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New PBS policy will locally limit national content on stations’ digital platforms

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 3, 2019

PBS says limiting national content to local markets will help avoid viewer confusion and strengthen station brands.

Programs/Content

WGBH invests in RadioPublic

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | November 29, 2017

“[W]e see WGBH as a growing force in podcast content creation, distribution and marketing,” said RadioPublic CEO Jake Shapiro.

Development

With new app, a startup wants to make donating to public radio easy

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | September 20, 2017

iWinQ’s developers hope to make inroads among listeners who don’t donate — a large share of public radio’s audience.

Tech

Out of many, NPR One: The app that wants to be the ‘Netflix of listening’ gets more local

By Shan Wang (Nieman Lab) | January 11, 2016

A big update moves NPR One yet another step in the direction of becoming a one-stop shop for all audio content, from local newscasts to podcasts outside the NPR world.

Apps

Michigan Radio PD will join NPR to focus on ‘local experience’ of streaming app

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 6, 2016

Tamar Charney will be the local editorial lead for NPR One.

Tech

Familiar PBS characters appear in new coding app for kids

By | December 16, 2015

With Ready To Learn funding, PBS is tackling computer science as a 21st-century skill for young children.

Programs/Content

CBC approach to election coverage offers lessons for U.S. pubmedia

By Emma Jacobs | October 16, 2015

The CBC digital team’s latest major voter-engagement initiative is a collaboration with Google’s civic engagement team.

Tech

Five things public media can learn from Yik Yak, the most depressing college-oriented social media app

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | September 28, 2015

If public media wants to serve college students better, it should think more about providing content in the places where college students actually are.

Programs/Content

Use plays from radio’s winning gamebook to connect with mobile, online listeners

By John Sutton, GM (WESA) | September 18, 2015

Stations need to rethink their approach to NPR co-branding and on-demand access to content.

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