System/Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee recommends level funding for CPB
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
Shane Hunt, a friends board member for Idaho PBS and a dean at Idaho State University, achieved the feat this spring.
The collaborative based at WUSF in Tampa will provide reporting to 12 local public and commercial outlets.
The station in Fort Myers, Fla., turned its TV studios over to a local Fox affiliate and relied on an auxiliary radio transmitter to stay on the air.
As stations become more mature and financially sustainable, a new study says, they are building their capacity to deliver local journalism.
Data show the growth of the system’s newsrooms and investments in new formats and partnerships.
Irving, a CEO of a consulting company and a former telecommunications policy expert during the Clinton Administration, became chair last year.
PBS and America’s Public Television Stations asked the commission to take on obstacles reducing access to public TV channels.
A new Peacock docuseries takes a look at one of public television’s most divisive endeavors.
“It’s heartening prison radio is being used all over the world as a tool … to advocate for people,” said Thanh Tran, a host and producer for KALW’s “Uncuffed.”
A new report, “The Growing Strength of Public Media Local Journalism,” argues that public media stations are well positioned to help rebuild local news in the U.S.
Spending on content and marketing in fiscal 2022 was $4.5 million under forecast, primarily due to delays in programming and Ready to Learn grants.