Tag: Journalism
WBEZ’s Curious City brings its inquisitive audience into the reporting action
From exploring underground tunnels to tracking the evolution of the Chicago accent, Curious City is an unconventional spin on community-based public media ...Tavis Smiley: It’s time to start walking the walk of service to minority communities
Torey Malatia’s argument against “advocacy journalism” — leveled at Smiley & West after Chicago's WBEZ carried the program for two years — is merely ...Op-ed: WBEZ’s Malatia says public media must revitalize open, civic discourse in our communities
In a pluralistic America, public media is a central resource for promoting inclusiveness in civic engagement. This misson-based role has become even ...Pubradio reporters debate ‘dissing of daily news’
Freelance radio and print journalist Ashley Milne-Tyte set off a lively exchange of the philosophical differences between radio producers who work under ...Radiolab producers release ‘yellow rain’ email
Producers of the program have made public the full list of questions they had originally emailed to their interview subject for the ...Search for ‘truth’ results in ‘Radiolab’ apology
An interview that went awry for Radiolab sparked an outcry from listeners and an unusual apology from a show unaccustomed to accusations of ...As election nears, Swing State Network checks pulse of political battlegrounds
Some states get a little sexier every four years: Ohio. Florida. North Carolina. Their pivotal role in deciding the presidential election has ...Kickstarter crowd backs Seabrook’s Decode DC
Former NPR correspondent Andrea Seabrook, who covered Congress until departing in July to launch an independent podcast called Decode DC, crossed the finish line ...News, game-ified and powered by the crowd
Documentary filmmakers, code developers and public media executives are creating more interactive takes on the news in order to draw audiences into ...KQED’s AIDS at 30 series wins award for excellence in radio
The series covered the 30th anniversary of the year the Centers for Disease Control reported that five previously healthy young men in ...Minnesota Public Radio’s Chris Worthington receives diversity award
Presented by AAJA Minnesota, the Leadership in Diversity Award honors someone who has made great strides in promoting and demonstrating diversity in ...Hinojosa wins John Chancellor Award for a lifetime of broadcasting achievement
Maria Hinojosa, reporter and anchor for PBS, NPR and CNN, was selected by a panel of eight judges who cited “the courage ...Pubcaster, college, for-profit news all meld in Macon
A partnership between a public radio station, a private university and a for-profit newspaper is beefing up local news coverage in Georgia’s ...Pubcasting’s push into online news delivery has built-in limitations
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – At a forum of leading public media professionals, participants expressed mixed feelings about whether public media can, or ...Attracting eyeballs online requires smarter strategy
With their new website up, KPLU journalists scrutinized usage and found clues pointing to stories that work online.
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