System/Policy
NPR will lead two-day training on ‘identity and difference’ for station leaders
It will be the first time NPR has made the training available only to stations.PBS closes DEI office, citing a Trump executive order
PBS had created its diversity, equity and inclusion team in 2021 after receiving criticism from independent filmmakers.Missouri radio stations will become independent nonprofits
St. Louis Public Radio, KCUR and Classical KC will be governed by independent nonprofits.Busloads of South Dakota Public Broadcasting supporters make case to avoid $3.6M state budget cut
Supporters said the cut would undermine public safety, government transparency, education, high school activities and local storytelling.Why the impact of CPB funding cuts may not be equal
An analysis of station financial data suggests disproportionate effects could be felt across radio and TV stations, as well as smaller and ...Harvest Public Media lands $1M CPB grant
The grant will help the collaboration add three reporters at new partner stations and an audience editor.WITF, newspaper journalists vote to join union
The journalists voted 39-10 in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on PBS and NPR CEOs to testify
The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency is concerned about “blatantly ideological and partisan coverage,” Greene wrote in letters to PBS’ ...St. Louis’ KDHX dismisses volunteer hosts, switches to canned programming
In a statement posted on the station’s website, Board President Gary Pierson attributed the decision in part to a “decline in financial ...Arkansas senator seeks to abolish state library and PBS oversight boards
Senate Bill 184 would abolish both boards and transfer their powers and authorities to the education department.GPB roadmap calls for expanding service to ‘all of Georgia’
The state network plans to focus on “mission-critical” areas and boost fundraising by $5 million annually.North Dakota House passes bill to end funding for Prairie Public
House Bill 1255 would bar any “state officer” from spending “state funds or federal funds … to directly or indirectly support public ...DOD dismisses NPR, other outlets from Pentagon office spaces
The outlets can reportedly continue to attend briefings.Vegas PBS seeks to dismiss lawsuits filed by former employee
The lawsuits filed by a former director of digital marketing accuse station leaders and other parties of defamation and discrimination.FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, Chairman Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting announcements may “cross the line” into advertising. ...
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