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Articles tagged WGBH (21)

“What made us want to watch this for an hour and a half? Their ability to talk through the puzzles made me not only understand the puzzles but find out the answer and get invested.”
It might not be the sexiest journalism innovation, but WGBH is hoping to keep public radio and public television’s massive archives alive and useful by harnessing the power of dopamine.
Plus the three most interesting podcast companies out there today.
Plus: Gimlet makes a curious acquisition, a new run at fixing podcast discovery, and an under-the-hood technical shift.
The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television’s 1967 report established the framework for the modern system of public television and radio — and prompted the first political fights over its future.
“There’s pretty much nothing, as far as I can tell, in terms of real, international, on-the-ground reporting in the world of podcasting.”
“At GlobalPost, I saw the loss of control over so many things that are important to your success.”
A big update moves NPR One yet another step in the direction of becoming a one-stop shop for all audio content, from local newscasts to podcasts outside the NPR world.
One of public radio’s leading internal critics answers the question: What would he do if he were running NPR?