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How The Jersey Bee uses journalism to improve public health
The Jersey Bee follows a model adapted from health care, education, and social work to deliver information that improves public health outcomes ...FCC fines Pacifica Foundation $25,000 for underwriting violations
A consent decree adopted and released Tuesday requires Pacifica to implement a compliance plan and ends an FCC investigation of WBAI in ...KQED offers buyouts to employees
The station expects to implement additional cuts.We can’t let anti-DEI laws kill public media
These laws not only create an environment ripe for misunderstanding but also gut efforts to equip employees with the skills to engage ...Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with Lookout Local to bring more news to Eugene
Lookout CEO Ken Doctor describes Lookout Eugene-Springfield as a “community newspaper that happens to be digital.”Sesame Workshop reaches tentative collective bargaining agreement with writers’ union
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, were threatening to picket outside of Sesame Workshop’s New York ...N.Y. Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney proposes bill to defund NPR
Tenney’s proposal follows recent criticism of the network spurred by former editor Uri Berliner’s essay for The Free Press.Owner donates commercial radio station to California’s KCLU
The donation of KSYV will help KCLU extend its broadcast to audiences that are difficult to reach due to challenging terrain.In FCC comment, NPR voices concern over costs of multilingual emergency alerts
The FCC has proposed creating a process for prescripted alerts in 13 additional languages to be distributed by TV and radio stations, ...How newsroom leaders can learn to navigate challenges inherent to their jobs
A Poynter/CPB fellowship program is helping reset expectations of what it takes to manage a newsroom.Uri Berliner resigns from NPR
In a resignation letter shared in part on X, Berliner criticized NPR CEO Katherine Maher for “divisive views” that confirmed his critique ...Five dos and don’ts for responding to accusations of bias
If you work in public media, you’re going to hear complaints about political bias in news coverage. Station leaders share tips for ...Sesame Workshop writers’ union votes to authorize strike
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, seek new benefits and payment standards for residuals from streaming, ...NPR suspends Uri Berliner for five days
The senior editor violated NPR protocols for publishing work with other news organizations.Texas Tech Public Media cuts spark concern among university faculty
The restructuring included layoffs and cuts to local programming.
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