System/Policy
Made for Public Media: To BIPOC colleagues, what is public media?
"The mix of public media messages that I’m needed, but only to a hierarchical point, is a confounding conundrum."Stations struggle to recruit, train new generation of broadcast engineers
The workforce of broadcast engineers is reaching retirement age, and far fewer skilled young people are waiting in the wings to take ...Pubcasters urge FCC to offer ‘flexibility’ on proposed foreign government sponsorship rules
The FCC has signaled its intent to make broadcasters consistently identify when programs have received financial support from a foreign government.New agreement gives KALW nonprofit more control of station
The San Francisco station plans to transition some contract workers to full-time.An anti-racist future: a vision and plan for the transformation of public media
"This effort is the result of more than 200 people in public media coming together to identify the primary obstacles to anti-racist ...PBS distances itself from former staff attorney ensnared in Project Veritas sting
A video of the former employee includes “hateful rhetoric” that violates PBS’ values, the network said.10 things public media should forget and consider in 2021
Will public media emerge stronger from the pandemic? It's too early to answer that question, but this is a perfect moment for ...Relief bill would give university licensees access to PPP loans
Hundreds of previously ineligible stations would have access to the financial assistance if the bill is signed into law.After union win, staffers at MPR’s The Current seek to address ‘identity crisis’
Current and former employees of the Triple A station say they're troubled by a lack of staff diversity and a clear mission ...CPB receives FY23 raise, denied emergency relief
The corporation, which had sought $50 million in increased appropriations, got a $10 million bump.WNET’s plan to address diversity and inclusion leaves some employees feeling shut out
As management resets its approach for improving workplace culture, an employee-led group that pressed for change moves to the sidelines.How Celeste Headlee’s ‘safe space’ for colleagues became a movement against racism in public radio
Colleagues who convened for Zoom chats evolved into a group pushing for change at stations and networks.Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
An executive at WAMU's licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
The funds allow all of Indiana's public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can't access the internet.In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what ...
Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of ...
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