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NPR merges digital news and visuals teams
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The new structure will aid collaboration and provide “clearer points of contact for our digital work,” said Managing Editor Sara Goo.
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Subject of NPR article alleges defamation in lawsuit
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The focus of an article about a suspicious album sale claims the coverage “obliterated” his career.
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Owner of sole public TV signal in Rio Grande Valley hints at possible sale
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KMBH is off the air, and the licensee is considering offers.
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CPB to require anti-harassment training for stations to get funding
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Starting March 31, CPB will require annual harassment prevention training for employees of all stations receiving a Community Service Grant.
System/Policy
San Francisco’s KMTP pursues channel-share agreement to stay on air
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The Minority Television Project is in talks with Poquito Mas Communications LLC.
PBS
Smiley demands damages from PBS in lawsuit over harassment charges
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In a statement, PBS called the lawsuit “meritless.”
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House committee authorizes additional funding for repack, including radio costs
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The bill would provide the FCC with an additional $322 million per year in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
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HBO agreement reverses financial losses at Sesame Workshop
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The agreement “totally changed our economics,” said CEO Jeffrey Dunn.
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Public media projects pull in annual NEA grants
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It’s the first of two major grant announcements from the federal program for fiscal year 2018.
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PBS pushes back on YouTube plans for ‘government funded’ label
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“Labeling PBS a ‘publicly funded broadcaster’ is both vague and misleading,” PBS said in a statement.
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Indiana station offers new classical music service
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The station wanted to create a classical music service with a price “low enough so that stations could use it to cover less critical dayparts.”
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PRX partners with podcast networks Gen-Z Media and Night Vale Presents
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The partnership marks PRX’s first time working with children’s podcasts.
WNYC’s Dean Cappello moved into advisory role
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As chief content officer Cappello oversaw both WNYC News and WNYC Studios. Now the divisions are to be managed separately.
KNKX wins lawsuit against former owner over bequests
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The station and Pacific Lutheran University disagreed over who should receive the funds.
Pacifica agrees to loan for paying Empire State debt
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The loan was financed by a group of KPFK supporters.
Quick Takes
CPB unveils $500,000 in education engagement grants at NETA meeting
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Up to 50 stations can receive grants for educational engagement initiatives “beyond existing models such as camps and workshops,” CPB said in the announcement.
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‘Science Friday’ partners with WNYC on distribution
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As part of the agreement, WNYC will also handle sponsorship for “Science Friday.”
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StoryCorps to close San Francisco booth
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The oral-history nonprofit has been unable to replace funding for the booth that ended in 2016.
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Eastern N.C. radio network shuffles news, classical programming
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The North Carolina station hopes the change will help it determine the strength of each of its services.
Obituaries
Raymond Wittcoff, early proponent of educational TV, dies at 96
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In a 1952 speech, Wittcoff called for “a bold and forthright plan for the creation of a national educational television network.”