System/Policy
Community feedback spurs expansion of Louisville Public Media newsroom
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After surveying Louisville residents about their hopes for the city, the station is adding reporters to cover civic issues.
System/Policy
Stations struggle to recruit, train new generation of broadcast engineers
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The workforce of broadcast engineers is reaching retirement age, and far fewer skilled young people are waiting in the wings to take on their roles.
System/Policy
Race discrimination suit against NPR gets go-ahead in court
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The network had moved to dismiss a complaint filed in June by a former technician.
Education
Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
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The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.
Education
Pennsylvania PBS pilots datacasting’s capabilities for at-home learning
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Pennsylvania’s governor recently announced an $8 million grant to Pennsylvania PBS to build datacasting capabilities for the seven-station public TV network to support distance learning in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
System/Policy
Coronavirus prolongs temporary shutdown of Memphis jazz station
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WUMR was already planning to go off the air for a time as it transitioned to a new location and ownership.
Programs/Content
Amid pandemic, pubmedia’s international reporters get used to ‘a deeply uncomfortable way of working’
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While U.S.-based journalists have adapted to remote reporting as social distancing has shut down American public life, international correspondents are making tough choices, like uprooting their lives to return home or braving the pandemic’s Italian epicenter in journalistic pursuit of the story.
System/Policy
Long-running Memphis jazz station prepares for format change, move off campus
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Under new management, WUMR will expand its musical offerings and add news from a local online-only startup.