Public Media Showcase

Drop That Knowledge: Youth Radio Stories, a new book by Youth Radio's Research Director Elisabeth Soep and former Youth Radio participant Vivian Chavez, provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at this youth media education and production powerhouse.Read more...

Last month, KQED News in San Francisco dramatically expanded the scope of its news coverage with a new website, an increase from six to 16 local radio newscasts and the addition of eight news staffers, including six producers/reporters, a developer and a social media specialist. Its expansion will continue over the next several months (look for a new news blog in the next couple of months).Read more...

Each year, the Center for Social Media supports selected American University graduate students in producing research that pertains to the future of public media. (For example, last year, Joshua Berg explored the connection between civic engagement and Web video in political campaigns.)Read more...

How are news-focused public media projects tracking their impact? That’s the question that CSM Research Fellow Erin Roberts set out to explore in a set of interviews with leaders from innovative journalism projects.Read more...

On December 7, 2009, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer relaunched as The PBS NewsHour . The transition included a quickened pace and a revamped website with additional video content and a design created to appeal to a younger, more digitally-engaged audience. NewsHour producers also made a significant effort to create a better connection between online and on-air content. Read more...