Iowa Public Radio - Showing the Way

Todd Mundt is now blogging about where Iowa Public radio will be going.

I think that Iowa has a message for all in Public Media.

1. Our listeners do not want us to compete with each other. In this case inside of Iowa - but surely also nationally - if they knew about how suspicious many stations and producers were of each other - they would be amazed.
2. THE issue for stations is NOT BYPASS. It is do we offer a valuable service to our community?
3. "Valuable" means local news and programs that have the same quality as national offerings.
4. Valuable means getting behind issues that are vital for your community and offering a good way for citizens to get engaged.

This is I feel a fractal seed for all of Public radio. Where Iowa goes today is where America has to go.