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Grace Vitaglione, Former Editorial Intern | With social distancing making in-person conversations difficult, stations are turning to online platforms to engage with audiences around issues of race and policing.
A journalism school professor argues that NPR’s emphasis on unaccented English “undermines NPR’s original mission of engaging listeners civically.”
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | Current’s executive director calls for accountability on diversity, equity and inclusion. Making public media data accessible is a start.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”
Sasha Fernandez, Former Editorial Intern | The program aired on 342 stations across the country.
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | Current Executive Director Julie Drizin responds to Lansing’s call to action to confront racism.
Sasha Fernandez, Former Editorial Intern | Poetry can be a way to deal with “heavy, emotionally weighted things,” says Kwame Alexander, who co-hosts the show’s poetry segments.
Grace Vitaglione, Former Editorial Intern | Blue Ridge Public Radio and KUT in Austin, Texas, recently shared results of yearlong surveys.
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | The Reno station has sharpened its focus on serving a Latino audience by posting some news coverage in both English and Spanish.
Jill Goldsmith, Contributing Editor | Tanzina Vega and Amy Walter tackle topics in ways that feel “like a much more open conversation.”
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | KUT in Austin, Texas, along with Philadelphia’s WHYY, Seattle’s KUOW and San Francisco’s KQED, are all engaged in efforts to gather and analyze data on their sourcing in news reports or show segments.
Do public radio stations know how their communities perceive their coverage? Are we willing to find out?
Tyler Falk, Reporter | The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | An AIR report argues that live events are important to public media to raise awareness and support and find crucial voices that may be missing from reporting.
Making a difference, serving the audience — people who work in public media explain why they devote themselves to the job.