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.
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The station said it will cost “several hundreds of thousands of dollars” to repair the damage.
Staffers announced last month their intent to unionize.
The deal is an “important step in the expansion of public radio in North Carolina,” WUNC said in a press release.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt had argued that Oklahomans didn’t want to “use their tax dollars to indoctrinate kids.”
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.
New workplace norms are giving employees greater flexibility, while leaders are learning to manage remote teams and build community.
Cascade Public Media described the reorganization as a pivot to produce more multimedia journalism.
“The potential merger of PBS and NPR is a strategic and necessary step in securing the future of public media.”
The staffers at the public radio station said in a statement that they aim to create “a better, healthier and more transparent workplace.”
Current’s latest analysis of executive compensation found that the median salary for GMs at university-licensed stations was the lowest among licensee types.
Our study includes the annual earnings of leaders representing 87 public media stations and major organizations.
The layoffs affected “teams including marketing, station services, training, and technology and advertising operations.”
“‘If you build it, they will come’ isn’t really a strong strategy in an era of competing algorithms and news consumption silos,” said News Director Jenna Dooley.
The Harrisburg-based public media organization will receive several newspapers from Steinman Communications.
“I don’t think Oklahomans want to use their tax dollars to indoctrinate kids,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.
The case centered on NHPR’s investigation of alleged sexual misconduct by the former CEO of an addiction recovery center.
Twitter also removed the label from public broadcasters outside the U.S.
Some stations have also announced that they’re leaving the social media platform.
“The partnership … allows us to expand sponsorship categories to get more business,” says Gina Garrubbo, CEO of National Public Media.
The class-action case examines PBS’ role in sharing digital subscribers’ personal data with Facebook.