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CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans 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.
Co-founder Susan Mernit stepped down to pursue another project.
Madhulika Sikka is heading to a digital news outlet geared toward millennials.
Younger millennials were the least familiar with NPR, while Baby Boomers preferred PBS.
Mandela: An Audio History beat Oprah Winfrey, Amy Poehler, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Neil Gaiman at the Audies.
Duggan served as host and self-styled “provocateur” of the raucous program.
Repacking the broadcast spectrum could create “unprecedented” holes in public TV signal coverage.
The analysis found public TV stations rebounding from five-year declines, as well as slowing growth for public radio.
“Making an impact on the lives of our viewers is at the core of public media.”
The station says the move puts it in a better position to continue to grow its talent pool and develop partnerships.
The WNYC event mixed whimsy and seriousness to explore issues of diversity in public radio.