AIR→ Rate Guide: Editing and Content Strategy

2020-01-08 Everyone needs an editor. Yes, even you. Good editors bring an experienced ear to the whole story, and that can make a world of difference. And even if you know precisely what you’re doing, you also need someone with an experienced eye on the big pic …›

AIR→ AIR x WHYY: Print to Radio Bootcamp

2019-12-10 Are you a Philly-based print reporter looking to venture into audio storytelling? AIR and WHYY are partnering to offer a weekend-long audio training bootcamp, January 11–12, that will provide print journalists with the skills they need to expand thei …›

AIR→ Introducing: The Winter 2019 Full Spectrum Cohort

2019-11-22 We’re proud to welcome the Winter 2019 class to AIR’s Full Spectrum Storytelling Intensive. This group brings together makers from throughout the United States, and spans a wide range of interests including audio ephemera, communal listening experi …›

The Gannett–GateHouse merger became official at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday

AIR→ We’re going to be at Third Coast this week! Find our table for swag and conversation.

2019-10-28 The entire AIR staff will be at Third Coast this week and we’re thrilled to meet (or reconnect) with AIRsters and beyond in attendance at the conference. Visit our table to meet our team and get to know our New Voices and AIR ambassadors who will …›

AIR→ Introducing: AIR’s 2019 Claiming the Rad in Radio Fellows

2019-10-28 October 28, 2019—In an effort to bring more sustainable support to women-identifying producers of color in media, AIR has paired five mentors with mentees through our inaugural Claiming the Rad in Radio Fellowship. We’re excited to announce the pai …›

AIR→ Meet this Member! | Elliott Peltzman

2019-10-24 Editor’s note: “Meet this Member!,” is an interview series that spotlights AIRsters doing outstanding work in the audio and media industry. This week we feature composer and audio producer, Elliott Peltzman. 1) Where are you based an …›

AIR→ Rate Guide: Engineering and Composition

2019-10-22 Though radio transmitters have been broadcasting for more than a century, the emerging  podcast industry is disrupting traditional models of audio production. Experienced audio engineers, recordists, sound designers, and composers all bring vital skil …›

Want to find time for more enterprise reporting? Dive into analytics.

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Analytics don’t have to clash with journalistic values. Here’s how the Buffalo News used analytics to reinforce its mission.
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“It was hard to take Nazi memes all that seriously when they were sandwiched between sassy cats”

Syracuse’s Whitney Phillips — scholar of the darker corners of Internet culture, author of “The Oxygen of Amplification,” last seen here offering this dire observation/prediction last winter — has a new paper out in Social Media + Society that might make be a bracing experience for some Nieman Lab readers. When we think of the…

German fact-checkers are alert for conspiracy theories and dark humor surrounding Merkel’s tremors

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Sold! Randa Duncan Williams buys Texas Monthly, the latest legacy brand to enjoy billionaire ownership

There’s a party going on deep in the heart of Texas. Texas Monthly is the latest in a series of newsrooms to be scooped up and bolstered by the deep and patient pockets of legacy media-loving billionaires. Randa Duncan Williams, heiress of an oil and g…

Technology360→ Weekly readings for #pubmedia, 5 Mar 2018and, a change in direction

2018-03-05 Hello friends – I’ve had this blog since 2003, but for the past three years it has been largely used to share links of interest to the public media community that I’d posted to my @haarsager Twitter feed.  This link sharing actually dates from 1 …›

Technology360→ Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Feb. 24, 2018

2018-02-24 Here’s another collection (a bit slimmer than usual for some reason) of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis ATSC 3.0/HbbTV HPA panel examines road to ATSC 3.0 and repack.  TVTechnology Cable/Satellite/MVPD/Cord-Cutting …›

Technology360→ Weekly readings for #pubmedia, Feb. 19, 2018

2018-02-19 Got 5 inches of snow overnight Sat./Sun., but the temperature could reach 70° on Wednesday.  We live in hope.  Here is a compilation of recent selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis Broadband/Wireless Why broadband competition …›

Technology360→ Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Feb. 9, 2018

2018-02-09 Here is the latest compilation of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV ATSC 3.0 rollout can begin in March.  TVTechnology Digital Video/OTT/VOD 5% of U.S. broadband users subscribe to a vMVPD …›

Technology360→ Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Jan. 26, 2018

2018-01-26 Just became unburied from a lengthy writing project, so took a pass on doing this last weekend.  So this collection of links from http://www.twitter.com/haarsager covers the past couple of weeks.  --Dennis ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV ATSC 3.0: Br …›

Technology360→ Weekend readings for #pubmedia, Jan. 14, 2018

2018-01-14 Here is this week’s compilation of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  CES is responsible for a few entries.  --Dennis ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV Hands-on with 3.0 OTA TV at CES.  Cord Cutters News ATSC 3.0 standard approved, …›

Technology360→ This weeks readings for #pubmedia, 8 Jan. 2018

2018-01-08 First compilation of the new year: This week’s selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed.  --Dennis ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV Sony, Pearl TV partner for ATSC 3.0 next-gen TV program guide.  FierceCable On tap for TV at CES: 3.0, voice …›

PRX→ We’ve Moved!

2017-05-22 We have officially moved our blog presence over to Medium.  Follow us there to get all the latest news about PRX, the Podcast Garage, Radiotopia and much more.  See you there! The post We’ve Moved! appeared first on PRX. …›

PRX→ Five Local Podcasts to Try for #TryPod

2017-03-23 We’re big fans of the simple idea behind the #TryPod campaign: share a podcast you love with someone you love. At PRX, we work with talented indie producers all over the world, but this month we want to share five podcasts made in our own Boston bac …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ YoPro San Diego: Let’s Go!

2017-03-22 Believe it or not it’s time to start getting ready for the PBS Annual Meeting. At this year’s meeting PBS Digital will be presenting a FREE young professionals workshop called YoPro: San Diego. The mission of the larger YoPro initiative is to pull …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Announcing the Digital Immersion Project Partners

2017-03-21 by Max Duke | Senior Director | PBS Digital & Marketing The 2017 Digital Immersion Project application and judging process has completed, and the 25 station individuals participating in the project have been chosen. The response to the project …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Veterans Initiative Page Launches on Station Management Center

2017-03-15 by Megan E. Paparella | Senior Manager | Station ServicesWe are pleased to announce the launch of our Veteran Initiatives page on the Station Management Center. This will be a space to share engagement case studies, resources, colla …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ ValuePBS Bentomatic

2017-03-13 VALUE PBS, A NEW BENTOMATIC FOR STATIONSby Katie Wilson | Senior Manager | PBS Digital & Marketing A new ValuePBS website launched this week and it’s available for stations to integrate into their websites, using Bentomatic. It makes the ca …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Happy Birthday Mister Rogers!

2017-03-10 Fred Rogers’ birthday is coming up on Monday, March 20. To mark the occasion, honor Fred's legacy and galvanize fans to share their personal stories of how Fred, PBS and stations have positively impacted them, we have kicked off a social media activa …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ PBS Throwback campaign – coming very soon!

2017-03-08 News from Kevin Dando, Sr. Director, PBS Social Media(This campaign is now live -- find updates from Kevin below)Update #1Update #2---A scrappy, quick turnaround pilot, the PBS Throwback campaign's goal is to tap into the affection and nostalgia folks …›

PRX→ The 13th Annual Zeitfunk Awards

2017-03-06   We wear a lot of hats here at PRX, from distributing podcasts of all stripes, to running our Podcast Garage training facility in Boston, to managing our open audio marketplace at PRX.org. Since our founding in 2003, our PRX.org marketplace has …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ TechCon Sessions: Birds Eye View

2017-03-01 by Katie Wilson | Senior Manager | PBS DigitalSpring is on the way, and with it, thoughts of #TechCon17 bloom in a digital mind. This year promises even more sessions dedicated to digital strategy, audience engagement, product discovery and other fasci …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ From Whiteboard to Web, a Bento 3.0 Success Story

2017-03-01 In preparation for the launch of Bento 3.0, PBS Digital began a beta group consisting of stations not previously using Bento to build a site from scratch with the goal of launching that site. The group consisted of thirteen stations. Ray Walt …›

PRX→ Radiotopia Live: Announcing Our West Coast Tour!

2017-02-28 Radiotopia is headed out on our first West Coast tour! Radiotopia Live brings extraordinary, cutting-edge podcasts out of your headphones and onto the stage. Join us in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and LA for live radio, conversations, stories and …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ YoPro Talks: Leadership Panel At TechCon

2017-02-27 Facetime with those in leadership is a rarity in a lot of organizations. When do you get the time to hear from leadership, more often than not it’s in a big room at conferences or staff meetings. Topics like how those in leadership got to where they …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Be a Voice That Inspires at the 2017 PBS Annual Meeting

2017-02-27 The theme of the 2017 PBS Annual Meeting is “Voices That Inspire” and we’d like to hear from some of our most inspirational voices – you! Whether you will be attending this year’s Annual Meeting or not, PBS would like to showcase your voice …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Africa’s Great Civilizations : COVE Programming Update

2017-02-24 Due to President Trump’s Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 28 @ 9PM ET, Africa’s Great Civilizations will have an adjusted COVE release scheduled.  The President’s Address will preempt broadcast programming that night, delaying episod …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Going All In with PBS TechCon 2017

2017-02-22 Every April, amidst glow and glimmer of the City of Lights, there is a special gathering unlike any other in public media. A special group of professionals—time-tested and supremely-dedicated—come together for a learning event beyond compare in our …›

PBS Digital Stations Blog→ Dont Miss DevDay at PBS Annual Meeting!

2017-02-15 Amanda J. Hoehn | Assistant Director | PBS Development ServiceCLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST DEVDAY AGENDA - All workshops now posted!The PBS development community is invited to gather at the Annual Meeting in San Diego for a new learning and …›