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CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan 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.
A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.
“The policy is, we’re ending federal involvement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
CPB and Eagle Hill Consulting are asking all local stations — radio, TV and joint licensees — to complete the assessment by March 31.
The podcast aims to be a resource for schools lacking music education.
From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.
To make sure our programs are accessible to seniors with hearing loss, let’s set standards for mixing dialogue, music and sound.
Jarl Mohn was released from the hospital last week.
Current’s latest survey on upcoming public television productions looks ahead at the river of content from PBS signature series, independent producers, minority consortia and public TV stations.
The program has already surpassed its predecessor in broadcast reach.
Knight will devote the funding to early-stage projects aiming to combat misinformation.