John posted on Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 | Station Newsletters
Timely docs: growing up undocumented and the anatomy of a sentencing hearing for a juvenile. And on the lighter side, KCRW’s Guest DJ Project.
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June 19, 2012
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PRX Goes Greek
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Hi friend of PRX,
In an announcement today that calmed European markets, PRX said that it is buying Greece. “We hope this settles things once and for all,” said Jake Shapiro from PRX.
Using a combination of a Kickstarter campaign and money from the Public Media Accelerator, PRX pledged to make Greece more digital. “‘Digital’ has Latin origins, but if the Greeks want to claim it as theirs, okay!” said Shapiro. Crowds in Athens were ecstatic as every citizen got a starter account on PRX. PRX reports that Spartans were being most aggressive about uploading already.
By Zeus!
-John
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Timely & Excellent
From Long Haul Productions
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American Dreamer: Sam’s Story follows a young undocumented musician who was brought to the US as a child and does well in high school, but struggles to attend college. Winner of 2010 Third Coast Competition Radio Impact Award.
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Should a teen go to jail for life? The Case of Charles Lewis, Jr follows the anatomy of a sentencing hearing for a juvenile in Michigan facing life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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PRX Gives Projects a Kick
Currently we’re featuring successful past projects to showcase various ways public media organizations have used Kickstarter.
And, we’re featuring Blank on Blank, which just launched their own project. Blank on Blank turns lost interview audio into a podcast and radio show, and wants to gather 30 new interviews in 30 days. Got tape? Submit! Help them create an archive of American interviews.
Any other folks out there with campaigns, please drop us a line.
Full Kickstarter announcement | FAQ
KCRW’s Guest DJ Project
Fun series for summer
KCRW’s DJs invite an array of cultural personalities to share songs that have inspired and moved them. Their picks will surprise you!
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You can air the pieces above on your station… and now you can get KCRW DJ picks to listen to while you work! KCRW’s PRX-built Music Mine app is now on streaming music service Spotify.
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Other Good Stuff
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The Third Coast Competition is on. Submit your best work.
- More timely specials:
- Groundwork: Democracy at the local level around the U.S. Hosted by Scott Simon | From John Biewen/Center for Documentary Studies | Available now
- Go For It: Life Lessons from Girl Boxers: Women are boxing in the Olympics for the first time. A fascinating and important story. From Marianne McCune/Sue Johnson/WNYC/PRX | Available soon
- Going Down the Road with Woody Guthrie: Celebrating Woody’s centennial on July 14. From American Routes | Available June 27 | Free to all stations, even non-subscribers
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PRX Goes Greek
