System/Policy
WHYY efforts focus on increasing racial diversity of staff, audiences
WHYY is undertaking several projects to better understand itself and its audiences so that it can expand its reach to people of ...Fargo building poses problems for public broadcaster’s signal
The 18-story development will interfere with a Prairie Public Broadcasting transmitter.WBAI hip-hop host quits following Lopate hiring, Twitter quarrel
“This is incredibly painful, despite all their efforts to make the decision easier,” said host Jay Smooth.Phoenix’s KJZZ opens second bureau south of the border
The bureau's reporting aims to help listeners “better understand economic globalization and its impact on the Southwest.”New Jersey takes chance on unique effort to boost local news
Gov. Phil Murphy is poised to sign legislation to create a Civic Information Consortium by mid-August.Under new leadership, struggling Iowa station looks to reinvent itself to survive
KBBG aims to strengthen community support by refreshing its music mix and beefing up local reporting.Michigan station receives first public TV ATSC 3.0 license
The station will also create an innovation lab to explore ATSC 3.0 opportunities for public media.How MPR News covered the Keillor harassment story
Public radio news directors hear from colleagues and experts on preventing, and responding to, harassment in newsrooms.Cappello leaves WNYC after more than 20 years
WNYC did not provide a reason for his departure.Alliance of music stations seeks to bring copyright law ‘into modern era’
As lawmakers debate legislation backed by big players in streaming services, music stations want a better legal climate for their work on ...PBS push to preserve translator services awaits FCC decisions
By the time the FCC's extended filing deadline passed June 1, operators of 688 translators carrying programming of 55 PBS member stations ...IG advises CPB to tighten rules for calculating stations’ indirect support
A limited-scope audit of two university-owned stations found "significant errors" in accounting of institutional support.CPB analysis finds smaller stations lagging in revenue growth
“We have to put our heads together and figure out how they can remain sustainable,” said CPB's VP of radio.Newsrooms must be ‘prodded into action’ on staffing diversity, says Harvard report
NPR and "PBS NewsHour" were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.Current’s guide to state funding of public broadcasting
How much does your state spend on public media? Which states spend the most and least per resident? And where does the ...
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