System/Policy
Former WAMU/DCist staffers raise money for new newsroom
The 51st is planned to begin as a newsletter, with the goal of starting publication in the fall.Audience losses are compounding for public radio news stations. Now what?
Programmers are pessimistic that cume ratings can rebound to their pre-pandemic highs, but that doesn’t stop them from trying.AIR launches survey to assess freelance audio professionals’ rates
Submissions by Aug. 7 will be used for a 2024 update to AIR's rate guides.WNET writers union says management is union busting amid contract negotiations
The bargaining unit is objecting to a proposal to assign unionized employees’ duties to nonunionized staffers.Time is running out to solve the digital revenue puzzle
Stations are beginning to see "green shoots" in raising money from on-demand audiences. We need to grow them, and quickly.LAist cuts 28 positions with buyouts, layoffs
The station offered the voluntary buyouts in May, with CCO Kristen Muller saying at the time the organization faced a budget shortfall ...Public media’s pivot to local news requires deep change, Wyncote Foundation report finds
Public media’s response to the problems facing local news has not been “commensurate” with the crisis, the report said.House Appropriations Committee takes next step in zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.NPR receives $5.5M grant to expand collaborative journalism efforts
The grant will support the creation of an Appalachia newsroom and experiments with short-form video.The importance of Employee Resource Groups and how to create one at your station
Employee Resource Groups can help to amplify underrepresented voices, promote education and break down barriers within your organization.Report looks at public media’s transformation into ‘frontline’ providers of local news
An analysis by the Wyncote Foundation spotlights what's working for news-driven stations.Pubcasters succeed in push for FCC to include nonbinary gender option on reporting form
A coalition of public broadcasters called for the change when the commission reconsidered requiring annual employment reports from stations.House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.Appeals court rejects defamation suit by right-wing journalist against NPR, Yahoo News
Matthew Couch, founder of the news website D.C. Patriot, had spread conspiracy theories about the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee employee ...Unions call for immediate removal of Chicago Public Media CEO
96% of participating union members voted no confidence in the outgoing CEO.
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