Author: Steve Bass
Opinion: Clinging to distribution is costing NPR a chance to focus on its strengths
By seeking a restraining order, NPR has doubled down on the status quo, caused significant expenditure of resources and put key relationships ...By Steve Bass, Former CEO (Oregon Public Broadcasting)September 30, 2025Why public media must rethink assumptions shaped by CPB funding
Public media leaders will need to be more open to ideas that might have been discarded in the past due to fears ...By Steve Bass, Former CEO (Oregon Public Broadcasting)August 18, 2025Bigger challenges lie ahead for public media. Here’s how to prepare.
The longer you wait to make changes, the fewer options you have in the long run.By Steve Bass, Former CEO (Oregon Public Broadcasting)July 23, 2025Why public media’s past might be its future
To succeed in the world of on-demand media choices, public media organizations need to return their focus to creating original local content.By Steve Bass, Former CEO (Oregon Public Broadcasting)September 16, 2024