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Nov 20, 2018
Can Public Media Take Charge of Watering Local News Deserts?
 LION Publishers embraces public broadcasters in hopes of amplifying local news 
Nov 14, 2018
Behind the Scenes at Public Broadcasting’s Learning Efforts
 Public Media provides free educational resources to through PBS LearningMedia and many other venues 
Oct 31, 2018
The Facebook Dilemma: Choices with Unintended Consequences
 FRONTLINE's excellent effort in explanatory journalism 
Oct 10, 2018
Re-Imagining the Public Radio Talk Show
 WAMU's '1A' is finding new ways to engage and build its audiences. 
Sep 20, 2018
Moving Beyond Journalistic Stenography
 Public media plays a leading role in public-powered journalism. 
Aug 30, 2018
Local Music to Their Ears
 Charlotte's WFAE launches a local-music discovery podcast. 
Aug 10, 2018
Needed: More NPR Journalism
 Twitter lit up on Friday after NPR’s “Morning Edition” aired a 7-minute interview with Jason Kessler, organizer of the “Right to Unite” march planned for this weekend on t
Aug 01, 2018
When the Jokes Make you Mad
 NPR’s popular weekly news quiz show, “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!!” has never lacked fodder for poking fun at the ways of Washington and various presidential administrations, going back some 20 years to its start. 
Jul 20, 2018
When the Music Stops You from Watching
 Loud background noises pose a particular challenge for public media programming