New media

Classical Music: Could There Be an App for That?

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First of all, sorry for the hiatus!  Took a week off in early October to visit family and friends across New England, then upon returning it was time for WFIU’s pledge drive, which consumed many of my waking hours for eleven days.  I’ve been playing catch-up ever since, and am just now getting around to blogging again.  I have already blogged about the Coleman Insights survey data that was presented at PRPD 2014, and in that post I reflected on the way classical music stations market themselves.  Now I’d like to explore … Continue Reading

$10 Million to NY Public Radio

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From the New York Times: Not all Mondays are bad.  For New York Public Radio’s stations WNYC, WQXR, and NJ Public Radio, this Monday is one to celebrate.  Most of a $10 million grant from the Greene Foundation … is earmarked to support the development of digital operations, including a new feature called “Discover” on the WNYC mobile app. Designed originally with offline underground subway riders in mind, the feature will generate custom downloadable playlists for users who punch in the topics that interest them and the amount of time they want … Continue Reading

Is it Journalism? Classical Radio and the Arts Community

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is launching a new integrated media site called CSO Sounds and Stories, and in the subtitle of their press release they’re calling it “the first brand journalism site by a major American orchestra” (italics mine).  It’s basically an online music magazine, rich in audio (including the radio shows) and with unique content — a great place to hear the Chicago Symphony online, especially for non-Chicagoans. A thoughtful article by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune online claims that they shouldn’t call it “journalism” because it’s really p.r. “To the best of our knowledge … Continue Reading

Arts Reporter Jobs in Denver

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Chloe Veltman, VoiceBox Producer and Arts Editor at Colorado Public Radio, is looking to hire two out-of-the-box-thinking arts reporters to join her team: Arts Reporter Colorado Public Radio is seeking an experienced Arts Reporter to join its Arts Bureau. The Arts Reporter covers all aspects of the CPR arts and culture community and produces content via the mediums of radio and the online arts hub (text, video, social media, still images etc). As a member of the CPR Arts Bureau, the Arts Reporter will work across all three of CPR’s programing services — News, … Continue Reading

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