System/Policy
Stations face 2.5 percent dues hike in PBS’s proposed 2016 budget
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If approved, the proposed assessment increase will go toward general audience programming.
KQED
KQED tries out Square Cash to boost mobile giving
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KQED joined up with Square when the mobile payment processor expanded its Square Cash app to include nonprofits and businesses.
Programs/Content
Al Letson brings his storytelling voice to new podcast Errthang
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Al Letson is channeling his talents as a slam poet and performer into a new podcast.
Programs/Content
Technicians’ union objects to NPR proposal to reduce job protections
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The union supporting NPR’s engineers and audio technicians is pushing back against new contract proposals.
People
Four new staffers at Colorado Public Radio, Marketplace hires a reporter and more comings and goings in pubmedia
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WFPL-FM, part of Louisville Public Media in Kentucky, has hired Tara Anderson as arts and culture correspondent.
People
Longtime GPB producer, writer Gerald Bryant dies at 69
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“For years, Gerald was the epicenter of everything creative at GPB,” said a colleague.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: Jarl Mohn, James Baker and an NPR gap in the Caribbean
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Our guide to the news and links you might have missed this week.
Documentaries
Final listening tour event taps filmmakers for ideas
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Representatives from PBS spurred discussion about promotion, distribution and scheduling of independent films on public TV.
Ethics
NPR clarifies its code of ethics for acquired shows
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NPR has updated its ethics handbook to clarify how it applies to hosts such as Diane Rehm, whose advocacy work prompted a review.