public media

Liz Gross

Date: Sunday, March 9 2014 Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm Location: Courtyard Marriott, Brazos 300 E 4th St By now, most organizations know that it’s imperative to have a presence on social media. Often times though, that means they just hire one person and put them in charge of ‘doing social media’. They become a “one man band’, tasked […]

Paula Kerger headshot

PBS has spent the past 40 years cultivating the highest standards in television programming and developing its sterling reputation. How does an organization with that kind of brand evolve and adjust to a rapidly changing media landscape while maintaining its core identity and dedication to quality programming? PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger will explore […]

Preview - 'Sensoring' the News: Detector-Driven Journalism

If you want something done right, do it yourself. John Keefe will discuss how data journalists can use new mobile technology to gather their own data and better cover issues that affect their communities on a panel at SXSW Interactive. As senior editor for data news and journalism at WNYC-New York, Keefe works the station’s data […]

austin music map screenshot

KUT-FM’s Austin Music Map From Argentine tango to marching bands in canoes, music permeates every facet of life in Austin, often in unexpected ways. KUT-FM’s Austin Music Map combines digital audio and video, data and mapping, radio broadcast and user generated content to explore Austin’s eclectic music scene. Lead Producer Delaney Hall calls it a […]

Integrated Media Association Conference Begins Wednesday

The Integrated Media Association will be holding their 10th annual conference in conjunction with SXSWi this March 7 and 8. The iMA is an organization created in the late 1990s (officially incorporated in 2004) as a common landing ground for public media operations around the nation. The main goals of iMA are to enable public […]