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Current has obtained a copy of the letter from Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) seeking to defund CPB, now circulating in the House for signatures of support. It is addressed to Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), chair of the Appropriations Committee Subcommitte
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At our BBC Online Industry Briefing event in the London Radio Theatre, Mark Friend and I presented our strategy for the Radio and Music Product. Following the presentations we had a Q&A session. Here is a film of that session:
In order to see this
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The key to piquing editors’ interest is understanding their audience. For Afar, it’s globetrotting adventurers who spend an average of $4,100 annually on vacation and personal travel. But don’t think this is the Hawaiian-shirt-and-fan
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The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing
1. Why kids' e-book sales are surging (PaidContent)
2. What happens to digital books when we die? (NYT)
3. Libraries in this county are buying, not leasing, e-books
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.
1. How much is past hacking costing News Corp now? (PaidContent)
2. Facebook launches app store (VentureBeat)
3. The best time to post links on certain social netwo
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Programs airing on PBS received 51 Daytime Emmy nominations, second only to ABC, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Wednesday (May 9). PBS received 37 nods; APT and NETA shows, 14. Among multiple nominees were Sesame St
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Our new “Notable Narrative,” “The Kid Who Wasn’t There,” by Wright Thompson of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, unearths the other half of the strange tale of Guerdwich Montimere, a Haiti-born basketball talent who famously passed himself off
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In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “My First Big Break,” we hear from radio personality, author, former Fox News host and GBTV founder Glenn Beck. While he has found tremendous success across many different forms of media, did
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By Jen Carter, PBS InteractiveView a short clip to learn more about this guide For the past several months the SPI team has been working on improving our station services documentation solution, infamously known as Station Remote Control (SRC). We spen
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Dick Batchelor, a former Florida state representative, has incorporated Orlando Community Television Corp. to partner with Independent Public Media in the purchase of WMFE-TV, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Batchelor declined to name other individu
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As I've read up online about the 2012 campaign news in recent months, I've noticed I'm doing a lot less, well, reading. I've checked around a bit and confirmed that websites that traditionally focus on text-based journalism -- like Politico.com and NYT
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The FrontlineSMS user community has seen a growing number of user meet-ups across the world in recent months. It's exciting to see community members come together and share opinions and experiences on our software. This is a guest column by FrontlineSM
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At our recent BBC Online & Red Button event in the London Radio Theatre I did a presentation with Andrew Scott, who is Head of Radio and Music, BBC Future Media.
We shared our strategy for the BBC's radio and music online offer across four screens
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After hiring a new digital editor, New York Daily News is planning to expand its online presence, reports Capital New York. Ted Young, who was the former editor of the Daily Mail’s website, was hired to oversee a new digital business strategy, which
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By Benét J. Wilson, NABJ Program Chair, NABJ DJTF chair & freelance aviation/travel journalist and blogger
Yesterday, Marissa Evans, a student at Marquette University, posted an item from the 10000 Words blog: 5 Free Sites to Help Journalists Buil
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In the May issue of the AIRblast, Jesse Shapins helps to pull back the veil on how audio producers and interactive documentary fit together. He's got a great vantage point on the question, as one of the co-founders of Zeega—a nonprofit inventing new
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Old console from another early college radio station (WHRC Photo by: J. Waits)
As I was researching a specific tidbit of radio history a few weeks back, I happened upon some intriguing stories about the early days of student radio at Georgia Tech. Toda
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Sen. James DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) are collecting signatures from colleagues on Capitol Hill on letters asking Congressional leaders to defund CPB, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Both have previously sponsored bills to end CP
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Independent Lens and POV, the PBS series at the center at a dispute about public TV's commitment to independent film, are moving to Monday nights, PBS's highest-rated evening.
The schedule change, which takes effect Oct. 29, will be the second in a
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Ofeibea Quist-Arcton?
Mandalit del Barco?
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson?
Douali Xaykaothao?
Help decide the best name in public radio.
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The Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition is now accepting entries.The competition recognizes the best audio work produced in the the categories of: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Directors’ Choice, Honorable Mentions), Be
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WorldLink is the new weekly international news magazine program launched a week ago by DeutscheWelle.Greg Fitzgerald, who manages distribution for Deutsche Welle in the U.S. says, "WorldLink will forego breaking news coverage and analysis and move dire
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Eyetronics Media & Studios, which last year announced a $50 million production deal with KCET in Los Angeles, "has been reduced to a tiny operation that has been late on some of its bills," the Los Angeles Times is reporting. Four people who worked
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.
1. Twitter takes a stand against warrant-less request for protester's data (Forbes)
2. People turn to mobile for "just-in-time" information, Pew finds (Pew)
3. Al J
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Happy Days Aren't Always Here...Has this ever happened to you at your station, #localPBS? Commiserate or comment below.
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Being in the Radio Theatre and New Broadcasting House for our third Online Briefing was really very exciting.
It was a great opportunity to look back on the year since our first Online Briefing at BAFTA. It was also time well spent looking
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Here's a lyrical look at NPR Senior European Correspondent Silva Poggioli's everyday life in Rome, from the Boston Globe: "In Rome, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli covers crises and eats well." And what a life it is! "Campo de’ Fiori is still Poggioli’s fa
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WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, is marking quite the milestone this year: 90 years on the air, reports The Lantern, the college paper of licensee Ohio State University. Tom Rieland, g.m., said the former WEAO (Willing Eager Athletic Ohio) was one of only a fe
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Connecticut Public Television is losing its broadcast rights to University of Connecticut women's basketball, which has been a huge ratings winner for the station for the past 18 years (Current, Dec. 12, 2011). In a four-year, $4.5 million deal, the un
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Localore producer Val Wang calls Auntie Helen her "ace in the hole." Wang had been struggling to recruit the Chinese restaurants to serve as story-gathering spots for her Planet Takeout project, when a friend in the documentary world introduced her to
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