Recent Storylines

The National Center for Media Engagement monthly e-newsletter, StoryLines, highlights public broadcasting news related to community engagement. Would you like to receive StoryLines? Sign up.

• April 2013
• Strategies for discussing tragedy with kids
• 60 Minutes profiles the quirkiness of Marfa, Texas
• It’s Math Awareness Month - new tools from public media stations
• NEA Announces $350,000 for arts grants
• Collaborate, share your goals, and value your partners
• Growing Sideways: How one station shifted its thinking about search traffic
• Department of Labor Grants May Fund GED Services/Workforce Training
• This Month's Stories of Public Media Impact
• KERA equips parents & caregivers to prepare children for success
• WLAE provides medical info to a public still reeling from Hurricane
• WTTW partners with Free Spirit Media to add student voices to AmGrad

• March 2013
• NCME releases impact measurement report
• Grad Nation benefits from American Graduate
• Disrupting media models
• Localore project highlights new community engagement efforts
• WDET uses national initiative to engage locally
• Grant Center Webinar Explores the Art of Stewardship
• This Month's Stories of Public Media Impact
• KVIE uses video storytelling to draw attention to the dropout crisis
• WITF addresses the challenges faced by people with cancer
• WQPT evolved its volunteers into an ambassador program

• February 2013
• After Newtown: Engaging and supporting your community
• MacArthur Foundation offers $100,000 for Fresh Ideas on Democracy
• Measuring Your Impact - Ideas from Knight Foundation
• Your community engagement resources
  • Can community engagement grow a business?
  • Building relationships can lead to new opportunities for engagement
  • Engaging citizens through crowd-sourcing
  • How do I engage with my diverse community?
• Grant Center Webinar Explores the Art of Stewardship
• This Month's Stories of Public Media Impact
• SCETV Gets High Schoolers Interested in Local Nonprofits
• WGTE Makes Real World Money Management Fun
• Multi-Station Effort Keeps Washington D.C. Youth on the Graduation Path

• January 2013
• Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism
• Addressing the dropout crisis through a different lens
• An opportunity to engage college students
• Your community engagement resources
  • For Radio, An Opportunity to Start a Local Conversation around the Dropout Crisis
  • Evaluation can yield critical improvements
• Grant Center Webinar Update: Federal Grants Expected to Face a Renewed Emphasis on Evidence and Evaluation
• This Month's Stories of Public Media Impact
• WFYI Indianapolis Staff Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Help Students Graduate
• The Color of Conscience Documents Fight Against Racism in Boise, ID
• VPT's Above the Fold Brings Out the Journalist in Middle Schoolers

• December 2012
• Using Flickr to engage community members
• Am I making a difference? Measuring effectiveness
• Our most popular blog posts in 2012
  • What do Pinterest, SoundCloud and Storify have in common?
  • Audio can engage, too
  • Mapping Your Mix: Are you Providing the Right Mix of Content?
• KUED's report on mental health prompts changes
• Grant Center Offers Free Professional Development Webinar Series
• This Month's Stories of Public Media Impact
• KPBS San Diego Report Prompts Study on Vaccine Effectiveness
  
• NAPT in Lincoln, NE Inspires Native American Graduates
• KUVO of Denver Explores Dropout Issue in Forum & Radio Series

• November 2012
• Planning a Successful Town Hall
• Six Practical, Proven Lessons on Engaging from WGVU
• Mapping Sounds in the Live Music Capital of the World
• Teachers Give Voice to their Own Stories
• Missed our Expert Speak Webinar?
• Grant Tip: What’s Next? Post-Election Outlook for Education Funding and Grants
• Calling All Producers!
• Help PBS Share Stories of Public Media’s Impact
• In Tennessee, the Governor and First Lady Help Draw Attention to the Dropout Crisis
  
• For a Texas Community, the Public Radio Station Becomes a Life Saver
• Ideastream’s Viz Kids Makes Healthful Living Fun

• October 2012
• Thinking Beyond “Transactional Journalism”
• WQED Gets its Game On: A Q&A with Jen Stancil
• How Libraries Help Hear Here Surface Stories Beyond the Headlines
• Want to Deepen Your Impact on Education Reporting?
• Expert Speak: Nova Spivack on a New Era for the Web
• Grant Center Announces Fall 2012 Webinar Lineup
• Help PBS Share Stories of Public Media’s Impact
• Milwaukee Public Television and WUWM Radio Team Up on American Graduate
  
• WQED's Game On! Institute Helps Students Learn to Play
• WFYI's American Graduate Initiative Built on Foundation of Station Staff's Volunteerism

• September 2012
• Celebrate American Graduate Day
• Twenty more stations tackle the dropout crisis
• Three ways to engage your community during election season
• Beer meets politics in Policy & a Pint
• Three Tips for Conjuring “Free Magic” from WBEZ’s Localore Project Curious City
• APA and Public Media Partner to Keep Kids in School
• Grant Tip: Race to the Top district competition in full swing
• Want to partner with a museum? Start the conversation here.
• POV Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with Premiere Parties
• Conversations to fight the dropout crisis
  
• Raising awareness for brain injury prevention
• Reframing the issue, a search for solutions

• August 2012
• What do Pinterest, SoundCloud & Storify have in common?
• Lessons from WFMU’s social media addict (and general manager)
• How Localore & KCRW are kickstarting cross-border reporting with Sonic Trace
• Want to know what your community needs? Just ask.
• Dipping your toes into metrics tracking
• Community Insights webinar: Elections: A Hook to Engage Your Community
• Get off the ground with Half the Sky mini-grants
• Grant Tip: The Grant Center Welcomes NEH Director
• Need funding for your documentary?
• The Community Comes Together For American Graduate
  
• Policy and a Pint with KOSU
• Engineering Life for Girls

• July 2012
• Announcing new American Graduate grants
• Getting kids to fall in love with radio
• Ian Hill: A new perspective from the community
• Public media goes to the museum
• Your resource guide for Half the Sky
• Community Insights webinar: Digital tools of engagement
• Grant Tip: NEA’s Art Works deadline is fast approaching
• American Graduate Native Initiative
• Heading Down the American Graduate Path in Miami
  
• Breaking New Ground in Journalism Education
• Starting Conversations that Matter

• June 2012
• Six ways to make social media realistic for your station
• Your volunteers: Active or activated?
• Missed NFCB? Catch the Storify.
• Engaging Communities: The Sky's the Limit
• Grant tip: Identifying potential funders
• Your guide to engaging
• Storytelling at Heart of WUNC American Graduate effort
  
• Vegas PBS' 5k is a Runaway Success
• Nashville Public Television Says No To Hate

• May 2012
• Hearing a lot about engagement? Start doing.
• Missed PBS Annual Meeting? Catch the Storify
• Engaging Heroes: Lessons from KPCC
• Tell Your Story. Funders are Listening.
• Grow. Build. Engage. All with Public Media Connected.
• Your Roadmap for Community Engagement
• Ready to Play: Public Media Innovators Discuss Audio and Video Players
• Grant Center Showcases Recent Grants with #grantstopubmedia
• Connect With Baby Boomers Through Next Avenue
• Missed "Mind the Generation Gap?"
• CPT12 Makes It Happen for LGBTQ Youth
  
• WQED Pioneers New Models for Learning
• Rhode Island Revealed, One Square Mile at a Time