Audible’s Martha Little on why office hierarchy needs to go
The pubmedia veteran says media workplaces function better when they‘re “feminized.”
View ArticleBill Siemering on his legacy: “Everything that I intended really has come true”
The co-founder of NPR considers how public media has grown since he wrote a renowned mission statement.
View ArticleThe Pub #54: NPR Story Lab head Michael May, live via Shindig
May joined us for a live celebration of The Pub’s first birthday.
View Article‘The Pub’ #55: Diane Rehm contemplates the end
With her retirement ahead, the longtime host discusses who might replace her in the host chair and her feelings about head-to-head competitor Tom Ashbrook.
View ArticleHow the New York Times’ ‘Modern Love’ became a hit podcast
Essays from a popular column read by the famous and talented prove a recipe for success.
View Article‘The Pub’ #56: Mark Stencel on how public media can corner the fact-checking...
A practical guide on how, when and what to fact-check, and what to do when your fact-checks are inevitably challenged.
View ArticleTravel host Rick Steves describes a business model based on generosity
Steves has made a name for himself simply by sharing his enthusiasm for experiencing other cultures.
View Article‘The Pub’ #57: Music Rights 101 with The Current’s Leah Garaas
If you think music rights are a simple matter, you’re probably doing it wrong.
View ArticleDoes public media need more conservative voices?
Maybe, but a right-leaning public radio journalist says finding them is tricky.
View ArticleA critic sees “pro-government” bias in NPR’s reporting, not a leftward lean
Host and freelancer Lisa Simeone dismisses the claim that public media betrays a liberal bias.
View Article‘The Pub’ #58: Glenn Greenwald wants NPR journalists ‘to speak like a normal...
Greenwald argues that NPR’s impartiality standards are needless at best and dangerous at worst.
View ArticleDiane Rehm on stepping aside for “something new and fresh”
The host discusses her voice, her approach to interviewing and life after retirement.
View Article‘The Pub’ #59: The case for NPR stations in a post-radio world
How do NPR and stations maintain a mutually beneficial coexistence?
View ArticleGlenn Greenwald on the “adversarial force” of a free press
The outspoken journalist also accuses NPR of becoming “boring and impotent” by avoiding controversy.
View Article“Why not promote our podcasts like we do our own programs?”
West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Scott Finn considers the future of NPR’s relationship with its member stations.
View ArticleStations have a future in local appeal, distinct programming
A radio content chief lays out a vision for digital success.
View Article‘The Pub’ #60: Adam hangs out with radio nerds
A wide-ranging discussion of podcasting from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Atlanta.
View ArticleHow public radio podcasters are like the Underpants Gnomes from ‘South Park’
The business model is hazy, but podcasting is injecting new life into public radio.
View ArticleNPR stations benefit from network leaders’ local roots
The head of Southern California Public Radio sees fundraising potential in the NPR-station relationship.
View Article‘The Pub’ #61: The case for PBS stations in a post-TV world
What’s the point of local TV stations when viewers can — and increasingly do — watch national programming online?
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