News Blast Archive

The National Center for Media Engagement monthly email News Blast highlights public broadcasting news related to community engagement. If you would like to receive the News Blast, contact us.

• June 2011
• Evolutionary Thinking
• The NEA’s New Grant Program: The Arts in Media
• National Federation of Community Broadcasters’ Conference
• Takeaways from Community Engagement Intensive
• A Vision for Community Radio: Five Insights to Consider
• Webinar: Community-Driven Engagement with Amy Sample Ward
• Photovocalizing and Engagement
• 5 Takeways from iMA Pledge-Free Streaming Webinar
• MySource Highlight: KNME - New Mexico PBS
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Grand Marais, MN - Pledging “Acts of Kindness”
• Tampa, FL - Collaborating with the community to fight underage drinking
• Albuquerque, NM - Graduate New Mexico

• May 2011
• Recent Experiments in Pledge Free Streaming
• CPB Introduces AMERICAN GRADUATE Initiative
• Stations Supporting Communities in Crisis
• The Present and Future of Connected Citizens
• 5 Takeaways from iMA Mobile Webinar
• GRANT OPPORTUNITY: $5K Grants from WETA
• My Source Highlight: KUEN-TV - Salt Lake City, Utah
• Community Engagement for the Classical Station
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Amarillo, Texas - KACV captures stories of Texas veterans
• Albuquerque, N.M. - Station fosters youth civic engagement
• Dallas, Texas - Hurricane victims are helped by KERA-led initiative

• April 2011
• GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Community Engagement Grants
• GRANT OPPORTUNITY: $5K Grants from WETA
• Community Engagement Goes Classical
• What Mobile Strategy is Right for your Organization?
• Can We Talk? Yes We Can!
• My Source Highlight: KRZA-FM - Alamosa, Colo.
• NFCB’s 36th Annual Community Radio Conference
• Super WHY! Reading Camps: Resources and Archived Webinar
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Training Young Journalists in the Twin Cities
• Public Media Provides a Home for the Arts in Cincinnati
• VPR and Story Corps Illuminate Life with Alzheimer’s

• March 2011
• Toward an ‘Engagement Ethos’
• TODAY: Super WHY! Reading Camps Webinar
• Top 10 Tech Trends for Public Media
• Blog Series: A Social Media Primer
• Why PBS’ Use of ‘Gowalla’ Matters
• #FAIL? There’s No Shame in Learning From It
• Going the 8 Mile: Community Engagement in Detroit
• Tips, Tricks & Tactics to Make the Most of Your Online Video
• Q&A with WQXR’s Terrance McKnight
• POV Announces Grants for Most Dangerous Man
• My Source Highlight: KEET-TV - Eureka, Calif.
• 100 Best Communities for Young People
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Boston Public Media Stations Join Forces on Dropout Prevention
• KSDS Encourages Academics by Bringing Musical Instruments to Students
• Financial Fitness in the Twin Cities’ Black Community

• February 2011
• Engage NCME in a Community Near You
• From Social Buying to Social Buy-In
• Five Twitter Users Public Media Should Follow
• A Community-Driven Model for Public Media
• Deadline Extension: CPB Grant Opportunity
• A Model For How to Engage Changing Communities
• $750K for Audience Engagement From Tribeca Film Institute
• SUPER WHY! Reading Camps
• My Source Highlight: KKCR - Hanalei, Hawaii
• $60M Doc Film Effort to Connect Storytellers with Scientists
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Haiti’s Future: WNYC Leads the Conversation in New York, Part One
• Sacramento Station Responds to Foreclosure Crisis
• Families Watching and Learning Together

• January 2011
• TODAY: Meta-Leadership Webinar
• NEA to Support Creative Community Engagement
• Ford Foundation Invests $50M in Filmmakers
• WBEZ’ Partnership Program Gives Voice to Chicagoans
• Engagement Opportunities Around WETA’s “Forgiveness”
• NETA Recognizes Broadcasters with Awards of Distinction
• How Can Public Media Engage a Generation?
• Integrated Media Association (iMA) Offers SXSW Discount
• My Source Highlight: WHUT, Washington, D.C.
• Resources From Jan. 19 SAFER Webinar
• Featured Stories of Impact
• Raising Hope in a City Hard Hit by Recession
• Helping Syracuse Veterans and Their Families Cope With 21st Century Challenges
• Giving Miami Middle Schoolers a Voice on Immigration

• December 2010
• End of Year Message for Charles Meyer, Exec. Director of the National Center for Media Engagement

  On-air, online and on the ground, public media has a critical role to play in strengthening communities and civic life. In reflecting on our past, we reaffirm our value and envision a stronger future, with still more powerful stories of public media’s role in building healthy, vibrant communities. Read full message
  
  

• November 2010
• NAPT Mentors Young Native American Journalists
• Engagement News and Trends
• 2011 NETA Conference Set for Nashville
• Futurestates Lesson Plans
• IMA/NCME Partnership
• Gates Coundation Makes Major Gift to Smithsonian
• Peer Webinars: Public Media Innovation
• Pipeline Pick: Forum Network
• Repository Pick: Vermont Public Radio and StoryCorps Illuminate Alzheimer's
• My Source Spots from East Tennessee PBS and Wichita Public Radio
• The Spotlight: Pub Media Honored at Online Journalism Awards

• October 2010
• Knight News Challenge Announces New Call for Entries
• Engagement News and Trends
• KUYI Informs Community During Crises
• Enthusiasm Runs High for Engagement Guide for Producers
• U.S. Dept. of Education Awards $72 million Ready to Learn Grant to CPB and PBS
• Public Media Corps gets community feedback via “Cool Spots”
• Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grants Awarded
• Martha Speaks newsletter helps teachers foster love of reading
• Content Inventory Project grants available
• Thirteen announces Get the Math grants
• Peer Webinars: Freedom Riders Engagement
• Pipeline Pick: The Calling
• Pipeline Pick: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening
• My Source Spots from WTIP-FM and KVIE
• The Spotlight: STEM Makes Math and Science Fun

• September 2010
• NCME Engagement Guide for Producers
• Engagement News and Trends
• Community Cinema Broadens inmates' Horizons
• NPR Launches Argo Network
• NBPC Issues Digital Open Call, Deadline Sept. 27
• NAPT Announces 2011 Open Call for Filmmakers
• WQED Announces "Tricks of the Trade" Grants
• HUD Offers "Choice Neighborhoods" Grants
• Arthur Booklet Wins Health Award
• Peer Webinars: Learning with Curious George and Gaming for the Greater Good
• Pipeline Pick: USA  Science & Engineering Festival
• Repository Pick: WHRO Sparks Engagement with God in America
• My Source Spots from KSPS and Maryland Public Television
• The Spotlight: KQED Quest Scores Multiple Awards from SEJ

• August 2010
• Prescreen and Engage with God in America
• Engagement News and Trends
• KPBS Recruits Chargers for Children's Literacy and Fitness
• Join Us at PRPD
• Building a Better Pipeline
• New and Improved NBPC Website
• Find Engagement Opportunities Through Mapping
• Cutting-Edge Workshop on Audio Journalism
• Pipeline Pick: Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy
• Repository Pick: "Save the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic" with WWOZ
• My Source Spots from KSPS and Maryland Public Television

• July 2010
• Funding for TV Series Engaging Diverse Cultures
• "PubCamps" Proving Useful As Catalysts of Community Engagement
• Engagement News and Trends
• Upcoming Peer Webinars
• Pipeline Pick: God in America
• Emmy for Blue Ridge PBS
• WFSU Teams with Experts on Oil Spill Blog
• The Spotlight: WYSO Sweeps Ohio AP Broadcasters
• My Source Spots from the National Minority Consortia & Latino Public Broadcasting

• June 2010
• Engagement News and Trends
• Learn From Your Peers: LZ Lambeau: Welcoming Home Wisconsin's Vietnam Veterans
• Partnership Opportunities
• Dinosaur Train Grant Opportunity
• NCME Presenting at the DEI Annual Conference
• APTS Conference All on NEA Grant
• Responding to Community in the Gulf Coast
• Live Chat Opportunity from POV
• Spotlight on "JobQuest"
• Repository Pick of the Month: "WPBT's Live Facebook Chats"
• My Source Montage from the National Minority Consortia

• May 2010
• Competions and Games to Benefit Communities
• Engagement News and Trends
• Youth Media International Wins MacArthur Competition
• New Models to Use in Your Community
• Pipeline Pick: Cyberchase Summer Challenge
• Broadband Access to the Unserved and Underserved
• LZ Lambeau: An Event to Remember
• Good Pitch @ Silverdocs
• APTS Grant Center Survey
• Spotlight on "Fizzy's Lunch Lab"
• Repository Pick of the Month: "WCLK's Wellness Competition"
• My Source: OPB's Environmental Work
• My Source: KPAC 88.3

• April 2010
• Want to Grow Your Impact? COLLABORATE
• Engagement News and Trends
• Improve Your Practices
• Your Station in an Emergency
• Resources for Better Impact Online PEEP Educational Outreach for Preschoolers
• NCME at NFCB Conference
• APTS Conference all on NEA Grant
• Patchwork Nation gets $450K from Knight Foundation
• Spotlight on "Garbage Dreams" Online Game
• Pipeline Pick of the Month: "The Moth Radio Hour: 2010 Season"
• My Source: Education Innovation Awards

• March 2010
• Impact Communication Grants
• APTS Webinar: "Investing in Innovation"
• Latest Engagement Opportunities
• NCME/WGBH Webinar for Animated Science Series
• Registration Open for "Making Your Media Matter" Conference
• Results of WNYC Summit for Local Haitians
• New Pew Research Reveals Surprising Stats
• Engagement News and Trends
• Celebrate Earth Day in Your Community
• Spotlight on Soldier Storytellers and LZ Lambeau
• Pipeline Pick of the Month: "The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression"
• My Source Highlights: IPTV, Iowa and KUT, Austin

• February 2010
• Grants for Engagement Around Depression
• Broadband Funding and Economy Collaboration
• Pipeline Picks: Earth Day
• Engagement News and Trends
• Mapping: Surfacing Local Opportunities
• Get Help Engaging Your Community
• WNYC’s Local Summit Convenes Haitian Voices
• Outreach Kit for “When Families Grieve’
• Moneywise Community Empowerment Cinema
• Engagement Grants for Burns’s “Baseball”
• Repository Pick of the Month: JobQuest from Blue Ridge PBS
• Station Spotlight: KWIT and Radio Bilingüe
• My Source Highlights: NHPTV and WDET

• January 2010
• Haitian Relief Resources Page
• Apply for My Source Education Innovation Awards
• Economic Response Efforts
• $4.8 Billion in Funding to Expand Broadband
• NCME Pipeline Pick
• Upcoming Peer Events: Economy and MQ2
• Grants Available for Burns's THE TENTH INNING
• Making your Media Matter Conference
• NCME is hiring media professionals
• APTS Grant Center Call with NEH
• My Source Highlights: WTIP-FM and AETN
• December 2009
• Reflections on 2009
• November 2009
• Economic Response Efforts
• Updates to the Community Engagement Pipeline
• Picks from the Economy Pipeline
• Upcoming Webinars on National Parks and PubCamps
• Flu Resources to Help Your Community
• Making Your Media Matter Conference
• Broadband Development an Important Opportunity
• PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest
• Repository Pick: WYEP-FM
• Stations Turning Outward Initiative
• My Source Highlights: KETC and WPLN
• October 2009
• Economic Response Efforts
• Growing Availability of Flu Resources
• Upcoming Peer-to-peer Event
• Picks from the Community Engagement Pipeline
• Information and Engagement in the Digital Age
• Eastern Region Public Media Fall Meeting
• I Am What I Learn: Video Contest for Teens
• Repository Pick: Texas Public Radio
• Stations Turning Outward Events
• My Source Highlights: WGTE and WTIP
• September 2009
• Economic Response Efforts
• Resources for Your Flu Response Efforts
• Pipeline Picks
• Peer Events and Professional Development Opportunities
• Enhance your Station's Coverage of the Economy
• Repository Pick of the Month: KCET's Wildfire Response
• Webinar: Turning Outward to Deepen Your Work
• My Source Highlights: KERA and KALW 91.7
• August 2009
• Economic Response Efforts
• Learn More about Social Media and the Internet
• View Past NCME Presentations to Improve Station Engagement
• WGBH/NCME Webinar for ARTHUR Outreach
• Pipeline Picks: Engagement Ideas to Inspire You
• New Influenza Resources for Supporting Your Community
• NPR Introduces New Web Site
• PRPD Conference to Feature Engagement
• Learn How Mapping Can Help Your Station
• Repository Pick of the Month: Inspired by Upcoming Premiere of The National Parks
• Webinar: Turning Outward to Deepen Your Work
• My Source Highlights: LPB and Northwest Public Radio
• July 2009
• Economic Response Efforts
• Enthusiastic Response to Pipeline LIVE '09
• Upcoming Peer-to-peer: Increasing the Value of Your Station
• Introducing WGBH's LiveStrong with Arthur (w.t.)
• Apply Early for NEH grant
• Pipeline Picks: Engagement Ideas for Fall
• The NCME Facebook Page
• Repository Pick of the Month
• My Source Highlights: Idaho PTV and KTOO Alaska

• June 2009
• WYES Leads Media Collaboration around Race
• PRDMC Workshop: "Of the People"
• Free Engagement Resources from FRONTLINE/World
• New Tool: Engagement Research Summary
• "Strengthening Local Journalism" RFP
• New Flu Resources
• Update your Directory Page to Connect with Colleagues
• Upcoming Peer Webinar on Social Media
• Repository Pick of the Month
• My Source Highlights: TPT and KXPR-FM

• May 2009
• New Economic Response Resources Available
• Pipeline LIVE: Focusing on the Economy
• Gauge Your Station's Connectivity to Community
• Upcoming Peer Webinar on Connectivity
• Grant Opportunities
• Flu Resources for Today and the Future
• Planet Forward Web Sequel
• The Win-Win of Engagement and Major Gifts
• Repository Pick: WIPB's Disaster Preparedness
• My Source Highlights: WHRO, Norfolk, VA and KRNN, Juneau, AK
  
  

• April 2009
• Economic Response Efforts to Support CPB Initiative
• Pipeline LIVE 2009 to Highlight Economic Response Efforts
• Upcoming Peer-to-peer Dialogue
• Planet Forward Engages White House Advisor and Citizens
• Engagement Opportunities for Five Farms
• Engagement Training in High Demand at Radio Conference
• OPB Selected to Manage American Archive Pilot Program
• Repository Pick - KZMU's Voices of Youth - Moab
• My Source highlights: CPB Award Winners and KFAI
  
  

• March 2009
• Engaging Communities for Economic Recovery Grants
• New PMI Grants to Foster Economic Literacy and Understanding
• Supporting Communities through Facing the Mortgage Crisis
• Engagement Opportunity on America's Infrastructure Crisis
• Stations Pilot "Planet Forward"
• Tough Times Tip: Involve Community for Radio Pledge Success
• Tap into our Peer-to-Peer Network
• New Name Buzz
• Pipeline LIVE 2009 on July 15
• Repository Picks: The National Parks
• My Source Highlights: Education spots from WFSU and KBAQ-FM

• February 2009
• NCO to Take New Name
• NCO Continuing Collaboration with Harwood
• Presenting at NFCB Community Radio Conference
• Earth Day and Planet Forward in April
• This American Life - LIVE 2009
• Repository Pick: Station Efforts for We Shall Remain
• My Source Highlights: WUSM-FM and WILL
  
  

• January 2009

Change and Promise for 2009

• Understand where you are and where you want to go
• Connect and learn with your peers
• Convene and collaborate with your partners
• Connect with us
  
  
  

• December 2008

Reflecting on 2008

• Tools to know about and use
• New ways to connect
• New ways to work and improve
• New tools on our web site
  
  
  

• November 19, 2008
• Grant Opportunity for The National Parks: America's Best Idea
• Do Not Go Gently Mini-grants
• Engagement for To the Best of Our Knowledge
• Peer-to-peer Dialogue: Improving Community Partnerships
• NCO Surveys How Stations Use Social Media
• Game Playing Tied to Civic Engagement
• Public Radio's Makers Quest 2.0
• New Web Navigation and Tools from NCO
• Data Resources to Strengthen Impact
• Mister Rogers' Sweater Drive Toolkit
• Repository Pick: National Parks Las Vegas
• My Source Highlights: NPT and WAMU-FM

• October 16, 2008
• Latin Music USA Grant Deadline Extended
• PlanIT! Has Reading Rainbow Contest Resources
• Webinar: What's the Word on The Street? from Sesame Street
• Planning for Ken Burn's National Parks
• NAPT Committed to Outreach and Engagement
• NCO Featured in PRI Newsletter
• New Social Media on NCO Site
• Engaging People around the Election
• Upcoming Peer-to-peer Dialogues on Community Engagement
• Repository Pick: KRCB's Plant A Tree Partnership
• My Source Highlights: WPSU and KUNV (sidebar)
• Apply for My Source Community Impact Awards