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.
System/Policy
Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
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Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
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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Mina Allen, Editorial Intern |
“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
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.
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.
People
APMG hires Roycie Eppler to lead HR, DEI departments
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
Eppler most recently worked as chief human resources officer for Cutera, a medical equipment manufacturing firm.
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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Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern |
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
By Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern |
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
By Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern |
Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
System/Policy
Civil rights complaint targets Black Public Media’s residency at University of Nebraska
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
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
By Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern |
The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.
People
Shining bright: 22 Rising Stars whose ideas and skills are redefining public media
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Find out which young professionals rose to the top of our evaluation process to be recognized as a Current Rising Star of 2023.