Quick Takes
After successful vote, StoryCorps employees will form union
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The bargaining unit will include a quarter of StoryCorps’ staff.
System/Policy
StoryCorps workers vote on unionization
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Results from the secret balloting process will be finalized in September.
System/Policy
StoryCorps management, employees clash over union representation
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Leaders at the oral-history organization say they don’t think a union is necessary but are willing to recognize it.
Quick Takes
StoryCorps announces 2017 destinations for mobile recording studio
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The Airstream trailer turned recording studio will visit 10 cities.
Programs/Content
For StoryCorps, seeking more diverse participation laid foundation for growth
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The oral-history nonprofit has taken a series of steps to diversify its staff and increase contributions from underrepresented communities.
System/Policy
NEH grants include online archive project for public radio’s StoryCorps
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Shakespeare Uncovered also got funding for a third season on PBS.
Quick Takes
Great Thanksgiving Listen initiative nearly doubles StoryCorps’ archive
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More than 49,000 interviews were recorded with the StoryCorps app.
Programs/Content
With Great Thanksgiving Listen, StoryCorps aims to create national tradition
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“We think this might just end up turning into a national moment.”
Programs/Content
New artists take over animation for StoryCorps’ video shorts
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StoryCorps is also ramping up station outreach efforts to help programmers use the shorts as interstitials.