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<title>Want to buy a North Country prison?  Bargain basement prices!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2013) What happens to prisons and correctional facilities when there aren&apos;t enough inmates to fill the jail cells?  That&apos;s the dilemma facing nearly a dozen communities in upstate New York. After a massive prison construction boom that continued for nearly four decades, the state has seen its inmate population decline steadily in recent years. The change follows a sharp decline in crime rates and changes to sentencing guidelines that mean fewer nonviolent drug offenders spending years behind bars.Now a state agency called Empire State Development is struggling to auction off eleven former prisons and juvenile justice centers, including two facilities now for sale here in the North Country.  But many rural communities fear that another economic engine is dying with nothing to replace it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21902/20130502/want-to-buy-a-north-country-prison-bargain-basement-prices">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>John Johnson Jr. steps down at Watertown Daily Times</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2013) After a long career at the helm of the Watertown Daily Times, John Johnson Jr. is far from calling it quits. But he is stepping down from daily oversight at the Times and its parent company, Johnson Newspapers, helping to make way for a new generation of family leadership. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21901/20130502/john-johnson-jr-steps-down-at-watertown-daily-times">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why there&apos;s less press access under Cuomo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 5, 2013) Governor Andrew Cuomo is keeping a firm grip over communication between state agencies and journalists, an Albany newspaper is reporting. The Times Union says that when reporters contact the state&apos;s various agencies and experts, the central office must approve the communication before they can respond.Cuomo&apos;s media policies came under scrutiny when a Department of Transportation engineer from Essex County was recently forced to retire. Mike Fayette spoke with a reporter from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, without first getting approval. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21558/20130305/why-there-apos-s-less-press-access-under-cuomo">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo spokesman on the offensive over DOT case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 22, 2013) The Cuomo administration went on the offensive Thursday against a former state Department of Transportation worker DOT tried to fire for speaking to the press without his agency&apos;s approval. During an interview with Albany radio station News Talk 1300, state Operations Director Howard Glaser outlined the specifics of a past disciplinary case against Mike Fayette, much of it surrounding an affair the former Essex County engineer had with a fellow DOT employee. The move came the day after Fayette went public about DOT&apos;s efforts to fire him for speaking to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and North Country Public Radio - a story that drew attention from news media across the state and beyond. Chris Knight reported that story, and is following this latest chapter: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21494/20130222/cuomo-spokesman-on-the-offensive-over-dot-case">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Mountain Lake PBS takes a local look at &quot;After Newtown&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 21, 2013) A special live edition of Mountain Lake Journal tonight (Thursday) will discuss how local schools are responding to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December.  Mountain Lake PBS Anchor Thom Hallock will take viewer questions and comments. He&apos;ll also talk with a panel of educators, law enforcement officers, and mental health professionals about reactions and security measures in North Country schools and communities in the weeks after the tragedy. Hallock spoke with Martha Foley during the 8 &apos;clock Hour this morning. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21489/20130221/mountain-lake-pbs-takes-a-local-look-at-quot-after-newtown-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>DOT worker: punished for praise?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 21, 2013) A 30-year state Department of Transportation employee said he was forced to retire for speaking to a newspaper reporter without approval from his agency&apos;s communications office. Mike Fayette, DOT&apos;s top official in Essex County, said he was threatened with termination for talking to The Adirondack Daily Enterprise for a story in which he praised the DOT&apos;s response to Tropical Storm Irene. A version of the same story, also from reporter Chris Knight, ran on NCPR.DOT officials are refusing to comment on Fayette&apos;s case. Some observers say it&apos;s just another sign of how Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s administration has worked to limit and control public information. Chris Knight is still following the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21485/20130221/dot-worker-punished-for-praise">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Editorial writers rip gun law process</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 18, 2013) Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trading sharp words with the editorial board of the Glens Falls Post Star, after the newspaper blasted his new gun control measure.The newspaper argued in a lead editorial this week that Cuomo should have slowed down the gun control debate to allow for public hearings and public review.   That view was echoed by the Albany Times-Union, which ran a lead editorial criticizing the process for what the paper described as a lack of transparency. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21286/20130118/editorial-writers-rip-gun-law-process">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Using a smart phone to avoid the flu</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2012) The health industry in upstate New York is undergoing some rapid transformations, and all this week we&apos;re featuring reports from the Innovation Trail team on innovation in the region&apos;s health care sector. Today, imagine using your smart phone to avoid getting the flu. A new mobile app designed by researchers at the University of Rochester sifts through twitter feeds and alerts users to who around them might be contagious. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21113/20121220/using-a-smart-phone-to-avoid-the-flu">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Former marketing consultant calls social media &quot;B.S.&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 5, 2012) There&apos;s no avoiding social media these days—even if you&apos;re not on the internet, TV commercials urge you to like companies on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, newscasters read influential people&apos;s tweets on the air, and if you&apos;re not on Facebook, well, you&apos;re in for a lot of funny looks. If you run a business or an organization, pressure to have an active social media &quot;presence&quot; can be intense—but the benefits you actually get from that presence may not be anywhere near as huge as what you were led to expect. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20967/20121205/former-marketing-consultant-calls-social-media-quot-b-s-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Veteran journalist urges new take on climate change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 27, 2012) The recession and the presidential election has pushed the issue of climate change far from the headlines.  But scientists agree this summer&apos;s drought and record sea ice melting in the arctic should sound alarms more than ever.ABC News&apos; climate change reporter argues journalism needs to find a new way to cover the story.  Bill Blakemore has reported on national TV for more than 40 years and for 8 years on climate change.  Blakemore is speaking tonight at 7:30 pm at St. Lawrence University as a part of its Climate Change conference.Blakemore says climate change is a bigger, longer-running story than any newsroom has ever had to tackle, and the first step is moving past appearances of &quot;balance&quot; on whether climate change is real.Blakemore told David Sommerstein climate scientists have agreed on the five basic facts of global warming. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20556/20120927/veteran-journalist-urges-new-take-on-climate-change">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack Roundtable: &quot;Why Newspapers Matter&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 11, 2012) Catherine Moore speaks in Lake Placid, New York before the Lake Placid Institute&apos;s Adirondack Roundtable. Moore is publisher of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise in Saranac Lake, NY and has worked at the paper for 39 years. Ms. Moore is also President of the New York Publisher&apos;s Foundation. Joel Hurd captured the address on video for NCPR. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20296/20120811/adirondack-roundtable-quot-why-newspapers-matter-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>WPTZ caught in cable dispute</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 12, 2012) Cable TV viewers across northern New York and Vermont aren’t getting their daily dose of local news, sports and weather from the Champlain valley. WPTZ has gone dark during an ongoing dispute between the station’s parent company and Time Warner Cable.Chris Morris reports Hearst Television wants Time Warner to pay more to carry its programming, but the cable provider has resisted. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20133/20120712/wptz-caught-in-cable-dispute">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondack Roundtable: &quot;The Unseen Alistair Cooke&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 7, 2012) Susan Cooke Kittredge shares memories of her father in a talk entitled, &quot;The Unseen Alistair Cooke.&quot; Presented July 7, 2012 in Lake Placid, New York at the Lake Placid Institute&apos;s Adirondack Roundtable. Joel Hurd captured the address on video for NCPR. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20111/20120707/adirondack-roundtable-quot-the-unseen-alistair-cooke-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Can TV make kids better readers?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 31, 2012) More than two decades ago, the Federal Communications Commission enacted the Children’s Education Act. The goal was to increase the amount of children’s educational programming on television. Since then, the airwaves have offered a variety of children’s television programs that aim to educate as well as entertain. Some shows even try and use television to make better readers. But have they succeeded? For Front &amp; Center, our collaboration with WBEZ Chicago, Anthony Martinez has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19903/20120531/can-tv-make-kids-better-readers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>&quot;The People&apos;s voice&quot; CJHR celebrates Ottawa Valley Heritage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2012) All sorts of radio stations these days are busy blending old content with modern technology. Staying relevant, while reaching out to new listeners. Take CJHR, a non-profit station in Renfrew, Ontario. “Valley Heritage Radio” serves up an eclectic mix for a mostly-rural audience. The format is at least half Canadian content, and about 20% of that is local. The station saves space for something called Ottawa Valley music, a country style influenced by Celtic and French roots, refined in lumber camps that once spanned the region. Lucy Martin dropped by the CJHR booth at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show in March to hear how they&apos;re making community radio happen. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19745/20120509/quot-the-people-apos-s-voice-quot-cjhr-celebrates-ottawa-valley-heritage">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>North Country readers lose eyes and ears in DC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2012) An era in north country and national journalism came to a quiet close at the end of March. The Watertown Daily Times closed its Washington, D.C. bureau, laying off the last of its capitol beat reporters, part of a tradition that stretches back more than 60 years.The closure is part of a steep decline in regional newspapers providing their own eyes and ears on the ground in Washington, looking out for their readers&apos; and their regions&apos; interests as federal policy is made. Joanna Richards has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19645/20120410/north-country-readers-lose-eyes-and-ears-in-dc">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Company offers protection for your &quot;brand&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 12, 2012) Search engines and social media have put a whole new spin on managing your good name. An entire industry has developed in the quest to control what people find when they punch your name into Google. The Innovation Trail&apos;s Ryan Delaney reports that a Syracuse-based firm is hoping to flip that industry on its head, and investors have noticed. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19474/20120312/company-offers-protection-for-your-quot-brand-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Contemporary issues: &quot;The Facebook Effect&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 28, 2012) David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, speaks at the Contemporary issues Forum at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. February 28, 2012. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21596/20120228/contemporary-issues-quot-the-facebook-effect-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>PBS Amish documentary looks at diversity, highlights North Country communities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 27, 2012) A new film called “The Amish” premieres tomorrow night on the PBS program American Experience. There’s an advance showing tonight at SUNY Potsdam. For many people watching the program, the Amish will seem very mysterious and far-removed from their everyday lives. But in big parts of the North Country, the Amish are part of everyday life, we shop alongside them, do business with them, and share the roads with their horse-drawn buggies. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19375/20120227/pbs-amish-documentary-looks-at-diversity-highlights-north-country-communities">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Adirondacks media partnership</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 21, 2012) Two of the most visible media outlets in the Adirondacks are joining forces. The Adirondack Explorer magazine and the Adirondack Almanack on-line blog have formed a partnership to share staff and content.The Explorer, formed in 1998, covers environmental issues and outdoor recreation. The Almanack has existed since 2005, emerging as one of the most widely read on-line journals in the North Country.   Almanack founder John Warren said in a statement that the two organizations have &quot;similar missions&quot; and will be able to &quot;collaborate in a unique way at a time when local media is changing dramatically.&quot;The two organizations say they will be releasing new mobile phone apps, as well as redesigned websites. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19353/20120221/adirondacks-media-partnership">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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