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Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
The June through August 2024 period was, at best, sluggish for station fundraising across several key performance indicators compared to the same period in 2023.
Public broadcasters who have weathered hurricanes, floods and power outages cite growing risks of damage and disruption due to climate change.
Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.
The two-year grant is part of a more ambitious plan to raise the profile of the NPR podcast on race and identity.
“We wish we could have got a lot more,” said Local 1220 Business Manager John Rizzo. “This was the best deal we could attain with the company. And it’s a fair deal.”
The station announced Friday that it removed 45 articles from its websites that violated editorial standards.
Elizabeth Perch previously worked as CFO for a nonprofit in Austin, Texas.
In the 1930s, dramatized documentaries produced by the U.S. Office of Education went beyond factual content to foster a desire for civic engagement among listeners.
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WCAI in Woods Hole, Mass., has teamed up with a community radio station in Cornwall, England, on the project “Falmouth to Falmouth.”
North Carolina’s largest public radio station has banked $20 million in cash with strong broadcast numbers and listener support, but it has also left gaps. Now WUNC is seeking a new president and a vision for moving forward in a shifting universe of local news and media.