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KCET continues ratings slide – except for British programming block
Although it’s mainly bad news for KCET in its latest ratings, there is one bright spot: Ratings for its Saturday block of ...Weekend breaking news coverage would need a “NewsHour approach,” Lehrer says
In an interview with Baltimore Sun TV columnist David Zurawik, PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer said although it would be “possible” to cover breaking news on ...Marcotte weighs in on editorial integrity of university-owned pubradio stations
Public radio news veteran Michael Marcotte acknowledges feeling conflicted by the proposal by Minnesota Public Radio founder Bill Kling to cut institutional ...Cutting NPR’s funding won’t eliminate the deficit, Powell says
During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed congressional Republicans’ proposal to cut ...Cable glitch drops KCET from some Time Warner viewers
KCET continues to weather challenges following its departure from the PBS system on Jan. 1. The latest is a cable glitch, according ...Burns calls pubcasting “a dividend we can’t do without”
In an interview with John Diaz, editorial page editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, PBS documentarian Ken Burns says: “I think we ought to ...The Hub seeks university-linked news orgs
The Nonprofit Journalism Hub, a recent project of the Voice of San Diego, is looking for nonprof university-sponsored news organizations for its growing ...ivi TV loses first round in battle over TV signals – including public broadcasters’
A district court judge in Seattle has refused to grant a declaratory ruling that ivi TV’s service does not violate broadcast copyright ...KLRN launches new public affairs program
KLRN in San Antonio premiered Texas Week With Rick Casey on Thursday (Jan. 20). Casey, a longtime columnist with the local News-Express as well as ...University of Houston to merge its PBS and NPR member stations
The University of Houston is merging its HoustonPBS/Channel 8 with its NPR station KUHF-FM/88.7 into one organization called Houston Public Media. The ...Pubcasters selected as Peter Jennings Project fellows
Four public broadcasters are among the 2011 fellows for the Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution March 4-6 in Philadelphia. ...Ebert keeps his chin up, with a new one
Legendary movie critic Roger Ebert will wear a prosthetic chin on his new show, he revealed in his blog Wednesday (Jan. 19). ...Governor proposes zeroing out South Carolina Educational Television support
South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley wants to cut $20 million out of the state’s budget, and $9.5 million of that would ...Public broadcasting backer elected to House Communications Subcommittee post
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), a longtime pubcasting supporter, is the new ranking member of the House Communications Subcommittee, the first woman to ...GOP group’s “Spending Reduction Act” would end CPB, NEH, NEA support
Conservative House Republicans today (Jan. 20) presented a proposal to cut $2.5 trillion in federal funding over the next 10 years. The ...
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