System/Policy
Forensic report of CapRadio finds ‘unsupported payments’
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Names were redacted in the report due to an “ongoing law enforcement investigation and privacy.”
How students are bringing new perspectives to 2024 election coverage
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“On Our Minds: Election 2024,” a special podcast from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, spotlights young people’s views on issues that impact their lives — and the nation’s future.
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Local that Works
Democratizing journalism: City Bureau’s public access reporting model
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Watch our Local that Works webinar about how City Bureau is engaging diverse audiences, training grassroots journalists and holding government agencies accountable.
People
Martin Miller will step down as president of New England Public Media
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Miller has worked for the organization’s radio station since 1995.
Development
Latest round of NEA grants includes dozens in pubmedia
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The agency announced $88 million in grants this week.
People
Cristy Meiners named interim manager for KUER, Kate Sickora to lead development for WVIA …
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KUER Station Manager Joel Meyer left to become CCO for Freakonomics Radio.
Development
Stations report higher gifts as door-to-door canvassing resumes
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With pandemic restrictions easing, stations that have relaunched canvassing have seen a 10% increase in average new sustainer gifts.
People
PBS appoints Rhonda Holt as CTO
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Holt has worked for PBS since 2016 and was promoted to SVP last year.
System/Policy
Public media’s one-of-a-kind leadership training needs new funding. Here’s why our industry can’t let it end.
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The most transformational leadership program we’ve ever experienced gave public media a boost during one of our industry’s most challenging years. Now, its future is in doubt.
Programs/Content
PBS series on life expectancy aims to give ‘200-year view of the present moment’
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Greenlit as the COVID pandemic accelerated, “Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer” suddenly found itself “right in the middle of history.”
System/Policy
NPR board adds DEI committee
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The new committee will support NPR’s DEI-focused strategic plan.
CPB
CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
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CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.