System/Policy
Here’s how much public media relies on federal funding, and what could happen next
New insights from financial data show which stations — and audiences — would be hardest hit if CPB loses funding.Marketplace cuts seven positions, invests in digital expansion
The show’s staff are also moving from their downtown L.A. headquarters to share space with LAist in Pasadena.Former St. Louis Public Radio GM Tim Eby to appeal defamation suit dismissal
A judge ruled that the station's licensee, the University of Missouri, was protected from the lawsuit by sovereign immunity.Our fictional station team reflects on the growing regulatory storm
In our second installment, station staffers discuss the FCC investigation of underwriting practices in public media.Cascade PBS Union highlights salary disparities in campaign for higher wages
The union representing 23 newsroom employees is making its case for pay increases through pickets and a petition shared with donors.Judge overseeing KDHX bankruptcy delays ruling on sale
Despite multimillion-dollar bids from two Christian broadcasters, a group of former volunteers thinks they can still save the community radio station.APTS responds to report of proposed rescission to CPB funding
The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch to claw back $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB.‘All Funding Reconsidered’: A station staff dialogue
A fictional station meeting tackles the questions public media leaders can’t ignore.Mississippi Senate rejects governor’s pick for public broadcasting board
At a press conference Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves said the decision represented an unfair attack on Cory Custer, his deputy chief of ...CPB leaders react to House hearing, federal funding threat
“There’s nothing more American than public media,” said Chair Ruby Calvert at Tuesday’s CPB board meeting.New York state senator wants tax credit for pubmedia journalism jobs
Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal sponsored a bill to allow public television and radio stations to claim an existing tax credit for ...Owner of St. Louis’ KDHX proposes selling license and tower to Christian broadcaster
The transaction between Double Helix Corp. and K-Love must be approved by a bankruptcy judge.What to do about the looming end of U.S. public broadcasting
"The incipient demise of public broadcasting, even after 58 years of support, should be a reminder that economic dependence on the government ...Rep. Greene calls for defunding CPB at end of hearing with pubmedia leaders
NPR CEO Katherine Maher testified along with PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Alaska Public Media CEO Ed Ulman and Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow ...New EEOC guidance axes diversity provision in NPR union contract
The agreement had required that at least 30% of external candidates interviewed for open bargaining unit positions be from underrepresented groups.
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