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Maryland broadcaster rebrands as Baltimore Public Media
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Baltimore Public Media operates WYPR and WTMD.
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WAMU lays off staff, shuts down DCist
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Management shared a “new strategic framework” with staff Friday.
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Community radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan killed in Kansas City mass shooting
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Lopez-Galvan was co-host of the music program “Taste of Tejano.”
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Kansas senators cut PBS funds after LGBTQ+ documentary offended. The money has been put back.
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A Kansas Senate committee voted Wednesday to rescind a cut to the state’s funding for public TV.
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NPR will expand collaborative regional newsrooms
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At a board meeting, Chief of Staff Chris Turpin also shared updates on NPR Network initiatives.
State senator threatens public broadcasting funding over film about LGBTQ+ Kansans
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“No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas” aired on Topeka and Kansas City PBS stations last year.
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KDHX faces leadership challenge amid dispute over station’s direction
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Community members and former station DJs are continuing to protest a rash of host dismissals at the St. Louis radio station.
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Former WLRN host files discrimination claim
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Carlos Frías had hosted the show “Sundial,” which was canceled Feb. 2.
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Los Angeles stations unify branding as PBS SoCal
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Survey research confirmed that recasting KCET as PBS SoCal Plus would be a “slam dunk” for building digital viewership.
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Northwest Public Broadcasting receives gift of radio station
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NWPB also received a seed grant “to explore, develop and implement local programming options.”
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How anti-diversity laws are jeopardizing pubmedia’s DEI efforts
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Leaders in public media fear the state laws could have a “chilling effect” on DEI work at some stations.
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CapRadio, North State Public Radio staffers intend to form union
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The staffers aim to form a union with the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians–Communications Workers of America Local 51.
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WTVP board members resign in wake of financial improprieties
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The board chair and vice chair for the station resigned from their positions Tuesday.
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Former WFYI accountant and co-conspirator sentenced for embezzling more than $270,000
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Mindi B. Madison, a former accountant for the station, and co-conspirator Alicia Wilson were also ordered to pay restitution.
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7 things newsroom managers can learn from beekeeping
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Two news editors and beekeepers see similarities between keeping bees and managing journalists.
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Michigan Radio rebrands as Michigan Public
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The station is the latest “Public”-branded pubcaster.
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WFAE staff approve first union contract
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“We’re celebrating new guarantees on pay, time off and promotions,” the bargaining committee said in a press release. “We’ll also have a seat at the table as WFAE grows and evolves in the coming years.”
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CPB CEO defends new policy for diversity reporting
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In a letter to Sen. Ted Cruz, CPB’s chief executive refuted criticism that updated grant rules are discriminatory.
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What public media can learn from the model of ‘NJ Spotlight News’
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“The story of NJ PBS and ‘NJ Spotlight News’ suggests that public broadcasting can play a role in bolstering coverage of regional and statewide news. What’s needed to make it work is to bring together different newsroom cultures in a way that serves the audience rather than the bureaucratic imperatives of protecting turf and resisting change.”
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Center for Investigative Reporting will dissolve in merger with ‘Mother Jones’
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For “Mother Jones,” the merger is a “way for us to explore new ways to reach new and deeper audiences.”