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CPB board votes to boost CSG pool with delay of Healthy Network Initiative
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The initiative’s $1 million will instead be distributed to aid stations amid the pandemic.
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CPB requests additional $175M in emergency funds from Congress
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If CPB receives the funds, it would bring its emergency support from the government to $250 million.
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Station leaders share insights into pandemic response
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The leaders of KUT and KERA spoke about how they’re managing the crisis in a webinar produced by Current, Greater Public, Public Radio Program Directors and the Public Media Journalists Association.
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NPR, union agree to cuts to employee pay, benefits
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NPR is taking additional steps to cut costs in response to financial challenges.
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Pandemic prompts some stations to cut Report for America jobs, but others add corps members
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“In an effort to make sure that we could maintain the staff that we have and the work we were doing, we really couldn’t add another position.”
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Seattle classical station cuts positions as underwriting income dries up
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“Underwriting revenue has almost disappeared for us,” said Classical KING FM CEO Brenda Barnes.
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Climate advocacy group targets Duke Energy underwriting on WUNC
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NC WARN complained to the FCC about “misleading” sponsorship messages highlighting the utility provider’s commitments to clean energy.
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Why public media should be partnering on statewide education
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“Today and into the future, public media stations should continue to look for ways to use government funding to pour support and resources back into the communities they serve.”
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Trends during Great Recession may foreshadow pandemic’s impact on pubmedia
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A Public Media Co. analysis finds that public radio fared better than public TV, though both faced big drops in underwriting income.
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Freelance filmmakers, media groups lobby for federal aid reserved for small businesses
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The effort is supported by more than 20 organizations, including American Documentary and the Association of Independents in Radio.
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How to prepare your public media station to operate under the ‘new normal’
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Start planning how to set up operations for when staff can begin working from your station’s offices, studios and newsrooms.
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Public media are essential business: Lessons from Italy in the era of COVID-19
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A media scholar says Italy’s public broadcasting system “has provided information, entertainment and even some comfort in these tragic times.”
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NPR extends dues relief to stations
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No member stations will see increases in fees in the next fiscal year.
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CPB unveils plan to split $75 million in coronavirus relief funds between public TV and radio
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The emergency funds provide extra assistance to small and rural public stations.
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NPR, APM leaders outline financial challenges caused by pandemic
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“We are experiencing the biggest financial test in our 53-year history,” American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart told staff.
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‘Now more than ever’ — and we really mean it
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Without our conferences, what holds public media together? How do you gain insight about our industry? How do we share best practices and learn from one another?
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Coronavirus prolongs temporary shutdown of Memphis jazz station
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WUMR was already planning to go off the air for a time as it transitioned to a new location and ownership.
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Nevada Public Radio finds buyer for Utah station
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The Las Vegas station is working to pull out of a financial crisis.
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How the COVID-19 crisis points to a new path forward for public media
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“At this time, when stations are stretching themselves so far, can we reach beyond our known audiences and come a step closer to the promise of serving the broadest public?”
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South Florida PBS withdraws bid to manage Miami’s WLRN
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The station cited the COVID-19 outbreak and a focus on producing related health content.