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State senator wants UNC-TV under university jurisdiction
North Carolina’s public television network would be overseen by the University of North Carolina’s School of the Arts if a state senator ...PBS ombudsman tackles “Sick Around America” dispute
The controversy surrounding Frontline’s “Sick Around America” doc is the subject of PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler’s latest column. He reports receiving notes ...FreePress sets media reform event May 14
Funding of journalism and public media are on the agenda of the full-day FreePress Summit “Changing Media” set for May 14. The ...KERA cuts staffers, reallocates funds
KERA in Dallas is eliminating four and a half positions “so that resources can be reallocated to other areas within the organization,” ...Q&A: Online storytelling
Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, interviews Angela Morgenstern, senior director of PBS Interactive, in this Q&A about storytelling online. ...Worldfocus defends use of Al Jazeera English reports
A North Carolina congresswoman is accusing Worldfocus of airing “propoganda” from the Al Jazeera English television network. “My concern is that the ...NPR downsizing is a “crisis we will not waste”
Why is NPR cutting into its radio newsroom while continuing to invest in digital operations? It’s a question that’s been repeatedly posed ...NET audit details missing inventory
A state audit of Nebraska’s NET reveals the pubcaster can’t account for almost $600,000 of property, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. ...Tensions mounting over NPR budget woes
When KCRW’s Ruth Seymour responded to Susan Stamberg’s proposal to raise money for NPR by mounting a national pledge drive, she reminded ...Triple-whammy of financial setbacks for KKFI
KKFI, a community radio station in Kansas City, Mo., told volunteers that it could run out of money by the end of ...WYPR faulted by CPB Inspector General
After a special review of WYPR-FM in Baltimore, CPB’s Inspector General reported March 20 that the station violated the terms of its ...PBS, ITVS start distribution initiative
Independent Television Service and PBS are jointly launching the Independent Digital Distribution Lab to explore revenue-generating partnership models for indie filmmakers and ...WLIW21 apologizes for concentration-camp error
PubTV WLIW21 on Long Island has issued an apology to several Polish organizations regarding a an item in its current program guide, ...NPR’s coverage of itself deemed “excessive”
When NPR’s Tovia Smith reported on March 24 about her network’s record-setting audience growth, the coverage made “a few folks inside NPR” ...What about apps for other smartphones?
There ARE other smartphones capable of running apps besides the iPhone. Last week BlackBerry launched BlackBerry App World (you have to use ...
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