Corporation for Public Broadcasting president pushes need for quality journalism, new business models

Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Patricia Harrison said Monday that the media need to stop pouring new wine into old bottles, and that public media are in the best position to do that.

That came at a day-long Future of News conference Monday in Minneapolis, hosted by UBS, Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. The focus was on public media, but not exclusively. He also said there needed to be more public media representation in line for broadband stimulus money. He said there should be a strong public media component to the $7-plus billion dollars in broadband stimulus funding....