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Michael V Marcotte

Albuquerque, NM

Veteran public media news executive now teaching and consulting

Interests: I enjoy reading, social networking and blogging, great journalism (some of it paper, a lot of it radio), music and theater, running or hiking or yoga. I'm certified in transcranial magnetic stimulation and I'm the proud owner of two Bajaj scooters.

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Race Gap in Public Media Newsrooms

Race Gap in Public Media Newsrooms Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Media Alliance Provides Lessons in Collaboration

Nevada Media Alliance Managing Editor Alex Pompliano in Carson City, NV Executive Summary In the 2012-2013 school year, UNR visiting professor Michael Marcotte managed the launch of a journalism collaboration between The Reynolds School and local media partners: KNPB-TV, KUNR-FM and The Reno Gazette-Journal. The project was dubbed “The Nevada... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Mission Accomplished: Reno

It was an exhilarating end to a fabulous year. My last day at UNR's Reynolds School of Journalism coincided with the conclusion of our NPR Next Generation Radio bootcamp -- the first such bootcamp in 4 years and the first ever offered at a J-school. Zachary, Fil, Kamille, Regina and... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Coding for the Future: The Rise of Hacker Journalism

Data Visualization, geo-mapping, audience engagement, agile development, responsive design. What do any of these terms have to do with journalism? Turns out, quite a bit these days. The “Coding for the Future” panel With a staggering amount of data now available to journalists, the ability to capture, interpret and present... Continue reading

Reblogged May 19, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Despite fiscal pressures, layoffs, MPBN sees journalism as way forward — Bangor Daily News

Investing in journalism as the way to a sustainable future is a growing trend in public media. In 2012, 42 percent of National Public Radio member stations grew their full-time local news staffs, according to a survey of 103 stations conducted by Michael Marcotte, a public media consultant and visiting... Continue reading

Reblogged May 7, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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NPR Stations See Need to Improve Local Online News

New survey results from MVM Consulting show NPR stations far less satisfied with their online local news than with their local news on air. The data show 72% of NPR stations are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their on air local news programming. Only 10% were at all dissatisfied with... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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NPR Stations Continue Growing Local News

A new survey by MVM Consulting shows NPR member stations around the U.S. are growing their local news staffs, increasing their local news airtime, and beefing up their local online news content. The survey reveals high levels of actual growth last year and similar levels of predicted growth this year.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Attributes of U.S. Public Media Newsrooms: Overview

Using survey research from 2010-2012, the author describes in unprecedented detail the capacity and practices of local public media newsrooms. Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Apr 5, 2013

Gender Inequity in Public Media Newsrooms

Looks like we have a ways to go in local public radio and television. Like the rest of the media, women are underrepresented in our newsrooms. What prompted me to take a dive into these never-before-reported numbers was the recent study by the The Women’s Media Center, The Status of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Thanks to Luke Sorensen and Fil Corbitt of UNR...

Thanks to Luke Sorensen and Fil Corbitt of UNR J-school for producing this quick turnaround video explaining the Nevada Media Alliance. We needed this to accompany our first TV package, which will air on KNPB-TV public affairs program, Conversation, this week. The show examines the debate over higher education funding... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Public Radio partners with Commercial TV in Twin Cities

Saw this today: Enterprise Reporter - KARE 11 & MPR Pilot Program KARE 11, the NBC television affiliate in the Twin Cities and MPR News are looking for a hard-hitting, sharp-thinking enterprise news reporter to deliver high quality, exclusive, visual journalism across platforms. The position is for someone who is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Meet the first class: Six media startups get accelerated into Silicon Valley by Matter » Nieman Journalism Lab

March 6, 2013, 9 a.m. Meet the first class: Six media startups get accelerated into Silicon Valley by Matter Matter, formerly known as the Public Media Accelerator, aims to join “the values of public media” to “the mindsets of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.” By Justin Ellis via www.niemanlab.org I'm excited to... Continue reading

Reblogged Mar 6, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Breeding unicorns and building off others: Lessons from a meeting of j-schools and the field » Nieman Journalism Lab

Feb. 26, 2013, 12:13 p.m. Breeding unicorns and building off others: Lessons from a meeting of j-schools and the field At the Journalism Interactive conference, journalism professors and practitioners discussed how to produce the kind of journalists the industry wants and needs. By Matt Sheehan via www.niemanlab.org Continue reading

Reblogged Mar 1, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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3-2-1, Blast Off! The Nevada Media Alliance Begins

As I pen this, three UNR grad students are leading eight undergrads in the final planning of the launch of The Nevada Media Alliance. I may be supervising this experiment in news partnering, but these eager, ambitious journalism students will be deciding -- and doing -- much of what goes... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Latest News and Research from TCC Group

Why Engage in Strategic Co-Funding? Paul Connolly will facilitate a panel discussion at GEO's upcoming Strategic Co-Funding Convening in Washington, DC. Paul will discuss how a recent funder collaborative, The Challenge Fund for Journalism, helped a broad range of nonprofit media organizations boost their financial sustainability and, ultimately, strengthen the... Continue reading

Reblogged Jan 23, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Full speed ahead for Public Media Platform | Current.org

After two-plus years of planning and prototyping a shared hub providing easy access to digital content from across public media, partners in the Public Media Platform will begin building the new technical system next month. Representatives of pubcasting’s five major distributors — NPR, PBS, PRI, American Public Media and the... Continue reading

Reblogged Jan 14, 2013 at MVM Consulting

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Radio: The Original Wireless Network | Ad Age

Amid Continuing Blackout, Medium Is the Only Game in Town By: Michael Learmonth Published: November 02, 2012 Batteries are drained, internet connections long-gone. For the nearly 5 million households muddling through a fourth day without power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there's really only one medium that matters, and... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Thanks for the added note, Ashley. I see you more as the messenger in this situation, not one of the "antagonists." I think the world of Adam and he's entitled to his opinions on daily news (he's done plenty of it). I hope the natural discussion spilling forward is what daily news can learn from the indy producer mindset, and vice versa!

Commented Oct 17, 2012 on The dissing of daily news: Ashley Milne-Tyte at MVM Consulting

The dissing of daily news: Ashley Milne-Tyte

Interesting take here by a former MarketPlace reporter turned indy producer -- just back from a conference of public radio producers... I'll make one final point that came out of my time at the Third Coast International Audio Festival, which took place two weekends ago in Evanston. I came away... Continue reading

Reblogged Oct 17, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Assume the Position

It's been a wild and crazy summer -- packing up and shipping off to Nevada to begin a year as a visiting professor in the highly-acclaimed Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. The school's web editor posted a nice little profile, although the photo is not... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Greater Than the Sum: Creating Collaborative and Connected Public Media in America | Free Press

A framework and set of policy recommendations for expanding both the funding and the definition of public media in America. This paper proposes a rethinking of public media as an inclusive and holistic noncommercial media sector that builds new connections and commands new forms of support across all forms of... Continue reading

Reblogged Jul 6, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Public Media Policy, Spectrum Policy, and Rethinking Public Interest Obligations for the 21st Century | NewAmerica.net

In this paper we consider reforms and innovations in spectrum policy that would enable and sustain an expanded public media to better support quality news, journalism, education, arts, and civic information in the 21st century. The Internet has remade the landscape of free expression, access to news and information, and... Continue reading

Reblogged Jun 22, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Federal Study: Slashing Public Funding Would Kill Public Broadcasting

This report concludes that there is no substitute for federal support of public broadcasting, and that the loss of federal support would mean the end of public broadcasting, and with it the end of an extraordinarily useful national teaching tool, the loss of the most trusted source of news and... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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Current.org Blog: Exclusive: Dismissals at Alabama PTV linked to concerns over proposed broadcast of videos from religious right

Two top managers at Alabama Public Television were fired from their jobs June 12 with no explanation of the cause for the immediate dismissals. The Alabama Educational Television Commission came out of an executive session Tuesday afternoon and ordered veteran pubcaster Allan Pizzato and his deputy Pauline Howland to clean... Continue reading

Reblogged Jun 14, 2012 at MVM Consulting

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