System/Policy
VPM Media buys Richmond alt-weekly
VPM expects to begin publishing original content on the "Style Weekly" website by the end of the year.How a Phoenix low-power community radio station provides ‘an institution for the institution-less’
“Hearing people like us on the radio when you walk into a restaurant or an auto shop makes you feel like South ...How to sustain source diversity tracking in your organization
You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to ...New Orleans Public Radio expands classical network
A format change will bring the broadcaster's all-classical service to the Houma-Thibodaux region.WTVP acquires local magazine with support from angel investors
CEO Lesley Matuszak sees the publication’s events business as an opportunity to boost station revenues.Why public media should just say no to Facebook’s money
Nobody’s realization that Facebook is out of control came just this year. So why did NPR ever accept its sponsorship dollars?New cafe inside 88Nine Radio Milwaukee studios seeks to open up station to the community
The station wants Milwaukeeans to be immersed in its music and food when a restaurant opens early next year.KUOW shares hiring toolkit aimed at increasing staff diversity
The Seattle station received a CPB grant to distribute the toolkit, which details every aspect of the recruitment process.Oversight board appoints governor’s former communications director as interim leader of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The board did not disclose why it fired former executive director Chuck Roberts.40-50 new hires ‘expected’ after WBEZ’s merger with Chicago Sun-Times
Will the deal be a national model? Station executives weigh in.Public broadcasters ask FCC to update forms with nonbinary gender options
Law firm Foster Garvey PC has seen “an increasing number of licensees” that have “expressed concerns with the binary options provided to ...New NPR SAG-AFTRA contract expands parental leave, includes DEI provisions
Unit members overwhelmingly approved the three-year deal.Carlos Watson resigns from NPR board
The Ozy Media CEO stepped down as the governance committee prepared to reconsider his role on the board.Chicago Public Media moves closer to acquiring Sun-Times
The outlets agreed to a nonbinding deal Wednesday.Chicago Public Media, Sun-Times are ‘exploring partnerships’
CPM's interim CEO told staff that the entities are looking to "strengthen local journalism in the city and our region."
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