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Facing Trump threat, CPB amends bylaws to protect directors from removal
Its bylaws now say no one, including the president, can remove a director without approval from at least two-thirds of the other directors.How vulnerable pubcasters are handling federal funding threats
“What we are now and what we would become and how we continue to serve the community is an unknown at this point,” said Scott Smith, GM of Allegheny Mountain Radio.April CDP Index: Reactionary giving lift continues through first quarter of 2025
Converting these donors to sustainer giving, testing annual sustainer offers and refining stewardship of these donors will be areas to focus on in the coming months.
Anne Pitts Marozas hired as Marfa Public Radio executive director
“Public radio is part of the fabric of a community, and I’m honored to help Marfa Public Radio deepen and expand that role,” Marozas said.Judge allows Christian broadcasters to bid on KDHX license and tower
The auction is scheduled for May 30.I ran a station in West Virginia. What’s happening now feels familiar
Understand the new rules, but don't accept them.
TPT furloughs staff working on 'Skillsville,' a Ready To Learn–funded program
The furloughs came after the Department of Education announced cuts to Ready To Learn.IndiJ Public Media, PBS lose NSF grants
IndiJ’s grant supported Indigenous climate reporting, and PBS’ funded STEM videos.New York increases public radio support amid CPB funding threat
The state's fiscal year 2026 budget includes an additional $4 million for public radio stations.Empathy machines: 'This American Life' and the public radio structure of feeling
The concept of the “empathy machine” is a useful way to think about the very particular relationship to talking about feelings pioneered by "This American Life" and carried into many of the most popular, celebrated and impactful podcasts of the 2010s and beyond.WQED suspends youth media academy, lays off staff
The station made the decision as it navigates “unprecedented threats to federal funding for the arts, education, and public broadcasting.”Comings and goings: MPT hires VP of technology, NPR announces changes to Business Desk …
Maryland Public Television hired Ling Ling Sun as VP of technology.LAist lays off eight staffers citing federal funding uncertainty
The organization's SAG-AFTRA union said job cuts are “severely curtailing our ability to deliver on our mission.”Canceling NEA grants won’t stop artists from holding to their truths
Only a dictator would imagine that he could control artists and stifle free expression, writes independent public radio producer Jay Allison.‘Free for All’ documentary tells story of public libraries’ critical roles throughout history and today
“We really saw this as an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between public media and public libraries, which are two cornerstone institutions that are focused on learning and the education of our communities," said ITVS' Beatriz Castillo.
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