I can’t imagine how people fed and clothed themselves before the Internet, let alone how they reported stories. But I’m envious of one aspect of pre–digital age journalism: that moment when ...

We’ve spent the last five years using our perspective as scientists and funders not only to figure out why exceptional independent creators make the things they make, but to create an ecosystem that ...

Audience analyst Dave Sullivan has been trying to “sound the alarm” about public radio’s declining cume ratings, a key metric for station fundraising and sustainability. The average weekly cume for ...

It is rare for everyone in public radio to agree on anything. In 2000, I was asked to put together a PRPD session on “The Truths of Public Radio.” That request followed several years of significant ...

The station has doubled its content staff, increased its digital traffic sevenfold, attracted new members and grown general revenues.

NPR’s programs to help raise funds for public radio stations have exceeded expectations, network executives reported during a Friday board meeting. The NPR Network revenue programs, which include ...

In a four-part series, the co-authors of “The Growing Strength of Public Media Local Journalism” have excerpted their findings for the Current readership. In the report, the co-authors make the case ...

On May 2, President Trump signed the executive order ordering CPB to halt all funding to PBS and NPR local stations. The justifications for this unprecedented action included the vast array of content ...

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently observed that the “sounds of the past enrich our understanding of the nation’s cultural history and our history in general.” For over 46 years, NPR has ...

An interview that went awry for Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich sparked an outcry from listeners and an unusual apology from a show unaccustomed to accusations of insensitivity. The interview, ...

Your station’s weekends are over-programmed. Fixing this can free up a massive amount of resources, as well as grow your audience. Over-programming isn’t a recent development. It has been going on for ...

Amid the crisis in local news, there are signs of hope as new media outlets arise to address community concerns and deliver vital information. In their new book, What Works in Community News: Media ...