Tag: PBS
Thursday roundup: USDA backs digital projects; PBS hires Fox exec for digital
• Public TV stations in four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will receive a total of $2.5 million in federal ...Tuesday roundup: Pew finds NPR listeners lean left; NETA honors members
Plus: Clocks for a few NPR shows are delayed, and comedians honor Jay Leno for a PBS broadcast.Eight, Arizona PBS Nerd Walk inspires other community engagement events
For participants in these stations' events, being a nerd is a source of pride.Kantor brings wide-angle lens to PBS’s American Masters
The new e.p. wants to break old rules about who could or should be subjects of profiles.Monday roundup: PBS ombud takes up purported Harper’s spat; WAMU euthanizes Animal House
Plus: Public radio's shifting economics, and The Moth crosses the pond.Media-watchers check in on PBS/Harper’s kerfuffle
The dustup, or at least perceived dustup, between Harper’s and PBS is getting more attention, with the magazine’s publisher sharing more details with the Columbia ...Programming in Brief: PRI launches women-focused initiative, WQXR offers Berlin concerts, and more
Public Radio International will launch a multimedia program focused on women’s empowerment with a grant of about $1.28 million from the Bill ...PBS tops networks at News and Documentary Emmys
"Syria Behind the Lines" and two other Frontline documentaries were among the winners.Monday roundup: PBS yanks Harper’s ads, Minnesota station goes mobile
Also: Podcasting starts turning a profit.Former PBS Distribution executive accused of embezzling $2.1 million
The former finance director of PBS Distribution, a partnership between PBS and Boston’s WGBH that handles digital and video sales, is accused ...Wednesday roundup: WQED looks for alums; St. Louis newsroom ‘reborn’ with Ferguson coverage
Plus: Paula Poundstone says NPR listeners are "polite and fun. There’s not a lot of head-bangers."PBS responds to critical essay in latest Harper’s Magazine
A 12-page essay titled “PBS Self-Destructs: And What It Means for Viewers Like You” in the October issue of Harper’s Magazine has prompted PBS ...Friday roundup: Smartbinge boosts WNYC traffic; McKibben praises podcasts
Plus: A controversial film spurs letters to PBS's ombud, and Cookie Monster stars in a new app.Tuesday roundup: Sun columnist criticizes PBS; Pacifica board censures directors
Plus: WGBH options Pinkalicious, and an Indiegogo project with support from Ken Burns is falling short.Stations’ joint effort brings streaming BBC shows to websites
A joint effort among PBS and five member stations has created a more efficient way for stations to offer online streams of ...