System/Policy
In executive order, Trump demands CPB stop funding PBS, NPR
In response, CPB asserted that it is not subject to the president’s authority.CPB grants Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom nearly $650,000
The grant will fund a video journalist, a project manager and four shared positions.CPB sues Trump over attempted firing of board members
The lawsuit said board members Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan and Tom Rothman received an email saying that their positions were terminated. ...Indiana legislature eliminates public media funding in biennial budget
“The complete zeroing out of funding — without dialogue or compromise — was both unexpected and unconscionable,” said Mark Newman of Indiana ...FEMA lifts hold on Next Generation Warning System grants
CPB announced the release of a 65-day hold on its NGWS funds along with new grants for four state networks and a ...Here’s how much public media relies on federal funding, and what could happen next
New insights from financial data show which stations — and audiences — would be hardest hit if CPB loses funding.Marketplace cuts seven positions, invests in digital expansion
The show’s staff are also moving from their downtown L.A. headquarters to share space with LAist in Pasadena.Former St. Louis Public Radio GM Tim Eby to appeal defamation suit dismissal
A judge ruled that the station's licensee, the University of Missouri, was protected from the lawsuit by sovereign immunity.Our fictional station team reflects on the growing regulatory storm
In our second installment, station staffers discuss the FCC investigation of underwriting practices in public media.Cascade PBS Union highlights salary disparities in campaign for higher wages
The union representing 23 newsroom employees is making its case for pay increases through pickets and a petition shared with donors.Judge overseeing KDHX bankruptcy delays ruling on sale
Despite multimillion-dollar bids from two Christian broadcasters, a group of former volunteers thinks they can still save the community radio station.APTS responds to report of proposed rescission to CPB funding
The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch to claw back $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB.‘All Funding Reconsidered’: A station staff dialogue
A fictional station meeting tackles the questions public media leaders can’t ignore.Mississippi Senate rejects governor’s pick for public broadcasting board
At a press conference Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves said the decision represented an unfair attack on Cory Custer, his deputy chief of ...CPB leaders react to House hearing, federal funding threat
“There’s nothing more American than public media,” said Chair Ruby Calvert at Tuesday’s CPB board meeting.
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