System/Policy
WESA cites financial challenges in canceling ‘The Confluence’
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Three staffers on the show team and a digital content manager are being laid off.
Education
How the Syracuse Journalism Lab is diversifying local reporting while training young journalists
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The Syracuse Press Club and The Stand, a local nonprofit news outlet, teamed up to teach high-school students the basics of journalism.
System/Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee recommends continued CPB funding in FY26
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The recommendation follows a House subcommittee’s proposal earlier this month to zero out public media funding.
System/Policy
House subcommittee recommends zeroing out CPB funding for FY26
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The subcommittee bill for Labor-HHS-Education spending also provides no funding for interconnection and infrastructure.
System/Policy
St. Louis Public Radio staffers form union after successful vote
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The St. Louis Public Radio Guild formed a union with the Communication Workers of America.
System/Policy
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. offers buyouts to reporters
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“We are now facing some difficult decisions that may result in changes for us,” said CEO Terry O’Reilly.
System/Policy
CPB provides additional funds for Editor Corps program
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Stations will pay on a sliding scale for editing assistance from the Public Media Journalists Association.
System/Policy
PBS board approves 3% station dues increase for FY24
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PBS’ total budget is expected to break even at $372.2 million.
System/Policy
Why pubmedia should plan for an upcoming boost to local news funding
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The MacArthur Foundation’s Press Forward campaign will provide an infusion of badly needed cash for local news. But that cash will likely flow to the prepared.
System/Policy
Restructuring at SCPR cuts 21 positions amid budget shortfall
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“We are reallocating resources to prioritize our digital offerings and capabilities,” a spokesperson said.
System/Policy
Revamped KNCC promises local journalism, cultural programming for rural Nevada
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The Elko station is branching out beyond rebroadcasting KUNR in Reno.
System/Policy
Court dismisses lawsuit alleging PBS violated digital subscribers’ privacy
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The class-action case focused on PBS’ role in sharing subscribers’ personal data with Facebook.
System/Policy
Damage to Pioneer PBS facilities takes station off air
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The station said it will cost “several hundreds of thousands of dollars” to repair the damage.
System/Policy
WHQR union receives voluntary recognition
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Staffers announced last month their intent to unionize.
System/Policy
WUNC to purchase station from school board
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The deal is an “important step in the expansion of public radio in North Carolina,” WUNC said in a press release.
System/Policy
OETA’s existence is preserved after lawmakers overturn governor’s veto
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Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt had argued that Oklahomans didn’t want to “use their tax dollars to indoctrinate kids.”
System/Policy
From alligator clips to high-speed internet: the past, present and future of remote work at NPR
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While the pandemic has accelerated the pace of change and increased the sheer number of people working remotely, NPR has had at least some remote workers for nearly its entire existence.
System/Policy
How pubmedia is navigating the pros and cons of remote work
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New workplace norms are giving employees greater flexibility, while leaders are learning to manage remote teams and build community.
System/Policy
Crosscut Union vows to challenge newsroom restructuring plan
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Cascade Public Media described the reorganization as a pivot to produce more multimedia journalism.
System/Policy
Uniting the voices of PBS and NPR: a bold merger for the marketplace of ideas
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“The potential merger of PBS and NPR is a strategic and necessary step in securing the future of public media.”