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What’s on BBC Red Button 19th – 26th May

James Aslett — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Eurovision Eurovision 2012 Press the Red Button for an interactive Eurovision experience allowing users to sing along to the lyrics of all the songs, in both English and the original languages. Viewers will also be invited to share their messages ...

NON-COMM Nom Nom

John — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:58 +0000

There is no cooler place to be this week (if you are into AAA music, folk, blues or indie performers) than at WXPN in Philly, the home of this year’s NON-COMMvention. War on Drugs performing The annual gathering is a mix of arguments and debates between the most progressive non-commercial music station programmers and industry [...]

The Weekly Debrief, 18 May 2012

Josie Keller — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:46:00 +0000

By Josie Keller, PBS InteractiveWelcome to the Weekly PBS Interactive Station Products & Innovation Debrief, designed to give PBS stations a rundown of product updates and opportunities announced this week on our blog. Thank you to everyone...

Daily Must Reads, May 18, 2012

MediaShift — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:54:00 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. Thanks to IPO, Zuckerberg is now wealthier than Google founders (Bloomberg)

2. Why Warren Buffett is snapping up newspapers (PaidContent)

3. How Facebook should spend its IPO money (Mashable)

4. Twitter implements do not track privacy option (NYT)

5. 52% of media pros say they leave sites once they hit pay walls (Poynter)

6. LA Times to hire 5 reporters with Ford Foundation grant (LA Observed)

7. Hot debate: Should journalists learn how to code? (Poynter)

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KCUR Names New GM

Hollis — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:47:00 +0000

KCUR has named Nico Leone general manager, replacing Patty Cahill who is retiring after 25 years. Leone has been co-executive director of KDHX, a community radio station in St. Louis. “I’m going to be doing a lot of listening...

The best of Storyboard: essays on craft

Paige Williams — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:20 +0000

If you’ve ever spent some time nosing around Storyboard you know we archive everything from interactive narratives to original essays on craft, in which masters such as Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Rick Meyer and Walt Harrington offer tips on developing characters, finding stories, writing scenes and more. Some of the 26 pieces feel fresh even a decade later. Here’s [...]

Mediatwits #49: Facebook IPO Mania; Internet Week; 16th Webby Awards

MediaShift — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:36 +0000

Welcome to the 49th episode of the Mediatwits podcast, with Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil as co-hosts. Today is the day for the Facebook IPO, so we've got it covered like a wet blanket. Special guests Debra Aho Williamson of eMarketer and Troy Young o...

Knight Lab Aggregates News, Tweets Around NATO Coverage

richgor@northwestern.edu — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

World leaders, diplomats and hundreds of journalists -- as well as protesters with a wide range of grievances -- are coming to Chicago this week because of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. NATOinChicago.com, a new project from the ...

Infogr.am: Another Web-based Tool For Creating Beautiful Infographics

Lauren Rabaino — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:47:05 +0000

Last week we told you about easel.ly for creating beautiful infographics in your browser, but we had a few gripes — it didn’t let you manipulate data or change color schemes, two things that are vital to custom infographics. Infogr.am, also...

APTS President Pat Butler pushes pubmedia consolidation in Media Institute speech

Rhys — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Speaking at The Media Institute today, Patrick Butler, president of the Association of Public Television Stations, reiterated his opposition to defunding public media at the federal level, recently pushed in letters by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Co...

Poll: What Do You Think About the Facebook IPO?

MediaShift — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:00:03 +0000

Now we have a date (May 18) and a price range ($28 to $35 per share) for what could be the biggest initial public offering in the history of tech stocks: Facebook. The company has grown by leaps and bounds since it was born in Mark Zuckerberg's dorm at...

NABJ Twitter Chat “How to Prepare for the NABJ Conference” – Monday, May 21 8pm EST–9pm EST

nabjdigital — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:49 +0000

You’ve bought your registration, booked a flight and hotel and are well on your way to the 2012 NABJ Conference in New Orleans. But that’s just the beginning. The last thing you want to do is show up at the … Continue reading →

Donna Summer (1948-2012): On the Radio

Matthew Lasar — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:47:51 +0000

Disco singer extraordinaire Donna Summer has died after a long struggle with cancer. There will be many reminiscences of Summer and her work. I remember her best for her wonderful 1979 song, On The Radio, written with Georgio Moroder. Someone … finish reading Donna Summer (1948-2012): On the Radio

E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, May 17, 2012

MediaShift — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:51:14 +0000

The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing

1. E-book pricing lawsuit moves ahead (via NYT)

2. Authors have ramped up writing pace to meet feverish e-book demand (Christian Science Monitor)

3. Debating the right price for digital books (Columbia Journalism Review)

4. Screenplay for upcoming Wes Anderson movie will come out as e-book in the UK (GalleyCat)

5. Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Michael Dirda talks self-publishing on Reddit (GalleyCat)

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Daily Must Reads, May 17, 2012

MediaShift — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:54:27 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. Want to buy Facebook shares now? You may be too late (Reuters)

2. 15 key stats on Facebook's analytics (Experian)

3. Pinterest snags big-time investor in Japan (AllThingsD)

4. Pinterest tries email to keep users engaged (PaidContent)

5. Turner Broadcasting invests in Funny or Die (Lost Remote)

6. What is Facebook's plan with mobile? (GigaOm)

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KCUR picks new G.M.

Rhys — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Nico Leone. Photo courtesy KCUR. KCUR-FM, Kansas City's flagship NPR station, announced today that Nico Leone would succeed veteran general manager Patricia Cahill starting on Aug. 1. Cahill, who has run the station since 1987, initially reported...

Lakeland Public TV gets $3 million in state bonds for new building

Dru — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:09:00 +0000

After 32 years, Lakeland Public TV in Bemidji, Minn., will be moving to a new facility, reports the Bemidji Pioneer. “The reality is we’re really, really squeezed here,” Bill Sanford, c.e.o., said during the announcement at the station, on the ca...

Indie pubcaster KCET secures national distribution deal with APT

Rhys — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000

KCET, the L.A. pubcasting titan which split from PBS on January 1, 2011 (Current, Oct. 18, 2010), has just inked its first large-scale national distribution initiative since achieving independence. KCET signed the syndication deal with American Publ...

Boston Alternative Music Radio Station WFNX to be Sold to Clear Channel

Jennifer Waits — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Yesterday it was announced that long-time alternative rock station WFNX is selling its Boston-area 101.7 FM frequency to Clear Channel. One of the few independently-owned commercial radio stations, WFNX is currently owned by MCC Broadcasting Company (which is affiliated with … finish reading Boston Alternative Music Radio Station WFNX to be Sold to Clear Channel

NYPR expands New Jersey Service

Hollis — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:42:00 +0000

New York Public Radio and Montclair State University in New Jersey, have created a new partnership that will expand NYPR’s service to New Jersey and access the capabilities of the university’s School of Communication and Media.The joint initia...

What we’re following: truthiness in narrative

Paige Williams — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:31:11 +0000

It’s been a volatile few months for ethics in storytelling, what with the unprecedented “This American Life” retraction of monologist Mike Daisey’s Apple story, and with the unfurled furor over John D’Agata’s anti-accuracy screed in The Lifespan of a Fact. Of all the reactions to the Daisey fiasco, a couple stood out. Steve Myers and [...]

Can Web-Only Original Programming Finally Stick?

MediaShift — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

The days of skateboarding dogs holding sway on the web may be numbered. Technology companies and advertisers are professing their belief in the value of professionally produced original content. Portals and platforms like YouTube, AOL, MSN and Yahoo -...

NPR facing $2.6 million budget deficit

Karen — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:09:00 +0000

Five months into his tenure as NPR president, Gary Knell is grappling with a looming budget shortfall, according to the Washington Post. Corporate underwriting income has fallen off sharply and fundraising for major gifts and foundation grants has been...

NPR Faces Revenue Loss

Hollis — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:00 +0000

The Washington Post reports that NPR is facing a loss in revenue, which the newspaper says could lead to "staff and program cuts." The post writes: "Halfway through its fiscal year — and six months into Gary Knell’s tenure as chief executive...

Round 2 of Knight News Challenge: Data

Rhys — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:39:00 +0000

The Knight News Challenge, an international media innovation contest, revealed today that the second round of competition (with submissions accepted from May 31 to June 20), will be centered on the theme of Data. Photo via cip_sb on Flickr. The co...

Wordless Wednesday: 2012 PBS Annual Meeting

Josie Keller — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:48:00 +0000

By Josie Keller, PBS InteractiveThe baskets and jewelry in these images are made by women at a refugee center for abused women in Kenya. One of the artisans was a guest speaker at a moving PBS Annual Meeting session on the upcoming program Half the Sky...

Feature Story News to open four new bureaus

Rhys — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

Simon Marks Feature Story News, an independent TV news agency that works closely with many pubTV outlets, announced the opening of four new bureaus in Miami, San Francisco, Houston, and Los Angeles today at the PBS Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo. FS...

Daily Must Reads, March 16, 2012

MediaShift — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:05 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. E-book pricing lawsuit moves ahead (NYT)

2. General Motors plans to pull the plug on its Facebook ads (WSJ)

3. Despite its huge population, Google+ is a 'virtual tumbleweed town' (Businessweek)

4. Bitly may be launching a real-time viral search engine (The Verge)

5. Flipboard now does audio, too (Time)

6. Research explains how journalists verify information on Twitter (Poynter)

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KPFA morning schedule gets new makeover

Matthew Lasar — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:42:14 +0000

It has been about eighteen months since Pacifica listener supported station KPFA (Berkeley, CA) dumped its Morning Show for a volunteer lineup called the “Morning Mix.” The move was very controversial and personally disappointing. Thus I was happy to see … finish reading KPFA morning schedule gets new makeover

AP Launches Zoomable World Map

Lauren Rabaino — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:00 +0000

The Associated Press debuted its own custom zoomable world map today, which you can see on their first project with it — a world map that locates all active nuclear sites in the U.S., pictured below. Michelle Minkoff, Interactive Producer for t...