Author: Owen Auston-Babcock
Analysis finds most station boards fall short in reflecting community diversity
We reviewed FCC data for 205 licensees to see how their boards compared to local demographics.Pubcasters connect with audiences, celebrate anniversaries with brewery partnerships
Nine PBS and WHYY are celebrating their 70th anniversaries with branded ales, while Alabama’s WBHM is engaging community members with its Top ...Rocky Mountain Public Media initiative connects Colorado newsrooms with communities
Above the Noise aims to deepen connections between local residents and community reporters.Colorado’s Denverite takes on loneliness epidemic with new classified ads
Colorado Public Radio’s new way to foster friendships in Denver mixes new and old media.Pubcasters succeed in push for FCC to include nonbinary gender option on reporting form
A coalition of public broadcasters called for the change when the commission reconsidered requiring annual employment reports from stations.Appeals court rejects defamation suit by right-wing journalist against NPR, Yahoo News
Matthew Couch, founder of the news website D.C. Patriot, had spread conspiracy theories about the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee employee ...Oregon’s KLCC invests in newsgathering with proceeds from $3M campaign
The Eugene radio station will add two reporters and build its digital news coverage.‘Nova’ marks 50 years with blend of new and old programming about engineering, space
A new interactive project will include creating an escape room at GBH’s studios in Boston.NPR, stations object to proposed FCC rules on reporting outages
More filing requirements would strain already limited resources, the broadcasters said in comments to the commission.
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