Author: April Simpson
KALW’s ‘The Intersection’ goes deep by staying in one place
The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current's Local that Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and ...Upcoming ‘Nova’ documentary examines history, future of violence in human society
The two-hour film is scheduled to air in November 2019.KUT removes freelancer’s coverage of its newsroom from website
Managing Editor Matt Largey told news staff that attorneys advised KUT to withdraw the stories from its website, according to three staffers. ...Amid forecast of fundraising declines, pubcasters should focus on sustainers, cultivate major gifts
Fundraising experts project that 2018 will close with a decline in charitable giving from last calendar year, but station fundraisers said the ...Court of Appeals upholds decision backing KET criteria for debate participation
David Patterson, a Libertarian candidate who ran for U.S. Senate in 2014, sued after being excluded from a 2014 candidate forum.NPR business editor accuses Indian politician of rape
The Washington Post published an op-ed Thursday in which NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi accused a top Indian politician of assaulting ...WAMU to take ‘1A Across America’ with CPB grant
The two-year collaborative initiative, unveiled Thursday, establishes an editorial partnership between WAMU and six public media stations across the country.With community baby shower, Ohio news outlet puts healthy spin on ‘depressing topic’
By celebrating healthy babies and moms, Richland Source aimed to draw attention to its county's infant mortality problem.After ‘transformative’ experience in executive training, leadership fellows face scarcity of jobs
"So much depends on who you know, and who knows you."INN releases report on nonprofit media sector
The Institute for Nonprofit News report details challenges nonprofit news outlets face in raising funds.KUT’s interim GM resigns after bumpy four months
Patti Smith will step down Oct. 8, according to an email she sent to staff Monday afternoon.Vehicle-donation programs CARS, V-Dac merge
Charitable Adult Rides & Services and Car Talk VDP/V-Dac will operate as a single nonprofit.Filmmaker Perry Miller Adato remembered for elevating women
The documentarian died Sept. 16 at the age of 97.Amid continuing concerns in newsroom, KUT leader urges staff to ‘move on’
Interim GM Patti Smith and KUT journalists also disagreed when Smith intervened in the station's coverage of its own internal matters.WOSU Public Media receives $5 million gift
Two longtime donors committed the funds as the public broadcaster prepares for the public phase of a capital campaign.
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