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‘On Our Watch’ investigates misconduct in California’s New Folsom prison
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The podcast’s second season focuses on whistleblowers who “went against the code of silence,” says Julie Small, criminal justice reporter at KQED.
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The podcast’s second season focuses on whistleblowers who “went against the code of silence,” says Julie Small, criminal justice reporter at KQED.
Collin Campbell discusses his return to public media as NPR’s SVP of podcasting strategy and why limited-run podcasts still have a place in the network’s portfolio.
The Mass Humanities Audio Storytelling Project offers participants four months of training, access to equipment, and a stipend to produce a documentary pilot.
The “6 S Audience Engagement Framework” articulates “the crucial elements needed to take hosts and content from ordinary to remarkable.”
It’s clear that studios are severely undervaluing their podcast audiences.
The next season looks at L.A. as a “prismatic reflection point” in artists’ development, says producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
“Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep” featured somnolent readings of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR’s style guide and more.
“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
“Rush to Kill” digs into a complex national story that consumed WFIU’s news team during the last months of the Trump administration.
“No matter which direction we start from — event or idea first — we’re striving for the marriage of story and meaning.”
“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”
The third cohort of PRX’s Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.
“We decided to just put ads aside for a little bit and rely on this public radio model,” says co-host Andrew Walsh.
The show will also use video and live elements to explore topics relating to Black culture.
The “Bay Curious” book answers questions about San Francisco with the aim of appealing to locals and tourists alike.
Produced by GBH Kids, the show offers lessons on important life skills.
“We are not completely reliant on advertising money to be able to make compelling narrative journalism. … We really are uniquely positioned, and we should be taking full advantage of that right now.”
In creating “Refugee’s Daughter,” Christina Le followed her boss’ advice to “start with something you know.”
“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.
“The partnership … allows us to expand sponsorship categories to get more business,” says Gina Garrubbo, CEO of National Public Media.