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Press Forward grants will help stations boost journalism, improve sustainability
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
Also, American Public Media hires a chief of on-demand and cultural programming.
WITF will share a channel, and WQED will move to a lower frequency.
An elimination of funding could result in a severe downsizing at the network.
PBS decided to schedule Kathleen Dowdey’s documentary days before the congressman’s fiery exchange with then President-elect Trump.
Tampa’s secondary PBS station will go dark later this year.
WCMZ will go dark in about three months.
As broadcasters, staff and volunteers have to be intentional about presenting diverse voices without creating discord that undermines civil discussion.
Public media journalists are casting a wide net for reactions to the election of Donald Trump.
Judith Waller, an educational director for NBC radio, urged her colleagues to look to commercial broadcasters for ideas and collaborations.
Stations will work with Goodworld.me, a platform that streamlines the process of making donations via Facebook and Twitter.