System/Policy
PBS lays off six staffers, offers voluntary retirement packages
The layoffs are in the digital and marketing department.Format shake-up proves effective for Atlanta’s WCLK
A move toward more consistent jazz programming drew a backlash but brought in new listeners.NPR, stations see progress in collaborative news coverage
But a new report also points out shortcomings in the two-year-old effort to strengthen joint reporting.West Virginia Public Broadcasting joins stations airing flood-relief telethon
After scrambling to provide broadcast and online news coverage of the flood, the network is participating in a telethon benefiting Red Cross ...Community group reaches deal on KPLU independence
The group raised another $1 million after reaching its initial goal in May.Pacifica Radio Archives director resigns after pay cut
Staffing cuts are putting support for the archives at risk.Seven ways public media can attract a more diverse workforce
Panelists at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference shared tips on recruiting and retaining people of color.Illinois public TV network reduces airtime to save money
The network recently lost a foundation donor and a production contract, which totaled about 17 percent of the annual budget.After Orlando shootings, a “powerful tide of love” from stations
So far, 17 videos of support from stations nationwide have arrived at WUCF in Orlando.At PBS Board meeting, Kerger hints at Gates Foundation digital funding
Kerger noted that PBS and the funder “have come close” to agreement.As collaborations expand, newsroom leadership jobs prove difficult to fill
“The system of collaboration we are building requires more editors.”Reduction in funding for Oklahoma network ‘cuts right through the bone’
Public media in the state is taking a blow from a dire funding crisis.Worrisome trend in CPB analysis: Too many PTV stations taking on too much debt
The number of licensees carrying debt ratios of more than 50 percent has nearly tripled since 2009, according to CPB's latest "state ...KPLU clears $7 million hurdle to independence
The campaign received donations from over 17,000 contributors.Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
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