Programs/Content
Public media projects examine Trump’s first 100 days
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Public media journalists are casting a wide net for reactions to the election of Donald Trump.
System/Policy
Why WGBH acquired GlobalPost
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WGBH is hoping to increase its digital capacity and pool of international correspondents with the deal.
Quick Takes
WGBH to acquire international news website GlobalPost
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The deal will bolster international reporting for PRI.org and PRI’s The World.
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.
Programs/Content
BBC cuts hundreds of jobs, increases funding for World Service
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The pubcaster is restructuring its news division, with little effect on programs airing on stateside pubmedia.
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
PRI launches crowdfunding campaign to fund global stories, entice new donors
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A crowdfunding campaign launched April 15 by Public Radio International seeks $25,000 for a “Global Stories Fund” that will support 11 international stories to be presented on PRI’s The World and other news programs.