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Native applicant loses permit to start new radio station

Mike Janssen — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000

The FCC has denied the request of a Native American college in New Mexico for more time to build a new noncommercial FM station. (PDF of decision.) Navajo Technical College in Crownpoint, N.M., had run into a number of setbacks as it worked toward ge...

Ramsey on diaries vs. PPM, from the ad buyer’s POV

Mike Janssen — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0000

On his blog, media strategist Mark Ramsey argues that the old Arbitron diaries were better at showing which stations a listener actually values and engages with, as opposed to PPM, which doesn’t depend on a listener’s impressions to record and deli...

Hawaii, Detroit stations win EDGE Awards; Stevens gets advocacy honor from APTS

Dru — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0000

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Association of Public Television Stations today (Feb. 27) presented two EDGE Awards (Excellence in Digital Transition, Groundbreaking Partnerships and Educational Technologies), and its David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award,...

Jesse Thorn

sam — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:38:07 +0000

Producer Jesse Thorn's big-hearted and wise Manifesto in which he tells you how to make good things and, more surprisingly, how to make money at it.

Rosen gives thumbs-up to NPR’s new ethics handbook

Mike Janssen — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0000

Media critic Jay Rosen takes a look at NPR’s new ethics handbook, released last week, and likes what he sees, particularly the handbook’s guidance regarding balance and fairness in reporting. “At all times, we report for our readers a...

Daily Must Reads, Feb. 27, 2012

MediaShift — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:46:34 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. WikiLeaks works with Anonymous to publish intelligence company's emails (Wired)

2. WaPo charges for access to premium political content on iPad app (Poynter)

3. LA Times to charge for online content (MediaDailyNews)

4. WSJ cuts off free access to Google searchers (Search Engine Land)

5. Why journalists need to link to primary sources (Reuters)

6. A collection of journalism ideas from IRE's data conference (10,000 Words)

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BBC iPlayer Android App Update

David Madden — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:14:37 +0000

The BBC iPlayer Android app has achieved 1.3 million installs since it was launched in February 2011. Today we are releasing a new version of the app. This new version includes streaming over 3G networks and an updated Adobe Flash playe...

A Cord-Cutter’s Life: 10 Lessons Learned

MediaShift — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:45 +0000

I cut the cable cord in early 2006. When I tell friends and colleagues I'm a cord-cutter, the biggest misconception -- beyond initial worries about the phrase involving bodily harm -- is that I don't watch TV. I have a 42" flat screen. I watch TV ...

Lawrence Lessig on Politics and Awakening a Sleeping Giant

stempeck@gmail.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:36 +0000

A longer version of this post first appeared on the MIT Civic Media Center blog. Lawrence Lessig sees the American people, enthroned as sovereign of the nation by the U.S. Constitution, as a sleeping giant. It's OK to sleep; in general, we'd all rath...

SPI Files: Jayme Swain – Sr. Director, Strategic Growth, PBS Interactive

Joy — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000

by Joy Loving, Station Products and InnovationIn this week's SPI Files, meet Jayme Swain, our Senior Director of Strategic Growth. Jayme is a former sports journalist who has been with PBS Interactive for a few years. Read on to find out more about Jay...

Use Content Curation To Build Readers’ Trust

Ben LaMothe — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:30:39 +0000

In a post I wrote two weeks ago about there not being a one-size-fits-all social media policy in journalism, I tried to explain that every beat translates differently when it come to social media and other online tools like it. For beats that translate...

Apply Today For Nieman Journalism Lab’s Paid Summer Internship

Elana Zak — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:56:25 +0000

If you’re a “well-rounded nerd” with no set plans this summer who wants to write about the future of journalism, consider applying for an internship at the Nieman Journalism Lab. The lab is offering two full-time, paid 10-12 week su...

Introducing Collaboration Central, a New Website From MediaShift

MediaShift — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:50:30 +0000

I still remember the feeling when my son, Julian, was born nearly 10 years ago -- a newborn, barely blinking, crying and groping his way through his young life. I think about all the preparation that went into his birth: the parenting classes, the baby...

Conservative talk host Michael Berry offers to pay for hit-and-run damages

Paul Riismandel — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:42:44 +0000

Last week I reported on conservative Houston talk radio host Michael Berry who was accused of committing a hit-and-run damaging a bouncer’s car while leaving a local gay bar. While he has not admitted any guilt in the matter, on … finish reading Conservative talk host Michael Berry offers to pay for hit-and-run damages

APTS trustees approve new membership dues formula based on CSG

Dru — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0000

ARLINGTON, Va. – After holding membership dues flat for several years because of the recession, and researching numerous possible revamps of dues calculations, the Association of Public Television Stations will return to its original dues formula, ba...

NICAR roundup of data journalism ideas

Meranda Watling — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:00:41 +0000

For those who don’t know, or haven’t seen the flurry of #NICAR12 tweets this past week/end, the best minds in data journalism met in St. Louis for the annual CAR conference put on by IRE and its National Institute for Computer-Assisted Repo...

"Downton" Emmy category switch may prompt "TV awards smackdown"

Dru — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:27:00 +0000

The hit Edwardian costume drama Downton Abbey from Masterpiece Classic is switching Emmy categories from mini-series to drama, "thereby setting up a fierce TV awards smackdown," according to awards news site Gold Derby, in an exclusive report by Tom O'...

NPR Has New Ethics Handbook & Overseer

Hollis — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:14:00 +0000

After a period of very public problems recently, NPR has a new ethics handbook and a standards and practices editor.Poynter.org says a 14-member committee reviewed the existing handbook, which dates back to 2003, and gathered suggestions from numerous ...

Mesa U college station breaks University Center barrier

Matthew Lasar — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:19:51 +0000

The Grand Junction Sentinel notes a positive development for Colorado Mesa University’s KMSA, perhaps stemming from its inclusion in the mtvU Woodie top 25 College Radio Station list. The campus has begun airing the station in its University Center. “They’re … finish reading Mesa U college station breaks University Center barrier

What’s On BBC Red Button 25th February – 3rd March

Tess Foster — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

What's the Score? A celebration of iconic sporting tunes Can you imagine the BBC's Match Of The Day without the opening music? Ski Sunday without that unforgettable tune? Or Rocky Balboa bounding up those famous steps in silence? On the Red Button...

KCRW Puts Radio on Video

Hollis — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000

KCRW has introduced an online video channel called The Cue on YouTube. The Cue includes themed video playlists selected by the station’s program hosts. The series begins with an introduction from Music Director and Morning Becomes...

War over birth control coverage hits Boston radio

Matthew Lasar — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Republican Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren have released dueling radio statements over the Blunt Amendment, which would give the green light to heath insurance providers to nix birth control coverage for “religious beliefs or moral convictions.” … finish reading War over birth control coverage hits Boston radio

Poll: Have You Cut the Cord to Cable and Satellite TV?

MediaShift — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:49:14 +0000

There was a time in America when everyone had a dumb box. A boob tube. A TV that had a handful of broadcast channels, many of them not even programming for 24 hours. But now, we live in an age of TV diversity, when people get their shows through so man...

Social Media And The Not-So-New Rules Of The Road

Inside NPR.org — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0000

NPR's newly updated social media guidelines echo common-sense editorial practices and even some basic "netiquette" rules that are almost as old as the web itself.

Turning a newspaper project into a book: Christopher Goffard on “You Will See Fire”

Andrea Pitzer — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:50:55 +0000

We recently noticed that Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard had expanded a series he had done for the paper into the book “You Will See Fire.” We’ve talked with other narrative journalists who have done a similar thing (David Finkel, Tom French), but in this case, we thought it would be interesting to focus [...]

Daily Must Reads, Feb. 24, 2012

MediaShift — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:18:50 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. Obama's privacy policy means business as usual for web companies (ReadWriteWeb)

2. Twitter's co-founder says spending too much time on the site is 'unhealthy' (Guardian)

3. Yahoo, Hulu and other tech firms pose another challenge to traditional TV (PaidContent)

4. Hearst and People magazine sign deals to target online consumers (The Wrap)

5. The Washington Post experiments with personalized headlines (TechCrunch)

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Anxiety Swirling at College Radio Station KVRX as Sale Rumors Surface

Jennifer Waits — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:13 +0000

According to an article in Wednesday’s Daily Texan, a proposal recently surfaced that made a recommendation to sell University of Texas student radio station KVRX. The preliminary proposal to sell KVRX (as well as student television station TSTV) was presented … finish reading Anxiety Swirling at College Radio Station KVRX as Sale Rumors Surface

Do Good To Evoke Social Change

Ji Hyun Park — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:48:42 +0000

GOOD‘s mission is first and foremost, to do, well — good. The platform serves to help people learn about the world, live in it better, and accomplish what’s important to them. So freelancers looking for a byline should embody &#8221...

NPR Announces New Executive Team

Hollis — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:22:00 +0000

NPR CEO Gary Knell today made some of his first major personnel changes since joining the network. They include:Kinsey Wilson (right) is now NPR's executive vice president and chief content officer;Margaret Low Smith (left) is NPR's senior vice preside...

At NPR, Wilson promoted to chief content officer, Low Smith to senior news v.p.

Karen — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0000

NPR President Gary Knell has restructured the news organization's top ranks, elevating digital chief Kinsey Wilson to executive v.p. and chief content officer, and appointing Margaret Low Smith as senior v.p. of news, a job she took on an interim basis...