Programs/Content
How Hearken works with audiences to set the news agenda
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“The whole idea starts with bringing the audience into the editorial process from the very moment of story creation.”
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #22: Curious City creator Jennifer Brandel goes national
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Brandel’s national spin-off, Hearken, aims to help journalists learn what their audiences want and need to know.
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.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Snails disrupt Hawaii Public Radio service; CEO pay draws flak in Pittsburgh
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Plus: A radio producer is a USA Knight Fellow, and Mashable covers Curious City.
Localore
With Localore expansion, AIR’s Schardt looks to spread culture of R&D, mission of inclusion
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The Association of Independents in Radio is preparing to roll out its next iterations of Localore, the innovation initiative that paired indie producers with local stations.
System/Policy
To follow paths charted by Localore, consider these ‘new realities’
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The second of two commentaries adapted from the Association of Independents in Radio’s recent report on Localore.
Quick Takes
Curious City expands beyond Chicago with WYSO Curious
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A localized version of Curious City, the Localore-backed participatory journalism initiative that assigns reporters to research questions submitted by listeners, launched at WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, last month. WYSO Curious is the first version of the multimedia project to launch beyond its home station, Chicago’s WBEZ. In its new incarnation, listeners submit questions online, and WYSO produces stories each month about the answers. Curious City and its project manager, Jennifer Brandel, began developing an open-source platform that could be replicated at other stations with the help of a June 2013 prototype grant from the Knight Foundation. Lewis Wallace, a reporter at WYSO, interviewed Brandel and Curious City editor Shawn Allee at the launch of WYSO Curious in December.
People
Malatia’s exit from WBEZ leaves staff guessing
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When Torey Malatia unexpectedly announced his resignation as president of WBEZ licensee Chicago Public Media Friday, July 26, news of the longtime leader’s exit reverberated across Chicago media and public radio.
Tech
Transom, Curious City to develop new technology tools with Knight aid
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Each grantee will receive up to $50,000 to support the creation of experimental tools intended to improve storytelling and reporting
Association of Independents in Radio
New Chicago pubTV program to include segment produced by Localore project
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The project solicits questions from listeners about Chicago to investigate on-air.
Programs/Content
WBEZ’s Curious City brings its inquisitive audience into the reporting action
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From exploring underground tunnels to tracking the evolution of the Chicago accent, Curious City is an unconventional spin on community-based public media reporting.