System/Policy
Freelance filmmakers, media groups lobby for federal aid reserved for small businesses
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The effort is supported by more than 20 organizations, including American Documentary and the Association of Independents in Radio.
People
New AIR CEO Ikeda envisions ‘a strong community of co-conspirators’
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The hire ends a period of transition for AIR, which started when former CEO Sue Schardt abruptly left in August 2018.
System/Policy
Departure of AIR CEO followed two complaint letters from staffers to board
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A 16-page letter sent in July detailed a “toxic work environment” in AIR’s office.
People
Josiah Luis Alderete: Telling our stories, in our voices, is a form of resistance
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“I hope to diversify the voices that we hear on the air. I don’t just mean somebody telling my cultura stories, but also my other brothers and sisters from other cultures.”
Elena Rivera: ‘I’m hoping to be a bridge between communities’
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Public media means “bringing the community closer together through all of the amazing stories that we have on a daily basis.”
Quick Takes
New AIR initiative supports experiments with live events
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The Localore Live initiative will provide eight to 10 microgrants.
People
Sue Schardt: Public media is a work in progress
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The CEO of the Association of Independents in Radio followed her father into broadcasting.
Programs/Content
Producers find Localore events help bridge divides
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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.
Programs/Content
WGBH to open news desk at AIR headquarters
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Beginning Tuesday, a reporter will rotate into a three-week assignment at the Association of Independents in Radio headquarters in Fields Corner, part of the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.
Programs/Content
Localore report sees public media’s future in live events
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Among the report’s findings is that social platforms — such as church services, hot-dog wagons and food pantries — are as important as social media for the future of public media.
Programs/Content
Localore’s Frontier of Change creates ‘audio virtual reality’
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The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.
Programs/Content
New website brings together Finding America content
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The “metasite” looks for connections among the 15 Association of Independents in Radio projects.
Quick Takes
MacArthur doc grants include public media projects
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The 19 grants totaling almost $2.5 million were selected from nearly 500 proposals.
System/Policy
How ethics guidelines can catch freelancers by surprise
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How can someone working for a dozen clients with various funding models determine what constitutes a conflict of interest?
Programs/Content
New round of Localore projects focuses on underserved communities
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The number of applications for the latest round of Localore grew by 25 percent.
System/Policy
U.S. pubcasters visit Kiev to advise on creating public media network
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Representatives from CPB, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Association of Independents in Radio are in Ukraine’s capital.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #18: How to broaden public TV’s audience, live from the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin
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We contemplate the challenges and the opportunities involved in expanding public television to new audiences.
People
New fellowships pair independent producers with coaches for entrepreneurial training
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A new fellowship program from the Association of Independents in Radio pairs a dozen content creators with coaches in an incubator-style approach to training. The program, an extension of AIR’s long-running mentorship program, aims to boost the participants’ entrepreneurial skills, said Sue Schardt, executive director of AIR. “What we were looking for is people who have very clear goals for what they’re trying to achieve,” she said. “These are people with their chops in place and [who] are ready to launch in a new direction in their career or take on a new venture.”
AIR received about 36 applications and selected 12 from those. The certified professional coaches are Tom Livingston, Jackie Bsharah, Richard Gibson and Mark Sachs.
Association of Independents in Radio
Three Localore projects receive additional funding
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The Association of Independents in Radio announced that three projects from the first round of its Localore initiative will receive additional funding for expanding their work.
People
Walker leaves AIR for ITVS, Lapin departs Current, and other comings and goings in public media
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The Independent Television Service has hired Noland Walker, former executive editor of the Association of Independents in Radio’s Localore project, as senior content director.