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CapRadio, North State Public Radio move forward with collaboration
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The collaboration is being aided by a grant from CPB.
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To change with the times, WGBH drops its ‘W’ and pivots to purple
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The new branding, which includes a color and font change, will be updated over the course of a year.
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After hiring diverse talent, pubmedia’s challenge is ‘what happens after that’
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“It’s really, really incumbent upon leaders of newsrooms right now to understand that there is a mandate for change,” KQED’s Vinnee Tong said.
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Cleveland stations reduce workforce, management salaries in response to revenue losses
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CEO Kevin Martin said the budget cuts protect essential news services and keep ideastream aligned with its long-term strategic plan.
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Public TV seeks exemption from FCC translator requirement
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The new requirement is “regulatory make-work” that “does not serve any necessary or legitimate purpose,” PBS and America’s Public Television Stations argued.
Education
With classes resuming, stations build on spring efforts for ‘phase two’ of remote learning initiatives
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“We have had some time to reflect, to listen and to refine so that we can be right there, hand in hand with our education partners and our families,” said Robin Mencher, executive director of education at KQED.
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Chicago Public Media staffers push for more transparency in CEO hiring
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The CPM board declined to answer specific questions from staff about the CEO hiring process.
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Pizza is served, plants are flourishing — but a pumpkin isn’t doing so well
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Social media is showing the good, the bad and the ugly of our underused offices.
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Two public media leaders discuss the ‘imperative’ of diversity
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The leaders said the changes need to go beyond additional training.