"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Ep. 8: Public media’s true biases; reconsidering the membership model
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On this week’s podcast: Can “membership” in public media mean more than just money for tote bags?
Programs/Content
St. Louis Public Radio mulls response to subpoena
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St. Louis Public Radio received a subpoena Jan. 29 from the St. Louis circuit attorney for “all raw and aired video and audio footage” from a local meeting it reported on that turned chaotic. The radio station was reporting on a Jan.
CPB
CPB grants fund expansion of video journalism at regional centers
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CPB is bolstering its financial support of five regional Local Journalism Collaborations to add video reporting units.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 3: Podcasting tests definition of public media, Indiana governor does too
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PRX CEO Jake Shapiro says “the definition of public media . . . has to be stretched.”
Programs/Content
KUT preps ambitious newsmag Texas Standard
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Inside a new hourlong weekday newsmag from the Austin, Texas, broadcaster.
Development
KCRW receives $1 million grant for new reporting series
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The new series will cover disadvantaged and marginalized residents in Los Angeles.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 2: Paycheck journalism, the demise of History Detectives, and what makes good theme music
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A tattoo expert argues that media outlets should pay sources for their time and knowledge. This week on our podcast, The Pub.
Journalism
PBS taps ‘serious journalist’ to elevate public affairs as v.p. of news
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Marie Nelson arrives at PBS a time of transition and challenges.
Programs/Content
CPB’s $7.5M in pubmedia news grants honors slain Charlie Hebdo journalists
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CPB reacted Jan. 8 to the attack on journalists at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo by announcing grants totaling $7.5 million to four public media newsrooms.
“Now more than ever it takes so much courage to be a journalist,” said CPB President Pat Harrison in an to public media managers. “To understand that every word you may write, every cartoon you might draw could be your last. The chilling effect this can have may result in stories not told, reports not filed, journalism watered down.” CPB awarded the grants in memory of eight journalists who were killed. The money is given “in support of freedom of the press and freedom of expression,” Harrison said.