System/Policy
CPB analysis finds steep declines in station underwriting, foundation funding
While income from individual giving grew 5% last fiscal year, stations were hit by losses in all other revenue categories.Fear, personal interests often hinder station mergers
Consultant and former pubmedia executive David Brugger discusses the complications that can doom potential deals.WYPR plans to purchase Towson University station
The stations expect the deal to close in August.President Biden’s proposed budget includes $475M for CPB
APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”Watch our webinar about how stations adapted to the pandemic’s challenges
For our series on "The Way We Work Now," we spoke with Nine PBS CEO Amy Shaw and KUOW GM Caryn Mathes.By joining forces, stations find new potential for boosting revenue, content
"Television and radio should be getting together. Joint licensees have advantages that neither one of us have individually."It’s time to stop giving ‘the talent’ a pass on bullying
"Our culture of host hero worship creates monsters, and it is long past time to break this cycle."SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice claim against NYPR
Union members at the station said they "feel like they could be next if they do speak up."The missing middle: Reimagining a future for tweens, teens and public media
Researchers from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center report on how public media can create media that's relevant to the lives of the ...How journalists are challenging ideas of objectivity while empowering their communities
Working within and outside of public media, proponents of "movement journalism" are spurring the system to embrace journalism with a mission.UC Davis alums, local community protest relocation of freeform college station
Supporters of KDVS argue that the smaller studios will diminish the station's operations and its value for teaching students.How City Bureau models democratizing journalism
City Bureau’s programs mainly focus on training and equipping people with little or no journalism experience to lead community conversations, provide oversight ...Public media’s one-of-a-kind leadership training needs new funding. Here’s why our industry can’t let it ...
The most transformational leadership program we’ve ever experienced gave public media a boost during one of our industry’s most challenging years. Now, ...NPR board adds DEI committee
The new committee will support NPR's DEI-focused strategic plan.CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.
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