Quick Takes
TV coverage of NPR controversy, from the serious to the silly
A link roundup of last night’s (March 9) reactions to NPR President Vivian Schiller’s resignation in the wake of fundraiser Ron Schiller’s ...Two views of why Vivian Schiller left NPR
Veteran pubcaster Dennis Haarsager, who steered NPR through its last executive leadership transition, weighs in on the turmoil at the top of ...News round-up on the sudden exit of NPR’s top exec
Vivian Schiller decided to resign as NPR president after receiving “a late-night ultimatum” from Board Chair Dave Edwards, according to the Washington ...Senate votes down Continuing Resolution
The Senate today (March 9) rejected the Republican Continuing Resolution proposal, which would end funding for CPB. Broadcasting & Cable noted that the move was ...Video sting? Schiller resignation? No big deal for these listeners
The NPR video sting and subsequent resignation of its president Vivian Schiller prompted little reaction from listeners at two Washington state NPR ...APTS, CPB react to undercover video sting, NPR president’s resignation
The Association for Public Television Stations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting today (March 9) issued statements regarding the undercover video sting ...Austin City Limits hires its first general manager
KLRU’s Austin City Limits has created a new position, general manager, and hired former Arista Records exec Tom Gimbel. Bill Stotesbery, station c.e.o. and ...Knight Foundation gets new Journalism and Media Innovation v.p.
Michael Maness is the new vice president of the Knight Foundation’s Journalism and Media Innovation program. Maness joins Knight after more than ...House Whip predicts another no agreement on Continuing Resolution by deadline
The Continuing Resolution, with its elimination of CPB funding, probably won’t be passed by the new deadline of March 18, House Majority ...President still supports pubcasting funding in wake of NPR controversies, press secretary says
The White House today (March 9) signaled that it still supports taxpayer funding for NPR, despite news of the video sting and ...Video sting producer’s fake Muslim group also contacted PBS, it confirms
PBS tells the Associated Press that it was contacted by the same fake Muslim group that arranged a meeting with an NPR ...NPR ombudsman answers questions in live chat
Alicia Shepard, NPR ombudsman, took questions in a live online chat at WashingtonPost.com at 1:30 p.m. Eastern today (March 9). The chat ...Ron Schiller declines new post at Aspen Institute, citing sting controversy
The Aspen Institute has issued a statement that Ron Schiller, at the center of NPR’s video sting, has decided not to join ...Josh Silver departing Free Press after nine years, to launch Democracy Fund
Josh Silver, president of the Free Press media reform organization, is stepping down to become founding c.e.o. of the Democracy Fund, a ...Cap Hill Democrats suggest broadening budget cuts to subsidies, entitlements
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Senate Democratic leaders are proposing broadening budget cuts into the “more politically volatile terrain” of subsidies and ...
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