System/Policy
WYPR plans to purchase Towson University station
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The stations expect the deal to close in August.
System/Policy
President Biden’s proposed budget includes $475M for CPB
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APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”
System/Policy
Watch our webinar about how stations adapted to the pandemic’s challenges
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For our series on “The Way We Work Now,” we spoke with Nine PBS CEO Amy Shaw and KUOW GM Caryn Mathes.
System/Policy
By joining forces, stations find new potential for boosting revenue, content
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“Television and radio should be getting together. Joint licensees have advantages that neither one of us have individually.”
System/Policy
It’s time to stop giving ‘the talent’ a pass on bullying
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“Our culture of host hero worship creates monsters, and it is long past time to break this cycle.”
System/Policy
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice claim against NYPR
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Union members at the station said they “feel like they could be next if they do speak up.”
Programs/Content
The missing middle: Reimagining a future for tweens, teens and public media
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Researchers from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center report on how public media can create media that’s relevant to the lives of the teens and tweens who make up Gen Z.
System/Policy
How journalists are challenging ideas of objectivity while empowering their communities
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Working within and outside of public media, proponents of “movement journalism” are spurring the system to embrace journalism with a mission.
System/Policy
UC Davis alums, local community protest relocation of freeform college station
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Supporters of KDVS argue that the smaller studios will diminish the station’s operations and its value for teaching students.
Local that Works Case Studies
How City Bureau models democratizing journalism
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City Bureau’s programs mainly focus on training and equipping people with little or no journalism experience to lead community conversations, provide oversight of public meetings, and conduct investigations into local sociopolitical issues.
System/Policy
Public media’s one-of-a-kind leadership training needs new funding. Here’s why our industry can’t let it end.
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The most transformational leadership program we’ve ever experienced gave public media a boost during one of our industry’s most challenging years. Now, its future is in doubt.
System/Policy
NPR board adds DEI committee
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The new committee will support NPR’s DEI-focused strategic plan.
CPB
CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
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CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.
System/Policy
New FCC rules spare pubcasters from foreign sponsorship disclosures
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The commission reined in proposed regulations that had sparked concern at NPR and PBS.
System/Policy
New York Public Radio lays off 14 staffers, including newsroom leaders
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“We cannot achieve our goals and meet our commitments while shouldering a fourth year of losses,” said CEO Goli Sheikholeslami.
System/Policy
CPB requests $300M in federal support for pubmedia infrastructure
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The funding pool would be similar to the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, which was eliminated in 2011.
System/Policy
In campaign for higher pay, Crosscut union calls out CEO’s big salary
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A petition takes aim at Cascade Public Media CEO Rob Dunlop’s compensation and raises.
System/Policy
WFAE, Louisville Public Media receive first American Journalism Project grants to pubmedia
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The three-year grants will help the stations boost revenue to support their journalism.
System/Policy
NPR plans to recognize digital staffers’ union
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The new bargaining unit will cover about 63 employees.
Frequency Boost
To create space for great ideas to blossom, set aside 10% of your work week
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Spending time building relationships with your staff and engaging on their turf will change how they look at you. They’ll recognize you as someone who is devoted not just to vision, but to their success.