System/Policy
FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
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In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, Chairman Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting announcements may “cross the line” into advertising.
LAist expands news coverage through CBS Los Angeles partnership
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The partnership gives LAist access to CBS Los Angeles’ live newscasts, online livestreams and press conference coverage.
Diversity
We can’t let anti-DEI laws kill public media
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These laws not only create an environment ripe for misunderstanding but also gut efforts to equip employees with the skills to engage all our communities effectively.
System/Policy
Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with Lookout Local to bring more news to Eugene
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Lookout CEO Ken Doctor describes Lookout Eugene-Springfield as a “community newspaper that happens to be digital.”
People
Comings and goings: VP leaves Chicago Public Media, Cincinnati Public Radio hires music director …
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Amy Wielunski, who joined Chicago Public Media in 2017, is leaving her VP role to become executive director of VocalEssence, a nonprofit choral music organization in Minneapolis.
System/Policy
Sesame Workshop reaches tentative collective bargaining agreement with writers’ union
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The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, were threatening to picket outside of Sesame Workshop’s New York headquarters if a deal wasn’t reached.
System/Policy
N.Y. Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney proposes bill to defund NPR
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Tenney’s proposal follows recent criticism of the network spurred by former editor Uri Berliner’s essay for The Free Press.
System/Policy
Owner donates commercial radio station to California’s KCLU
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The donation of KSYV will help KCLU extend its broadcast to audiences that are difficult to reach due to challenging terrain.
Featured in Category
‘Walk the talk’: Detroit PBS reporter brings lived experience to covering criminal justice
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Mario Bueno’s time in prison informs his work highlighting “the true, tangible, real barriers to entry into the job market” for felons.
Development
March CDP Index: Passport users decline, but sustainers continue upward trend
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In the most recent three-month period, sustainers increased by 6.9% due to an 8.4% increase for TV/Joint stations.
System/Policy
In FCC comment, NPR voices concern over costs of multilingual emergency alerts
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The FCC has proposed creating a process for prescripted alerts in 13 additional languages to be distributed by TV and radio stations, cable providers and other services, according to a February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.