APM series examines exoneration in the U.S.
Posted: June, 07, 2013
By Graham Vyse
Radio programs
Stations continue StateImpact without NPR
Posted: May, 29, 2013
By Mike Janssen
NPR cancels Talk of the Nation, pairs with WBUR in bid to bolster middays
Posted: April, 03, 2013
By Ben Mook and Mike Janssen
Long Island psychic finds radio audience eager for forecasts
Posted: April, 22, 2013
By Mike Janssen
Planet Money crowdfunder soars, PRI campaign falls short of goal
Posted: May, 16, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Mapping the places where ‘music is made all the time’
Posted: April, 18, 2013
By Mike Janssen
Under-explained firing makes NPR an issue just in time for election
Posted: November 1, 2010Top NPR officials may have thought their Oct. 20 decision to dismiss veteran journalist Juan Williams was about journalistic objectivity, but to many outsiders it sounded more like a story of arrogant lefty political correctness. That narrative opened up public … Continue reading
Study sees growth if NPR loosens up, sounds less elite
Posted: September 20, 2010A new study for NPR identifies a much bigger potential news audience that would listen to public radio if the field works to break down perceptions that its programs are elitist and stuffy. Producers would have to make shows that are more lively and conversational and promoters would have to take greater care when describing public radio as “intelligent” and “serious,” according to the Los Angeles-based firm SmithGeiger. Continue reading
Thinking outside the core
Posted: September 20, 2010While our audience stereotypes may be better informed than they were 40 years ago, they can blind us to our potential for growth and change, with equally dangerous consequences. Today there are many indicators that we have room for audience growth on radio if only we expand our view of the potential. Continue reading
Snap Judgment: latest in harvest from ’07 Talent Quest
Posted: August 9, 2010Snap Judgment, one of three new shows conceived from the CPB-backed Public Radio Talent Quest, has become a whirlwind of multimedia production with the launch of its weekly radio programs in July, live stage shows, and television piloting. “We kind … Continue reading
MPB fires reporter for leaking Fresh Air memo
Posted: July 21, 2010There’s one more voice that’s off the air of Mississippi Public Broadcasting following the state network’s cancellation of Fresh Air. Carl Gibson, whose first job out of journalism school was covering the state capitol for MPB, was fired on Friday … Continue reading
MPB listeners, blogosphere want to know: What’s inappropriate about ‘Fresh Air’?
Posted: July 16, 2010Why did Mississippi Public Broadcasting drop Fresh Air from its radio schedule? The blog “A Unitarian Universalist Minister in the South” set off a blogosphere chain reaction yesterday by speculating that the “recurring inappropriate content” cited by MPB Radio Director … Continue reading
Project for L.A.’s youth of color still lacks FM channel
Posted: April 5, 2010The masterminds of efforts such as NPR’s Bryant Park Project and Chicago Public Radio’s Vocalo know well the difficulties of cultivating new, younger and more diverse audiences for public radio. Now imagine giving it a go in one of the … Continue reading