System/Policy
Chicago Public Media examines WAMU turmoil to ‘inform how we move forward’ with CEO hire
Staffers are asking for more transparency about the hiring of Andi McDaniel to lead the station.How to find a pubmedia job in a pandemic
Hiring has dropped off, but there are signs of hope for public media job-seekers.Revelations about former employee prompt calls for new leadership at WAMU
Staffers vented frustration with GM JJ Yore during a staff meeting Friday.State budget cuts prompt layoffs at WyomingPBS
"This shortfall represents a very real threat to the continued existence of WyomingPBS," said GM Terry Dugas.Report for America named finalist in $100M grant competition
Six finalists are competing for the grant from the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition.NPR, advocacy group call on Congress to give university stations access to PPP
University stations have been shut out of applying for the relief loans.PBS programming returns to South Texas after two years without over-the-air service
PBS started broadcasting national programming through a commercial station in the region June 30.Crosscut Union pushes for workforce diversity provisions in contract with Cascade Public Media
The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.WAMU appoints DCist editor-in-chief to lead newsroom
Rachel Sadon is stepping into the role of interim news director as the station seeks a permanent successor to Jeffrey Katz.WAMU licensee investigates editor blamed for departures of women of color
Five women of color have left WAMU since January 2019, an exodus that prompted a series of tweets on the subject last ...Giovannoni: Listening dynamics of core NPR News listeners ‘are shifting in the wrong direction’
Three full months into the COVID-19 pandemic, listening to NPR News stations remains only 80% of what it was a year ago. ...Support of Black Lives Matter prompts reviews of stations’ social media policies
Station staffers and managers are taking another look at the line between advocating for human rights and undermining impartial reporting.Two leaders speak ‘uncomfortable truths’ about race in public radio
In our latest webinar, two station leaders discussed their experiences as people of color in public radio and how their stations have ...John Lawson joins Public Media Venture Group to advocate for Next Gen TV
The business consortium of 31 public broadcasters is adding an advocacy voice in Washington.Buffalo Toronto Public Media cuts three staff
The station is anticipating a reduction in state funding.
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