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It’s clear that studios are severely undervaluing their podcast audiences.
A new book examines the Philadelphia station’s efforts to address structural racism and how a newsroom leader’s departure affected those initiatives.
Young people’s voices and perspectives are often left out of news coverage. One way to address that? Pass the mic.
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.
The next season looks at L.A. as a “prismatic reflection point” in artists’ development, says producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
“Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep” featured somnolent readings of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR’s style guide and more.
Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.
“No matter which direction we start from — event or idea first — we’re striving for the marriage of story and meaning.”
The six-part drama has a “social consciousness that can really appeal to younger viewers,” says Jessica Turk of Nashville Public Television.
“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.”
“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.
A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.
CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
The event will feature local vendors and live performances, including a free Los Lonely Boys concert.
Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
The third cohort of PRX’s Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.
A legal nonprofit that challenges the use of race in university admissions alleges that a partnership to support Black filmmakers violates federal law.
The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.