System/Policy
Reflections from observing good radio bosses
How would you describe your favorite public radio boss of all time?Investigation of filmmaker Michael Pack centers on alleged ‘unlawful’ use of nonprofit gifts
The conservative director's film about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is airing Monday on PBS.PMJA’s Editor Corps initiative gets CPB support
More than a dozen stations requested assistance in the project's first two weeks.APM, MPR initiate staff reductions by offering voluntary buyouts, furloughs
About two dozen staffers have agreed to separate from the organization or take furloughs.On Building Resilience: Letter from the executive director
Current has joined forces with Greater Public, Public Media Journalists Association, Public Radio Program Directors and Local that Works founder Mark Fuerst ...CPB board votes to boost CSG pool with delay of Healthy Network Initiative
The initiative's $1 million will instead be distributed to aid stations amid the pandemic.CPB requests additional $175M in emergency funds from Congress
If CPB receives the funds, it would bring its emergency support from the government to $250 million.Station leaders share insights into pandemic response
The leaders of KUT and KERA spoke about how they're managing the crisis in a webinar produced by Current, Greater Public, Public ...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.
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