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CPB’s American Graduate backs job training projects at stations
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The corporation announced the grants, which range from $170,000 to $200,000, at the annual meeting of the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
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The corporation announced the grants, which range from $170,000 to $200,000, at the annual meeting of the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
A new grant-making initiative will subsidize costs for newsrooms to adopt the Hearken and GroundSource platforms.
The network is also continuing to explore the possibility of raising funds through a frequency swap.
A Gallup/Knight Foundation report released Tuesday finds a strong correlation between political values and distrust of the media.
A daylong summit about sexual misconduct in newsrooms included discussion of how NPR and other media organizations have enabled powerful men at the expense of female employees.
The public broadcaster has been looking for a new location for its studio and headquarters.
WNYC placed the hosts on leave earlier this month following allegations of inappropriate behavior and sought outside counsel to investigate.
Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp. in Richmond was a big winner among pubcasters in the FCC’s spectrum auction.
Public broadcasters have used the bonds to fund construction projects and signal expansions.
The NYPR board heard from Walker, staff and board about how to restore trust.
A plan to expand the Contributor Development Partnership calls for enhanced analysis of public media donor behaviors.
The stations will share PBS39’s spectrum starting Jan. 5 until the FCC approves the license transfer.
The West Virginia network estimates it will save $100,000 annually with the shutdown.
The station is investigating claims against hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz.
Allegations leveled against the creator and former host of “A Prairie Home Companion” don’t fit the pattern of sexual predators who deserved their takedowns.
In an interview on WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show,” Walker declined to elaborate on why the station did not renew John Hockenberry’s contract or whether the “Takeaway” host received a severance payment.
John Hockenberry’s former co-hosts and colleagues have shared stories of hostile behavior and unwanted attention and physical contact.
As it prepares to sunset Core Publisher, NPR is exploring new ways to integrate digital content from stations and its own platforms.
The financing strategy is used by public broadcasters on large capital projects, such as NPR’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
MPR is also ending distribution and broadcasts of “The Writer’s Almanac” and rebroadcasts of “The Best of A Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Keillor.