System/Policy
NPR, union agree to cuts to employee pay, benefits
NPR is taking additional steps to cut costs in response to financial challenges.Pandemic prompts some stations to cut Report for America jobs, but others add corps members
“In an effort to make sure that we could maintain the staff that we have and the work we were doing, we ...Seattle classical station cuts positions as underwriting income dries up
“Underwriting revenue has almost disappeared for us,” said Classical KING FM CEO Brenda Barnes.Climate advocacy group targets Duke Energy underwriting on WUNC
NC WARN complained to the FCC about “misleading” sponsorship messages highlighting the utility provider’s commitments to clean energy.Why public media should be partnering on statewide education
"Today and into the future, public media stations should continue to look for ways to use government funding to pour support and ...Trends during Great Recession may foreshadow pandemic’s impact on pubmedia
A Public Media Co. analysis finds that public radio fared better than public TV, though both faced big drops in underwriting income.Freelance filmmakers, media groups lobby for federal aid reserved for small businesses
The effort is supported by more than 20 organizations, including American Documentary and the Association of Independents in Radio.How to prepare your public media station to operate under the ‘new normal’
Start planning how to set up operations for when staff can begin working from your station's offices, studios and newsrooms.Public media are essential business: Lessons from Italy in the era of COVID-19
A media scholar says Italy's public broadcasting system "has provided information, entertainment and even some comfort in these tragic times."NPR extends dues relief to stations
No member stations will see increases in fees in the next fiscal year.CPB unveils plan to split $75 million in coronavirus relief funds between public TV and ...
The emergency funds provide extra assistance to small and rural public stations.NPR, APM leaders outline financial challenges caused by pandemic
"We are experiencing the biggest financial test in our 53-year history,” American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart told staff.‘Now more than ever’ — and we really mean it
Without our conferences, what holds public media together? How do you gain insight about our industry? How do we share best practices ...Coronavirus prolongs temporary shutdown of Memphis jazz station
WUMR was already planning to go off the air for a time as it transitioned to a new location and ownership.Nevada Public Radio finds buyer for Utah station
The Las Vegas station is working to pull out of a financial crisis.
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