Programs/Content
How smarter ad pricing could revitalize podcast revenue
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It’s clear that studios are severely undervaluing their podcast audiences.
System/Policy
WHYY and the case for infrastructure for equitable journalism
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A new book examines the Philadelphia station’s efforts to address structural racism and how a newsroom leader’s departure affected those initiatives.
Programs/Content
13 tips for facilitating youth media programs with teens who are incarcerated
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Young people’s voices and perspectives are often left out of news coverage. One way to address that? Pass the mic.
Programs/Content
Are public media podcasts facing a ‘Moneyball’ moment?
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In an era where the “easy money” is gone, celebrity sluggers are beyond reach, and commercial outfits are pulling back, public radio organizations can win by leaning into data and ideas.
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With return of ‘Lost Notes,’ KCRW reinvests in limited-run podcasts
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The next season looks at L.A. as a “prismatic reflection point” in artists’ development, says producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
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Marfa Public Radio podcast turns dull documents into bedtime fare
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“Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep” featured somnolent readings of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR’s style guide and more.
System/Policy
Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
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Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
Programs/Content
WITF’s ‘Melanin Report’ seeks to amplify BIPOC voices in Central Pennsylvania
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“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
Programs/Content
Death, rituals and outlaws: How PBS stations are using YouTube to reach young and diverse audiences
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A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.
Programs/Content
How podcast creators transform big ideas into compelling stories
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“No matter which direction we start from — event or idea first — we’re striving for the marriage of story and meaning.”
Programs/Content
‘Little Bird’ brings unique story of Indigenous identity to PBS
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The six-part drama has a “social consciousness that can really appeal to younger viewers,” says Jessica Turk of Nashville Public Television.
Programs/Content
Why a classical station should reconsider dropping The Met’s contemporary operas
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“To read a justification of your decision to broadcast performances of music by nine different white men of European descent while finding excuses to reject the works of every nonwhite artist on the Met’s season was personally galling.”
Programs/Content
WBEZ’s ‘Prisoncast!’ returns to create radio for incarcerated people and their families
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“We in public media signed up for this work because we believe it can be a communal experience and connect people to communities,” said criminal justice reporter Shannon Heffernan.
Programs/Content
Maryland Public Television builds bigger profile for HBCU Week
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A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.
Programs/Content
America Amplified focuses 2024 election project on underserved communities
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CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
System/Policy
Basin PBS to celebrate cultural diversity with new Heritage Festival
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The event will feature local vendors and live performances, including a free Los Lonely Boys concert.
Programs/Content
Vaccine hesitancy project targets communities in North Carolina and Michigan
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Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
Programs/Content
PRX accelerator adds podcasts on inside story of ‘Barney,’ Cincinnati’s sewer system to development slate
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The third cohort of PRX’s Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.
System/Policy
Civil rights complaint targets Black Public Media’s residency at University of Nebraska
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A legal nonprofit that challenges the use of race in university admissions alleges that a partnership to support Black filmmakers violates federal law.
Programs/Content
Second season of ‘Native America’ celebrates contemporary Native communities
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The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.