Year: 2016
To set expectations for upholding ethics, build a ‘culture of discussion’
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s ethics code asks all employees to discuss plans for off-the-clock political activities with their supervisors.Tom Hanks to guest host ‘Wait Wait’
Regular host Peter Sagal will be on vacation.Las Vegas university opts to keep control of radio station
The university has been “re-envisioning” the station to make it more self-sustaining and to increase student involvement.Battered by political agendas, ‘The Wisconsin Idea’ lives on in public broadcasting
A century-old progressive philosophy in the state has withstood decades of attacks from state leaders.Enthusiastic Torah broadcaster interferes with New York Public Radio signal in Brooklyn
NYPR has filed three complaints with the FCC.Collaborations between public broadcasters, nonprofit news outlets can boost impact but come with challenges
Partnering with public media organizations can add stability and enable growth that nonprofit news outlets may not be able to achieve independently. ...Possible buyer of WAMU’s Bluegrass Country aims for February deadline
A new nonprofit organization and WAMU have until Feb. 6 to finalize the sale.Want to be good for democracy? Be better at democracy
The founder of Hearken argues that the processes by which most journalism is created are not nearly as democratic as they could ...Focus on opportunity before location when starting out in public radio
Recruiters, our audience and other public radio professionals answer a reader’s question about where to begin a career.Three letters for a young public radio job-seeker
“The only way to really mess this up is to go into PR. Don’t go into PR.”More advice for a soon-to-be college grad beginning her career in public radio
Tweets, Facebook comments and more sparked by our series.Disagreement over Christopher Kimball’s new show boils over into litigation
The complicated public breakup involves several public broadcasting organizations.NPR, stations to partner on state government and politics reporting
The partnership is open to all interested member stations.Former employees describe end of Oregon call center
Our coverage of the demise of Comnet Marketing Group brought responses from former staffers.After ban, Baltimore public radio reporter is back at mayor’s press conferences
At a press conference Wednesday, Burns returned to his usual seat near the front of the room.
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