System/Policy
In letter to staff, NPR CEO calls layoffs ‘gut-wrenching’
In addition to cutting 10% of its workforce, the network is eliminating more than 80 vacant positions.5 ways to ensure a smooth leadership transition
Because changes in leadership are inevitable, it’s an area all media companies need to face head-on. So how can you improve your ...New England Public Media lays off nearly 20% of staff
The stations serving western Massachusetts are downsizing in response to “serious financial headwinds” that began during the pandemic.Keep DEI a priority, even when the economy says otherwise
When news organizations say they support diversity efforts but their actions don’t match, teams and communities lose faith.Biden administration proposes $575M for CPB in FY2026, requests level funding for interconnection and infrastructure
CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.White House nominates Felix Sanchez to CPB board
As chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Sanchez has increased the visibility and pipeline of Latinos in the creative ...Kentucky Senate passes bill to revamp KET board
The bill would disband the current board for Kentucky Educational Television and require that future gubernatorial appointments to the nine-person board be ...Michigan’s WCMU replaces classical music with news on weekdays
The Mount Pleasant station will offer classical on HD channels and as a digital stream.How the pandemic changed public media’s financial outlook
Public radio's total nonfederal financial support dropped in fiscal year 2021, largely due to declines in underwriting revenue.PBS report shows increase in diversity among prime-time programs
The fiscal year 2022 report is the second annual study from PBS highlighting its efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion.Suspension of NPR’s Kroc fellowships disrupts talent development, career plans of student journalists
Applicants to this year’s fellowship see its cancellation as a setback for journalists of color who want to work in public radio.Bill to disband current KET board, require Senate confirmation for some appointments advances
Called an effort to “protect” the integrity of Kentucky’s public television broadcaster, a bill passed unanimously out of a Senate committee Wednesday ...NPR plans ‘major’ layoffs due to ballooning deficit
NPR will cut 10% of its staff, CEO John Lansing told employees.With Super-Regional on hold, station leaders consider cheaper approaches to in-person networking
“That face-to-face ability to learn and talk with each other is still very important,” said Kerry Swanson, president of Western States Public ...How a revamped Public Broadcasting Act would help public media fill news deserts
A former CPB board member argues that updating the Act could be a boon for smaller stations.
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