System/Policy
Rust Belt collaborative aims for diverse recruitment strategy with CPB grant
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The CPB funds are allowing participating stations to expand management training that wasn’t previously possible with tight budgets.
System/Policy
With $61M pledged, Chicago Public Media now owns the ‘Sun-Times’
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The donors include the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust and the Joyce Foundation.
Programs/Content
Amid attacks on democracy, newsrooms are rethinking approaches to the politics beat
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“January 6 crystallized this — this was not just something where a politician was throwing out spin. This goes beyond anything we have experienced.”
Obituaries
Walt Gillette, longtime WAMU fundraiser, dies at 64
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Colleagues knew Gillette for his passion for public radio, his wry wit and a sanguine nature that never waned even during tough fundraising campaigns.
System/Policy
Lakeshore Public Media boosts signal across Northwest Indiana
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The station focused on upgrading the signal after an outside consultant highlighted it as key to the station’s long-term sustainability.
System/Policy
NPR asks federal court to throw out discrimination lawsuit
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The network argued that former employee Kevin Langley had released discrimination claims when he signed a separation agreement.
People
Pacifica Foundation announces new leadership
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Stephanie D. Wells previously worked as director of development for the Michelson Found Animals Foundation.
System/Policy
As pay transparency becomes law in New York, Colorado pubmedia has been a testing ground
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“I think especially for women and people of color, this is a piece of information that we have not had.”
Programs/Content
Working group will help NPR develop new standards and ethics handbook
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The new handbook will go beyond NPR’s existing ethics guide to focus on station-specific issues, such as editorial independence from university and school district licensees.
System/Policy
Second discrimination lawsuit against NPR moves to federal court
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The complaint echoes another discrimination suit against the network.