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2017 Media Business Year in Review

Ep 42 2017 Media Business Year in Review0:00/0:001× It's that time again--when we look back at the last 12 months and try to make sense of the stories with lasting importance. 2017 gave us a ride up to the end, with so much to discuss

Public Media Wrap

Ep 41 Public Media Wrap0:00/0:001× Amanda and Alex revisit the interviews that were part of the public media series to place all the insights into conversation and identify key takeaways.

Digital Tools for Local Public Media

Ep 40 Digital Tools for Local Public Media0:00/0:001× Alex and Amanda talk with Laura Walker, President and CEO of New York Public Radio--the largest public radio station group in the nation and a major producer of audio content--about how digital distribution is affecting local public radio. We

Public Media in the UK: Digital Media Challenge the "Voice of God"

Ep 39 Public Media in the UK: Digital Media Challenge the "Voice of God"0:00/0:001× Alex and Amanda host John Shields, a BBC Editor, visiting as a Knight Wallace Fellow here at the University of Michigan’s Wallace House. We talk about the challenges and

New Technology Offers Public Media New Opportunities: A Conversation with Tamar Charney

Ep 38 Public Media and New Technology with Tamar Charney0:00/0:001× In this episode, Tamar Charney, Managing Editor of National Public Radio's NPR One App talks with us about the technological opportunities available to public media. We learn a lot about how the app is expanding

News of Note--Global Internet Television Consortium

Not exactly a legitimate blog entry--but an announcement and redirection. For the last year, Ramon Lobato and I have been developing the Global Internet Television Consortium. The GITV Consortium collects media scholars from around the globe to develop and share research about the various forms internet-distributed television is taking in

Challenges and Opportunities of NPR's Podcast Innovations--A Conversation with Lynette Clemetson

Ep 37 Challenges and Opportunities of NPR's Podcast Innovations0:00/0:001× Lynette Clemetson starts off our look at U.S. public media in the digital age with a rich discussion of how NPR took advantage of journalists forced out of print, developed podcasts, and found new ways