Although immersive media is a new concept for public media production, in the case of Planet Takeout the process began with traditional documentary filmmaking techniques. Over nine months, documentarian Val Wang and producer Kelly Creedon visited some 100 Chinese takeout restaurants. Continue reading
The National Endowment of the Arts announced $4.68 million in funding to 76 media-arts projects April 23, including new grantees such as the Online Video Engagement Experience (OVEE) developed with CPB funding, a new initiative from the Association of Independents … Continue reading
The music world of Austin, Texas, is now being shared with a global audience thanks to Austin Music Map, a website developed by the city’s public radio station, KUT. Continue reading
For a Localore project hosted by KVNF in Paonia, Colo., Julia Kumari Drapkin set out to invert the traditional model of science reporting. Continue reading
In the Loop, a new half-hour weekly public affairs show from WYCC-TV in Chicago, will feature a regular segment produced by Curious City, WBEZ’s online news-gathering project, the program’s producers announced Monday. Created by Jennifer Brandel, Curious City began life … Continue reading
Sonic Trace seeks to record stories from southern California’s Latino immigrant communities, documenting the many and varied paths they take to get to the City of Angels. Continue reading
From exploring underground tunnels to tracking the evolution of the Chicago accent, Curious City is an unconventional spin on community-based public media reporting. Continue reading
These bylaws were approved, Nov. 15, 1988, when AIR was incorporated as a nonprofit in New York. ARTICLE ONE: MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Membership A.I.R. shall be a membership organization. There shall be three categories of membership: a. Organizational Membership – … Continue reading
Localore, a $2 million innovation initiative pairing independent producers with public stations, on Jan. 30 unveiled 10 projects designed to help reimagine how local pubcasters serve and engage their communities. The winning proposals include several crowdsourced reporting projects, an interactive … Continue reading