WNET President Emeritus Bill Baker is spearheading a unique internationally crowdsourced public television project documenting a year of spiritual and religious life worldwide. The initiative, titled Sacred, launches June 21 and continues for one year, with contributors around the globe … Continue reading
The Center for Social Media at American University’s School of Communication has released a Set of Principles for Fair Use in Journalism, which provides guidelines for journalists using copyrighted material in their reporting, analysis and criticism. “This guide identifies seven … Continue reading
President Barack Obama has nominated Howard Husock, a former a producer, director, and reporter at WGBH, to serve on the CPB Board of Directors. Husock is currently vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, a libertarian think tank, and … Continue reading
Susan Meddaugh, the author and illustrator of the Martha Speaks books that inspired the popular PBS Kids show, is suing WGBH for a portion of viewer contributions, the Boston Globe is reporting. Continue reading
CPB announced today it will grant a total of $110,000 to four licensees for them to expand local outreach related to pubTV’s Ready to Learn early-childhood education initiative. Continue reading
The ongoing shakeup at Houston Public Media continues, with the termination of two more employees, reports Culture Map Houston. Gone are Debra Fraser, director of operations and stations manager, who joined KUHF in 1988 and had also served as news … Continue reading
Andrea Seabrook, former Congressional correspondent for NPR, will be honored by the White House today as a “Crowdfunding Champion of Change.” Continue reading