New Mexico Broadcasters Association
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Wanted: New SVP for News at NPR
(I’ve long been a fan of Margaret Low Smith. This widely-shared letter from NPR exec Kinsey Wilson is as fine a salute to Margaret’s leaving as anyone could offer. -MM) From: Kinsey Wilson Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Subject: A significant departure Dear all, I’m writing to share the news that Margaret Low Smith is
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Public Media Accelerator | Changing media for good
Public media plays a vital role serving communities with essential journalism and cultural content across broadcast and digital platforms. It is also an ecosystem in flux, facing fundamental challenges to its structure, business model, and relevance to audiences beyond the reach of its current services. The Public Media Accelerator invites mission-driven entrepreneurs to develop innovative
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Schweigert: Here’s The Thing: It’s O.K. For Public Radio Hosts To Have Political Opinions…If They’re Alec Baldwin
Should the airing of political opinions be completely off limits for public radio hosts? Or should we cut Alec Baldwin a break? There’s been a lot of talk recently about public radio hosts…and their opinions. First, let’s quickly re-hash how we got here. Host Lisa Simeone was fired ended her relationship with Soundprint, an independent documentary
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R-I-P WDUQ
The alternative weekly in Pittsburgh interviewed me for a story this week. The headline: “Mugged: The deal for WDUQ could leave employees and jazz fans feeling robbed” Beneath the headline was a picture of a broken WDUQ coffee mug. The story by Chris Young explores the sequence of events that led Duquesne University to sell
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Stanford’s Knight fellows aim to reinvent the news industry
Beyond giving fellows an opportunity to pursue interests that would enrich their personal and professional development, the program now has the added expectation that they create something that can be used by other working journalists. “In the past, fellows would come with a study plan designed to turbo-charge their work,” said James Bettinger, director of