Author: Howard Husock
How a revamped Public Broadcasting Act would help public media fill news deserts
A former CPB board member argues that updating the Act could be a boon for smaller stations.How NPR can leverage stations’ reporting to help save local journalism
“Enterprising local reports from newsrooms across the country are simply not reflected enough in the NPR’s signature news magazines,” writes former CPB ...The ‘Local that Works’ — and what’s still needed
"The presence of frontline reporters throughout the country provides a different sort of opportunity for public media journalism: to surprise, to uncover, ...Why the Public Broadcasting Act needs an update to save local public media journalism
A former CPB board member argues that the funder's Regional Journalism Collaboratives "are based on priorities set by Washington, not localities."Public media must reimagine itself for a new era — or give up ‘reason to ...
"The time is right to re-examine basic assumptions about public media and to ask, anew, essential questions," writes an outgoing CPB board ...
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