Quick Takes
NPR, WAMU limit use of Washington football team’s name
An NPR editor has recommended that network journalists avoid referring to the Washington Redskins by their name and should instead use “Washington” ...Public TV freelancers in Writers Guild approve contract extension
More than 200 members of the Writers Guild of America who work as freelancers in public TV have ratified a two-year extension ...Wednesday roundup: WDET gets Knight support; Garfield interviews geniuses
Plus: A Phoenix LPFM changes format; advice for community radio stations.Tuesday roundup: Snails disrupt Hawaii Public Radio service; CEO pay draws flak in Pittsburgh
Plus: A radio producer is a USA Knight Fellow, and Mashable covers Curious City.Monday roundup: PBS ombud takes up purported Harper’s spat; WAMU euthanizes Animal House
Plus: Public radio's shifting economics, and The Moth crosses the pond.Friday roundup: StartUp podcast raises $1M; Alaska DJ killed
Plus: Doctors meet Alex the Muppet, and a Florida college sells two stations.Wednesday roundup: St. Louis station files complaint over Ferguson fees; Washington talks Snap
Plus: A familiar scam gets a makeover, and reasons to love Zoom.Tuesday roundup: NPR ombud examines climate coverage; Wisconsin station mourns reporter’s death
Plus: A remembrance of David Candow, and a community radio host's legal threat.Monday roundup: WNYC revamps Schoolbook.org, CPB gives NPR $1 million for foreign coverage
Plus: American Graduate Day carriage grows, and a NewsHour segment prompts scrutiny.Programming in Brief: PRI launches women-focused initiative, WQXR offers Berlin concerts, and more
Public Radio International will launch a multimedia program focused on women’s empowerment with a grant of about $1.28 million from the Bill ...Tuesday roundup: American Grad honors Raise Up winners, FSN Reports to end
Also: Pubmedia reports lead to changes in Goldman Sachs policy.Monday roundup: PBS yanks Harper’s ads, Minnesota station goes mobile
Also: Podcasting starts turning a profit.Friday roundup: ACL performers play for scale; NPR tweaks newsmag rules
Also: INN launches a site to track news about nonprofit journalism.Thursday roundup: NPR drops Krulwich blog, VPR A Go Go is back
Also: A head audio engineer at Oregon Public Broadcasting takes first prize in an Atari contest.Wednesday roundup: WQED looks for alums; St. Louis newsroom ‘reborn’ with Ferguson coverage
Plus: Paula Poundstone says NPR listeners are "polite and fun. There’s not a lot of head-bangers."
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