Author: Mike Janssen
Mike has held the role of digital editor since 2014. Before becoming editor, he covered public radio and digital initiatives in public media for Current. Mike has also written for a variety of publications as a freelancer, was a Public Media Corps fellow, and has hosted talk and music shows on community radio stations in the Washington, D.C., area. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing banjo, cooking, and making coffee and cocktails.
New initiative brings together pubmedia leaders to focus on DEI efforts
Created by Furman University and South Carolina ETV, the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative convenes its second session next month.By Mike JanssenAugust 30, 2021Current’s 2021 Public Media Salary Survey
More than 1,900 readers told us about what they earn in public media. See the key findings and dig deeper into the ...By Mike Janssen and Jacob LaGesseJuly 22, 2021Current’s first-ever pubmedia salary survey finds age and gender gaps, higher union wages
A closer look at some highlights from the data.By Mike Janssen and Jacob LaGesseJuly 22, 2021Watch our webinar about collaborations that are shaping public media
As part of our "In This Together" series, we spoke with Ideastream Public Media's Kevin Martin and Scott Finn of Vermont Public ...By Mike JanssenJuly 22, 2021Tim Black steps up to CEO at WNIN
Black was previously VP of development at the station.By Mike JanssenJuly 8, 2021NPR will end ‘Ask Me Another’ in September
The weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music airs on more than 300 stations.By Mike JanssenJune 21, 2021A look at WFAE’s ‘intentional strategy of inclusion’
In our latest Local that Works webinar, leaders from the North Carolina station shared how they've created a culture of openness and ...By Mike JanssenJune 11, 2021Watch our webinar about how stations adapted to the pandemic’s challenges
For our series on "The Way We Work Now," we spoke with Nine PBS CEO Amy Shaw and KUOW GM Caryn Mathes.By Mike JanssenMay 27, 2021Democratizing journalism: City Bureau’s public access reporting model
Watch our Local that Works webinar about how City Bureau is engaging diverse audiences, training grassroots journalists and holding government agencies accountable.By Mike JanssenMay 17, 2021CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.By Mike JanssenMay 7, 2021New FCC rules spare pubcasters from foreign sponsorship disclosures
The commission reined in proposed regulations that had sparked concern at NPR and PBS.By Mike JanssenMay 6, 2021Comings and goings: Laura Knoy to retire from NHPR, PBS North Carolina hires chief education ...
Knoy has hosted New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Exchange" for 25 years.By Julian Wyllie and Mike JanssenMay 4, 2021CapRadio takes on management of Humboldt State’s KHSU
The Sacramento station and North State Public Radio in Chico, Calif., will handle daily operations and programming of KHSU and four other ...By Mike JanssenApril 5, 2021Longtime PRI, PRX employee Cathy Twiss dies
“Cathy was quite simply the best public radio has,” said a colleague.By Mike JanssenMarch 31, 2021Sleeping late, mountain biking and stupid TV shows: how our readers are getting through the ...
As part of our series "The Way We Work Now," we asked for your tips on staying sane and connected.By Mike Janssen and Current ReadersMarch 30, 2021