR “build a more diverse and inclusive organization.”
Obituaries
Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
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Lehrer hosted “NewsHour” for 36 years before retiring in 2011.
Programs/Content
With televised lessons, Oklahoma station helps to keep fading Cherokee language alive
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RSU Public TV in Claremore is working with the Cherokee Nation on the semester-long class, which students can take for college credit.
System/Policy
For journalists, shift in Minnesota law raises questions about primary voting
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The requirement that voters declare a party affiliation — and the fact that parties can obtain that information — has some journalists planning to sit out the primary.
System/Policy
Colorado Public Radio partners with college to operate KRCC
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CPR will take over operation of the Colorado Springs station.
ATSC 3.0
WKAR debuts platform that offers ‘stepping stone’ to ATSC 3.0
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The Apollo PublicTV Platform, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show this month, aims to help broadcasters experiment with the broadcast standard even before fully transitioning to the technology.
People
Comings and goings: PBS names Bugg programming VP, de la Torre joins New England collaborative …
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Bugg was director of programming at PBS from 2012 to 2014 before leaving for CPB.
