Programs/Content
CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
SCPR is fighting against a trademark application that it says is too similar to its AirTalk trademark.
A working group convened by CPB has endorsed a systemwide approach to user management, with the goal of enabling products and services to build loyalty and boost financial support.
Also, Georgia Public Broadcasting hires its first chief content officer and a managing editor.
If we set standards and build connections across the growing web of station-based collaborations, we will amplify our voices and expand the reach of our content.
APMG is recruiting a full-time mental health reporter and will integrate coverage of mental health issues into podcasts and on its music stations.
“The need for skilled people in our workforce is only growing,” said Amy Shaw, SVP of engagement and content at lead station Nine Network.
CPB, WGBH and Public Media Co. presented plans to PBS TechCon and Public Radio Engineering Conference attendees.
Seven positions will be eliminated and replaced with new roles.
Vanderwilt has worked as GM of KUT in Austin, Texas, for 18 years.
The foundation is also in the “final stages” of relocating the transmitter for WBAI in New York City.