System/Policy
TPT lays off employees in wake of federal funding cut
“We hoped for a different outcome, but these actions were necessary to ensure our resiliency through an uncertain economic landscape,” said CEO ...GBH cuts 13 ‘American Experience’ staffers, will pause production of new broadcast episodes
GBH has laid off nearly 100 workers in the past 14 months.Why the public radio system needs a barter tier for programming
A model for stations that can no longer sustain full-fee membership would hold onto affiliates that want to remain in the family.South Florida Public Media Group rebuts objections to station deal
SFPMG called the Miami school board’s FCC petition an effort to erroneously assert a claim on SFPMG’s assets.This ‘Adopt A Station’ tool shows how pubmedia can innovate in crisis
Public media is in a unique position to meet moments like the rescission with new ideas that aren’t bound by the hang-ups ...Advice to pubmedia leaders: Build your own damn raft
Too many in our system are standing at the shoreline, gazing out at a receding sea, holding on to a fading belief ...WFAE reduces workforce by six due to financial ‘headwinds’
“We are working hard to ensure that no further reductions will be necessary, but it's too early to say.” said CEO Ju-Don ...SD Public Broadcasting considering cuts, layoffs after Congress rescinds federal funding
Julie Overgaard, SDPB executive director, said if funding isn’t replaced, the organization will reduce staff by 20% to 25%.More than money: CPB cuts could cause system to fracture
Now is the time for stations to rededicate themselves to the ideals that brought us together.Rescission of CPB funds seen as devastating blow to localism
“If a station doesn’t survive this sudden turn by Congress, a vital stitch in our American fabric will be gone for good,” ...Why leading digital change calls for empathy and purpose
How can we hold each other accountable to our ideals while also supporting one another through change? There are no simple answers, ...Senate-approved rescission of public media funds expected to ‘decimate’ system
The Senate approved cutting CPB funding as part of a larger rescission package early Thursday morning.U.S. sues to remove three CPB board members
In April, the deputy director of presidential personnel for the executive office of the president told board members Laura G. Ross, Diane ...KQED to cut 15% of staff, affecting almost 70 positions
The San Francisco station is in a budget hole of $12 million and has already spent some of its cash reserves.South Dakota Senator will back rescission after finding money for tribal stations
“We wanted to make sure tribal broadcast services in South Dakota continued to operate which provide potentially lifesaving emergency alerts,” Sen. Mike ...