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NPR business editor accuses Indian politician of rape
The Washington Post published an op-ed Thursday in which NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi accused a top Indian politician of assaulting ...WBUR’s BizLab receives Knight grant for revenue innovation project
The grant will support BizLab's work with stations on revenue experiments.Bomb scare prompts evacuation of KPCC headquarters
Police detonated a suspicious device found near the station Monday.Arizona’s Cronkite School will manage CPB’s editorial leadership training
The two-year project will train 100 editors to “strengthen their ability to lead public media’s growing newsrooms,” CPB said.WAMU to take ‘1A Across America’ with CPB grant
The two-year collaborative initiative, unveiled Thursday, establishes an editorial partnership between WAMU and six public media stations across the country.Idaho PTV objects to Republican remix of gubernatorial debate
The clips were “augmented with a mocking laugh track,” according to a local newspaper.Craigslist founder donates $2.5M to New York Public Radio
The gift will help “fuel the integration and expansion of WNYC and Gothamist.”PRI/PRX lays off six employees
"For us to be successful, we had to streamline our organization," said CEO Kerri Hoffman.NPR sued over website accessibility
A suit alleges that a lack of closed captioning on NPR.org makes it difficult for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to use the ...WBUR’s BizLab will work with public radio stations on revenue experiments
A CPB grant will support six-month projects with six stations.Trump approves Labor–HHS support for CPB, interconnection, Ready To Learn
The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.NPR urges FCC to provide ‘full reimbursement’ for radio stations affected by repack
Local stations "have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack," NPR said in FCC comments.Vehicle-donation programs CARS, V-Dac merge
Charitable Adult Rides & Services and Car Talk VDP/V-Dac will operate as a single nonprofit.Detroit fellowship program picks four reporters to cover food issues in city
WDET and Feet in 2 Worlds are partnering on the fellowships.Sesame Workshop: No, Bert and Ernie are not gay
Comments from a former writer for the show prompted a tweet from the Workshop Tuesday.
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