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25 June 2007 | Opportunities | Ernesto Aguilar

CPB has now posted a Request for Proposals for a Public Media Demonstration Project focusing on the 2008 elections. We intend to award a grant of up to $1 million for a project that demonstrates new, multi-media, collaborative models of public service around this
important national news event.

The challenge to be innovative, engaging and substantive in our coverage of the ‘08 elections grows with each passing week, as commercial media, social networks and user-generated content aggressively compete for the time and attention of those with an interest in these issues.

We are looking for a project that will bring together the major public broadcasting producers of content in a cross-platform approach spanning radio, TV and emerging media. The goal is to provide content, tools and interactive experiences that will result in a more informed, engaged
electorate. We believe that by breaking down the walls between radio, television and emerging media, public broadcasting will be able to leverage its wide array of high quality content to serve audiences in distinctive and meaningful ways. We also believe that audiences benefit when there is collaboration between public television and public radio stations, and between local and national producers.

You can find the RFP at: http://www.cpb.org/grants/grant.php?id=3D101

The deadline for proposals is July 30.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Merritt at
kmerritt@cpb.org or Sondra Russell at srussell@cpb.org.

Bruce Theriault
Senior Vice President, Radio
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
401 9th St, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202.879.9801(v)
202.879.9700 (f)

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