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Monthly Archives: June 2020

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System/Policy

PBS cuts jobs, changes up departments

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | June 30, 2020

The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.

System/Policy
WAMU building

Tweets by WAMU staffers call attention to diversity issues at station

By Sasha Fernandez, Former Editorial Intern | June 30, 2020

The outpouring on social media came after a Black producer said his job was in jeopardy.

People

Julia Wallace named interim GM of Arizona PBS, Mary Mazur exits

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | June 30, 2020

Wallace has served as a professor in practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2017.

System/Policy

Virginia’s VPM lays off about 15% of workforce

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | June 30, 2020

The job cuts allow VPM to “right-size” in response to the financial impacts of the pandemic.

Programs/Content

Station town halls on racial justice go virtual amid coronavirus concerns

By Grace Vitaglione, Former Editorial Intern | June 26, 2020

With social distancing making in-person conversations difficult, stations are turning to online platforms to engage with audiences around issues of race and policing.

Engagement

How PBS Utah is helping local book clubs confront challenging issues

By Laura Durham, Community Engagement Manager (PBS Utah) | June 26, 2020

“The overwhelming response showed me that people don’t just want to be entertained and chat with their friends — they want to learn and grow. They want to engage and make a difference.”

Development

‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ album helps stations generate goodwill with donors

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | June 25, 2020

Stations are taking advantage of the free album to build connections with their communities.

System/Policy

When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?

By Christopher Chávez, Associate Professor (School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon) | June 25, 2020

A journalism school professor argues that NPR’s emphasis on unaccented English “undermines NPR’s original mission of engaging listeners civically.”

System/Policy

Three Maryland stations collaborate to form Delmarva Public Media

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | June 24, 2020

Under the agreement, two stations will change format and drop NPR affiliation.

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