People
NPR tech reporter quits to build ‘a new kind of radio’
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The former Planet Money reporter thinks the public radio system isn’t doing enough “to make the jump into the digital age.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #31: Adam Davidson on the economics of public radio in the podcasting era
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NPR can have a viable future, says the Planet Money co-founder, but only if it dramatically restructures and raises its game.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: FCC may require online public files for radio stations; Burton hosts “Tweeting Rainbow”
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Plus: Paula Kerger takes her interns to breakfast, and Planet Money hops on Reddit.
Programs/Content
TAL’s Alex Blumberg plans for-profit podcast network
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Blumberg, e.p. of This American Life and co-host of Planet Money, envisions a sustainable future for narrative audio journalism.
Programs/Content
Follow Planet Money’s Kickstarted T-shirt odyssey
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The cotton T-shirt, a public radio merchandising staple, is front-and-center in a new multimedia project from NPR’s economics reporting unit Planet Money.
Development
Planet Money crowdfunder soars, PRI campaign falls short of goal
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Two of public radio’s three biggest distributors launched major crowdfunding experiments in the past month, with wildly different results.
Programs/Content
Planet Money launches Kickstarter campaign for T-shirt reporting project
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NPR launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign backing a special investigative project by Planet Money, its reporting unit that produces multi-platform economics coverage.
Programs/Content
Your local network, the Tribe of ‘A Giant Pool’
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We can see much of a new value proposition for public media in a new pattern that we can all copy and adapt.