Quick Takes
Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
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If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.
Quick Takes
KUT expands on explanation for taking down freelancer’s stories
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In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee’s legal department in part prompted the removal.
NPR
Journalist says NPR nixed story because she speaks with an accent
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“Several people” at NPR apologized to Gisele Regatao after her story about an art exhibit was rejected.
Court of Appeals upholds decision backing KET criteria for debate participation
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David Patterson, a Libertarian candidate who ran for U.S. Senate in 2014, sued after being excluded from a 2014 candidate forum.
Quick Takes
NPR business editor accuses Indian politician of rape
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The Washington Post published an op-ed Thursday in which NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi accused a top Indian politician of assaulting her when she was in her early ’20s.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab receives Knight grant for revenue innovation project
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The grant will support BizLab’s work with stations on revenue experiments.
Quick Takes
Bomb scare prompts evacuation of KPCC headquarters
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Police detonated a suspicious device found near the station Monday.
Quick Takes
Arizona’s Cronkite School will manage CPB’s editorial leadership training
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The two-year project will train 100 editors to “strengthen their ability to lead public media’s growing newsrooms,” CPB said.
1A
WAMU to take ‘1A Across America’ with CPB grant
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The two-year collaborative initiative, unveiled Thursday, establishes an editorial partnership between WAMU and six public media stations across the country.