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WBUR turns to buyouts to cut costs
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The buyouts aim to cut expenses by about 10% in the first phase of the station’s budget reduction plan.
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WFYI union receives voluntary recognition
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The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
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House approves $535M for FY26 CPB appropriation
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Last year, a subcommittee had recommended zeroing out public media funding.
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Seattle’s KEXP launches signal in San Francisco Bay Area
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The music station purchased San Francisco’s KREV for $3.75 million in an October bankruptcy auction.
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NPR urges FCC to improve incentives for public stations to invest in local journalism
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The commission’s proposal to boost localism in broadcasting won’t make a significant difference to public radio, according to comments filed by NPR.
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Former Colorado Public Radio host files discrimination complaint
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Vic Vela said the station “exploited my health condition … only to terminate me as soon as they had to deal with my disability.”
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Bill sparks concerns over independence of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The new legislation would give a cabinet secretary the authority to hire and fire WVPB’s executive director.
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Sesame Workshop writers union seeks streaming residuals, paid parental leave and protections from AI
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The writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, are hoping to reach a new deal before the current season of “Sesame Street” ends.
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Are layoffs institutional cruelty and abuse?
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How you handle your layoff says a lot about your professional attitude and will impact your mental attitude.
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WFYI staff announces intent to unionize
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The employees are seeking voluntary recognition of the union.
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CapRadio, North State Public Radio employees vote to unionize
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The staffers are represented by the NABET-CWA Local 51 union.
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Biden recommends $595M in FY27 funding for public broadcasting
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If approved, the appropriation would be a record sum for CPB.
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AI-enhanced search tools are here — and public media needs to pay attention
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“We will succeed only if our audiences have strong awareness of our brands across platforms and if our funding models are not heavily tied to online underwriting.”
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Colorado Public Radio lays off 15 staff due to financial challenges
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The cuts affected staff in CPR’s audio and podcast production departments.
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WBUR considers cuts amid budget troubles
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CEO Margaret Low told donors that “given our current economics, we’ll likely need to make some tough choices in the coming months.”
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To build a case for public media’s local journalism, start with a new metaphor
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Maps of news deserts don’t tell our story well. Here’s how to create two charts that will.
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What happened when the Chicago Sun-Times freed the news
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After a $61 million acquisition by public media, Chicago-Sun Times readers get free content, and the newsroom has grown. But no one’s taking a victory lap for local news yet.
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CPB responds to new inquiry from Ted Cruz about board meeting audio
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CPB CEO Patricia Harrison said that a CPB technician mistakenly “clicked the wrong setting” when he was adjusting settings on the corporation’s SoundCloud profile.
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APTS’ Patrick Butler recalls how faith in public media’s mission shaped his advocacy
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“I was confident that … we could convince people of every political persuasion that a modest investment in you is a smart investment in America itself,” Butler told attendees at the Public Media Summit.
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WAMU will keep DCist.com online for another year
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“Establishing an appropriate home for an historic record such as this is a challenge facing many in the digital media space, and we will pursue options over the next year,” the station said in a statement Wednesday.