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Broadcast Localism: An informed public plays a vital role in helping stations...
A report from the Benton Foundation posted today. Benton’s stated mission is “to articulate a public interest vision for the digital age and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving...
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1982 Documentary from Pacifica Radio Archives: The Second Amendment and Gun...
Newly digitized for broadcast from the Pacifica Radio Archives: This week, the Supreme Court has taken up the issue of the Second Amendment and gun control laws, for the first time in almost 70 years....
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New study: “empathetic” public broadcasting pitching is most successful
We’ve all heard those public radio pledge drives that go on and on. And on and on. I’ve been on both sides of many pledge drives, and while they’re not terribly fun for either the producer or the...
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Renee Feltz’s new project: The Business of Detention
New from KPFT’s former News Director Renee Feltz… Hello, We are excited to announced the launching of our investigative-new media masters project, The Business of Detention. Snapshot: The nation’s...
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Report from James Williams, Pacifica reporter in NY outside the Sean Bell trial
James Williams works with WBAI and the People’s Production House in NYC. ~N Greetings! The Sean Bell verdict came down today, Friday, April 25th handed down by the 75 year old Judge Cooperman(hope I...
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Utah Phillips passes away; Pacifica radio memorials
In case you missed the news, Utah Phillips died late last week of complications related to congestive heart failure. He was 73. Utah Phillips was one of my favorite performers and inspirations. I got...
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Pacifica affiliate KFAI’s Janis Lane-Ewart interviewed
KFAI is a Pacifica affiliate, and Janis has been a great help in working with me on planning Pacifica’s coverage of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in September. ~N Interview: Janis...
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George Carlin kicks the Fucking Bucket
Like the headline? I think Carlin would approve. There have already been thousands – maybe millions – of tributes to George Carlin over the last 36 hours since the great comic died in New York at age...
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NY Times on WBAI: “The Station That Dared to Defend Carlin’s ‘7 Words’ Looks...
From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/nyregion/25wbai.html: As the encomiums for George Carlin have rolled in from stand-up legends, celebrities and scholars, his death at 71 has also been noted at a...
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Nicole Sawaya’s departure letter from Pacifica, September 2008
I’m posting Nicole’s letter here in full. Her last day is next Tuesday. ~N September 24, 2008 To: Pacifica National Board, Local Station Boards, All management and staff, Affiliate stations,...
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