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A Poynter/CPB fellowship program is helping reset expectations of what it takes to manage a newsroom.
43 mins ago | https://current.org/2024/04/how-newsroom-leaders-can-learn-to-navigate-challenges-inherent-to-their-jobs/In a resignation letter shared in part on X, Berliner criticized NPR CEO Katherine Maher for “divisive views” that confirmed his critique of problems within NPR.
21 hours ago | https://current.org/2024/04/uri-berliner-resigns-from-npr/If you work in public media, you’re going to hear complaints about political bias in news coverage. Station leaders share tips for managing those conversations.
April 17, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/five-dos-and-donts-for-responding-to-accusations-of-bias/The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, seek new benefits and payment standards for residuals from streaming, among other protections.
April 16, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/sesame-workshop-writers-union-votes-to-authorize-strike/The senior editor violated NPR protocols for publishing work with other news organizations.
April 16, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/npr-suspends-uri-berliner-for-five-days/Cohn, who led the station through its 2016 bid for independence, expects to leave the station later this year.
April 16, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/knkx-gm-joey-cohn-to-retire/Ravenna Koenig, who first joined NPR in 2014 as an intern, became Western bureau chief for the National Desk.
April 15, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/comings-and-goings-npr-hires-western-bureau-chief-rocky-mountain-public-media-adds-two-executives/Let us know by May 17 about a young professional who is making a difference in your corner of public media.
April 15, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/looking-to-recognize-younger-talent-in-public-media-tell-current-about-your-rising-star/Get the on-demand editorial support your newsroom needs to thrive, not just survive.
April 15, 2024 | https://current.org/staff-shortages-breaking-news-chaos-pmja-editor-corps-is-a-lifesaver/MacNeil, a television journalist who had the “courage to be boring,” favored substance over flash.
April 12, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/robert-macneil-founding-co-anchor-of-pbs-newshour-dies-at-93/KERA’s “Tiempo Tranquilo” and WNET’s “The Plate Show” were developed as part of PRX’s podcast accelerator program.
April 12, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/accelerator-program-helps-kera-wnet-successfully-launch-childrens-podcasts/The restructuring included layoffs and cuts to local programming.
April 11, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/texas-tech-public-media-cuts-spark-concern-among-university-faculty/The change separates music and news on WPR’s 38 stations.
April 10, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/wisconsin-public-radio-changes-formats/The commission is evaluating allegations that programs promoting nutritional supplements and other products violate its standards for noncommercial broadcasting.
April 9, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/fcc-inquiry-examines-wbais-on-air-fundraising-practices/Today’s higher education leaders face unprecedented financial pressures. What is your station doing to help them solve their problems?
April 8, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/from-nice-to-necessary-how-make-a-case-for-your-university-station/The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.
April 5, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/why-our-system-for-valuing-podcasts-is-broken/“We are reaching a really big audience,” says Abby Jenkins of PBS Kids. “They are born gamers.”
April 5, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/growth-of-games-on-pbs-kids-aims-to-meet-children-where-they-are/SIG will rebrand itself to Media Management as part of the purchase.
April 4, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/signal-infrastructure-group-acquires-sonys-share-of-public-media-management-announces-rebrand/As a mirror on tech and society, the “spring break for nerds” offers takeaways relevant to the future of public media.
April 4, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/innovation-at-sxsw-what-public-media-should-know/