System/Policy
Tackling diversity within public media leadership
Why, in the nearly 50 years since public media have been an industry, did the issue of finding a space for women’s ...Gov. Walker’s budget proposes 34 percent cut in state funding to Wis. pubcasters
The proposed cuts to Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television raise questions about the possible impact on their services.CPB backs four more station collaborations on topical reporting
CPB continues to foster news collaborations, with more than $1.2 million in grants announced Tuesday.After backlash, board at Pa. pubcaster buys out exec’s contract
News of the former CEO's compensation had spurred donors to withhold renewals.Spectrum auction issues dominate CPB Board meeting
CPB is aware of as many as six public television stations considering going off the air, said Michael Levy, e.v.p., during the ...Five lessons public media can learn from commercial media
A public radio and TV CEO shares gleanings from Columbia University's Punch Sulzberger Program.Proposed federal budget includes level CPB funding, support for Ready To Learn, new interconnection system
The CPB funds, which are approved two years before being paid out, not only stay at the current level but would include ...Public media women team up to tackle gender inequality in leadership
A group of female leaders has formed a committee to address issues of gender inequality in the executive ranks of public television ...FCC schedules initial workshops on spectrum auctions
The workshops will run nationwide between February and May.Former Washington Post editor signs on as CPB ombudsman
Milton Coleman takes over Feb. 1 from Joel Kaplan, a Syracuse University communications professor whose term expires at the end of January.By the numbers: Public radio continues to gain on public TV in key metrics
A CPB analysis shows that public TV stations are raising more money from fewer members.Kansas governor proposes 18 percent cut to pubcasting support
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has proposed reducing state funding for public broadcasting by $100,000 for fiscal year 2016, a 16 percent ...With shortfalls ongoing, Pacifica asks stations to boost income or cut costs
Amid a continuing financial crisis, the Pacifica Foundation is cutting costs at its five radio stations, a measure that could lead to ...Texas’s KEDT builds on alliance with local college
One of the smallest independent public broadcasting operations in the country will move into new facilities this fall under its expanding partnership ...New fellowships pair independent producers with coaches for entrepreneurial training
A new fellowship program from the Association of Independents in Radio pairs a dozen content creators with coaches in an incubator-style approach ...
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