‘The Pub’ #62: Jay Rosen on his love-hate relationship with public media
Rosen is frustrated by how often reporters seem to cover controversies without trying to discover which side is right.
View ArticleA station CEO on the struggle to find public TV’s “driving force”
Steve Bass of Oregon Public Broadcasting reflects on the relationship of PBS and its member stations in the face of digital disruption.
View Article‘The Pub’ #63: The ethics of foundation-supported journalism
Are journalists allowing themselves to be the instruments of policy advocacy?
View ArticleTV station leader sees strong future in building community, face to face
WITF’s Kathleen Pavelko on the importance of “the oldest and most old-fashioned platform ever.”
View ArticleHow public TV can connect with donors as viewing platforms shift
A station content director has been working to figure out that puzzle.
View ArticleWhy it’s bad that New York is sucking up the podcasting industry
The geographical concentration of media talent is hurting journalism — and journalists.
View Article‘The Pub’ #64: Five things bad interviewers do, with Celeste Headlee
Your interviewing skills may need help, and Headlee is here to assist you.
View Article‘The Pub’ #65: Where the bleeps and bloops come from, live at The Greene Space
If you’ve ever heard some digital slurp, bloop or BOOM in a radio story and thought “How’d they make that?”, listen to this episode of The Pub to find out.
View ArticleWhy it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
View Article‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why...
Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.
View ArticleTeacher’s experience is a ‘passport’ to a PR problem for public TV
Public TV undercuts its own case for public support when episodes of Nova go behind a paywall.
View ArticleNPR founding programmer Bill Siemering on his days before joining the network
He got his start in radio at one of the country’s oldest educational stations.
View Article‘The Pub’ #67: Rebecca Lavoie — public broadcaster, private podcaster
If you work at a station and you create a new show, does your station necessarily own it?
View ArticleHow public radio has “far exceeded” Bill Siemering’s vision
“Everyone should be grateful that there is National Public Radio in this country.”
View Article‘The Pub’ #68: Betcha can’t fix this script!
Editors play our game live at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference in St. Louis.
View ArticleSeven ways public media can attract a more diverse workforce
Panelists at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference shared tips on recruiting and retaining people of color.
View ArticleThree ways to make a podcast that will stand out
Having a well-established brand behind you doesn’t hurt, says NPR’s Kelly McEvers.
View Article‘The Pub’ #69: Code Switch chief Alicia Montgomery
Montgomery talks about the long-anticipated new Code Switch podcast and responds to criticisms of her unit from both the right and left.
View ArticleA DIY method for recording a live podcast or radio show
Our podcast host shares his setup for live tapings with an audience.
View ArticleCode Switch’s Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race
“We’re here to give you the complicated story.”
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