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Oct 20, 2020
Who Really Stands for What?
NPR's 2020 Issues Tracker offers a useful comparison of policy proposals from Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 
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Oct 07, 2020
Are We Poised for Another 1967 Moment?
Two plans were unveiled this week seeking to bolster the sources of local news in the U.S.  Both could have significant ramifications for public media.
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Sep 16, 2020
Experimenting With New Local/National News Blends
NPR's 'Consider This' podcast combines national and local news 
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Sep 02, 2020
NewsHour Convention Coverage: A Little Out of Whack?
If you turned on your television wanting to see all of the back-to-back Democratic and Republican political conventions recently, the PBS “NewsHour” was not the place to go. Especially if you were watching the Democratic event.
Aug 14, 2020
Merging into the Future
Coming very soon: A long-awaited playbook for those public media stations interested in acquiring or merging with a local digital news site in their region.
Jul 30, 2020
Agreeing With These Critics
Watching for bias in wording and emoji
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Jul 15, 2020
Wiping Out Music for News
Aspen Public Radio drops music programming to concentrate on news.
Jul 07, 2020
2020 Mid-Year Report to the Board
During the first half of 2020, CPB Ombudsman Reports about the future of public media and what role the Corporation of Public Broadcasting might play if more federal funding were to be approved for all news media attracted the most readers.
Jun 18, 2020
SCPR: Betting on Place-based Podcasts
LAist Studios searches for the voices of Los Angeles.