System/Policy
Cascade Public Media fires Crosscut managing editor
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Less than a week after the news site’s employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over “differences in strategic outlook.”
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Less than a week after the news site’s employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over “differences in strategic outlook.”
The deal runs through October unless the two sides agree to an extension.
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The national security correspondent will continue at the network in a different role until Jan. 6.
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The ruling affirms a judge’s 2018 decision.
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NPR will cut the position of longtime reporter David Welna as part of the restructuring.
Gerdeman is starting a consulting service after more than five years at PBS.
The commission’s decision last week could threaten funding for Public, Educational and Government outlets, many of which provide unique coverage of their communities.
An NPR fan’s Tiny Desk Contest submission is available for use in station fundraisers this fall.
KET’s longtime leader “made it clear what business we were in — helping people. We were there to help the people no one else was helping.”
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Garry Denny has worked for Wisconsin Public Television for 33 years.
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