Author: Mike Janssen
Major layoffs ahead for New York’s WBAI
The Pacifica Foundation will lay off 75 percent of the staff at WBAI, its station in New York, in an effort to ...Four more stations join NPR’s Facebook geotargeting project
NPR Digital Services has added four stations to its Local Stories Project, in which participants submit stories to be included on NPR’s ...Pacifica misses CPB deadlines, holding up funding for stations
CPB has withheld financial support for the Pacifica Foundation’s five radio stations after the organization missed deadlines for fixing errors and shortcomings ...NPR’s Rudin hopes to launch new show after leaving network
Shutdowns of a show and a reporting project at NPR have prompted the departure of “Political Junkie” Ken Rudin, who has worked ...Ford grant will support PRI’s immigration initiative
The Ford Foundation has awarded Public Radio International a two-year, $500,000 grant to support Global Nation, a project that will cover social-justice ...WBGO president takes leave, citing health issue
WBGO-FM in Newark, N.J., announced Wednesday that station President Cephas Bowles will take a leave of absence for health reasons. In the ...Fresh Air returning to daytime in Mississippi
Fresh Air will air during daytime hours on MPB’s Think Radio network for the first time since 2010, when the network’s then–Executive Director Judith ...Ombud answers watchdog’s concerns about public radio’s America Abroad
The ombudsman for America Abroad, a monthly public radio show covering foreign policy and international affairs, has responded to criticism from the media watchdog ...AU’s Center for Social Media releases fair use guidelines for journalists
The Center for Social Media at American University’s School of Communication has released a Set of Principles for Fair Use in Journalism, ...Listening to Boston news radio spiked during week of bombings, analysis shows
Boston’s news radio stations saw sharp increases in listening in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings April 15, a finding highlighted ...NPR’s Code Switch digs into racial discomfort
When Southern country singer Brad Paisley shared his awkward view of race relations in his controversial song “Accidental Racist” last month, the ...Stations continue StateImpact without NPR
NPR provided training and support to 17 participating stations, but has dropped plans to expand StateImpact to all 50 states.Left, Right & Center host launches new KCRW podcast
Matt Miller, host of KCRW's weekly news-analysis show Left, Right & Center in Santa Monica, now also hosts the biweekly This . ...WBAI fails to meet payroll, pay rent
Money shortfalls at New York’s WBAI, one of two Pacifica Foundation stations that must relocate their studios later this month, continue to ...NYPR looking to boost coverage for classical station
New York Public Radio has applied to the FCC to acquire 90.3 FM in Ossining, N.Y., from community licensee Hudson Valley Community ...
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