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Senate Appropriations Committee recommends level funding for CPB
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
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Noncommercial radio news salaries have dropped in big markets, according to RTDNA/Newhouse survey
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The survey of radio news salaries showed a 2.5% decline compared to last year’s survey.
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Ted Cruz questions NPR about foundation funding in letter to CEO
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“What precautions does NPR take, if any, to ensure that financial contributions from its donors do not impact its editorial decisions?” Cruz asked.
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Former WAMU/DCist staffers raise money for new newsroom
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The 51st is planned to begin as a newsletter, with the goal of starting publication in the fall.
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Audience losses are compounding for public radio news stations. Now what?
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Programmers are pessimistic that cume ratings can rebound to their pre-pandemic highs, but that doesn’t stop them from trying.
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AIR launches survey to assess freelance audio professionals’ rates
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Submissions by Aug. 7 will be used for a 2024 update to AIR’s rate guides.
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WNET writers union says management is union busting amid contract negotiations
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The bargaining unit is objecting to a proposal to assign unionized employees’ duties to nonunionized staffers.
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Time is running out to solve the digital revenue puzzle
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Stations are beginning to see “green shoots” in raising money from on-demand audiences. We need to grow them, and quickly.
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LAist cuts 28 positions with buyouts, layoffs
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The station offered the voluntary buyouts in May, with CCO Kristen Muller saying at the time the organization faced a budget shortfall over the next two years.
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Public media’s pivot to local news requires deep change, Wyncote Foundation report finds
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Public media’s response to the problems facing local news has not been “commensurate” with the crisis, the report said.
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House Appropriations Committee takes next step in zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
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President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
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NPR receives $5.5M grant to expand collaborative journalism efforts
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The grant will support the creation of an Appalachia newsroom and experiments with short-form video.
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The importance of Employee Resource Groups and how to create one at your station
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Employee Resource Groups can help to amplify underrepresented voices, promote education and break down barriers within your organization.
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Report looks at public media’s transformation into ‘frontline’ providers of local news
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An analysis by the Wyncote Foundation spotlights what’s working for news-driven stations.
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Pubcasters succeed in push for FCC to include nonbinary gender option on reporting form
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A coalition of public broadcasters called for the change when the commission reconsidered requiring annual employment reports from stations.
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House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
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President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
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Appeals court rejects defamation suit by right-wing journalist against NPR, Yahoo News
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Matthew Couch, founder of the news website D.C. Patriot, had spread conspiracy theories about the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich.
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Unions call for immediate removal of Chicago Public Media CEO
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96% of participating union members voted no confidence in the outgoing CEO.
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CPB backs new journalism desk for Alaska’s stations
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The two-year grant funds four new reporter positions and three shared editors.
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PBS board approves $373M budget, applauds contract extension for CEO Paula Kerger
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Paula Kerger’s decision to continue leading PBS “will cement, for a very long time to come, her status as the longest serving president of PBS,” said Board Chair Larry Irving.