System/Policy
How WBUR is getting into the sponsored podcasts business
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The station began producing its first sponsored podcasts in November.
System/Policy
KQED closes $140M capital campaign, maps next steps for creating ‘sense of belonging’ in renovated headquarters
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Some employees have returned to work in the state-of-the-art facility, but plans for a full reopening have been delayed until next year.
System/Policy
Pubmedia’s failure to retain people of color needs a closer look
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“Sometimes we decide not to ask questions when we’re afraid of what the answer may be. I suspect that may be the case when it comes to why people of color leave the industry.”
System/Policy
Union approves first contract with Cascade Public Media
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The contract includes protections for parents, improved pay and new anti-harassment rules.
System/Policy
Station leader calls for more coordinated podcast strategy with NPR
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Paul Maassen of WWNO said during a network board meeting that NPR and stations are working on podcasts in a “siloed environment.”
System/Policy
VPM Media buys Richmond alt-weekly
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VPM expects to begin publishing original content on the “Style Weekly” website by the end of the year.
System/Policy
How a Phoenix low-power community radio station provides ‘an institution for the institution-less’
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“Hearing people like us on the radio when you walk into a restaurant or an auto shop makes you feel like South Phoenix is yours, too.”
Diversity
How to sustain source diversity tracking in your organization
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You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to make sure that source diversity tracking becomes a lasting habit.
System/Policy
New Orleans Public Radio expands classical network
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A format change will bring the broadcaster’s all-classical service to the Houma-Thibodaux region.
Development
WTVP acquires local magazine with support from angel investors
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CEO Lesley Matuszak sees the publication’s events business as an opportunity to boost station revenues.
System/Policy
Why public media should just say no to Facebook’s money
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Nobody’s realization that Facebook is out of control came just this year. So why did NPR ever accept its sponsorship dollars?
System/Policy
New cafe inside 88Nine Radio Milwaukee studios seeks to open up station to the community
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The station wants Milwaukeeans to be immersed in its music and food when a restaurant opens early next year.
System/Policy
KUOW shares hiring toolkit aimed at increasing staff diversity
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The Seattle station received a CPB grant to distribute the toolkit, which details every aspect of the recruitment process.
System/Policy
Oversight board appoints governor’s former communications director as interim leader of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The board did not disclose why it fired former executive director Chuck Roberts.
System/Policy
40-50 new hires ‘expected’ after WBEZ’s merger with Chicago Sun-Times
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Will the deal be a national model? Station executives weigh in.
System/Policy
Public broadcasters ask FCC to update forms with nonbinary gender options
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Law firm Foster Garvey PC has seen “an increasing number of licensees” that have “expressed concerns with the binary options provided to answer the question of gender” on some FCC forms.
System/Policy
New NPR SAG-AFTRA contract expands parental leave, includes DEI provisions
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Unit members overwhelmingly approved the three-year deal.
System/Policy
Carlos Watson resigns from NPR board
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The Ozy Media CEO stepped down as the governance committee prepared to reconsider his role on the board.
System/Policy
Chicago Public Media moves closer to acquiring Sun-Times
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The outlets agreed to a nonbinding deal Wednesday.
System/Policy
Chicago Public Media, Sun-Times are ‘exploring partnerships’
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CPM’s interim CEO told staff that the entities are looking to “strengthen local journalism in the city and our region.”