System/Policy
NPR will lead two-day training on ‘identity and difference’ for station leaders
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It will be the first time NPR has made the training available only to stations.
PBS closes DEI office, citing a Trump executive order
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PBS had created its diversity, equity and inclusion team in 2021 after receiving criticism from independent filmmakers.
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Your favorite songs will heal you
Of the myriad topics I get to consider in my obsessive research into the alchemy of our musical taste, the most fascinating is also the most rewarding: how our love of music can not only give us pleasure but can make us healthier and happier!
System/Policy
From ‘nice’ to ‘necessary’: How to make a case for your university station
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Today’s higher education leaders face unprecedented financial pressures. What is your station doing to help them solve their problems?
Programs/Content
Why our system for valuing podcasts is broken
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The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.
Programs/Content
Growth of games on PBS Kids aims to meet children where they are
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“We are reaching a really big audience,” says Abby Jenkins of PBS Kids. “They are born gamers.”
Tech
Signal Infrastructure Group acquires Sony’s share of Public Media Management, announces rebrand
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SIG will rebrand itself to Media Management as part of the purchase.
Tech
Innovation at SXSW: What public media should know
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As a mirror on tech and society, the “spring break for nerds” offers takeaways relevant to the future of public media.
Programs/Content
HBCU Radio Preservation project expands to 29 stations
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A $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation supports HBCU stations in preserving historical recordings in their archives.
System/Policy
WNET Group announces layoffs to its New Jersey newsroom, plans to cancel ‘NYC-Arts’
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The job cuts affected staff working in children’s media, local news and the Interactive Engagement Group, among other units.
System/Policy
Citing lagging income, Chicago Public Media cuts staff, ends Vocalo broadcast
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In an email to staff, outgoing CEO Matt Moog and board chair Robert Pasin said that revenues “are not growing to support our mission.”
System/Policy
WPSU faces cuts with 20% less in Penn State funds
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While it’s too soon to project whether the station in central Pennsylvania will have layoffs, GM Isabel Reinert said it is clear that there is no way to deal with the budget challenges without addressing staffing.
People
Comings and goings: Stephanie Kuo named PRX VP, Wade Lee promoted at KUT …
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Kuo joined PRX in 2018 as a project manager and has also been director of training/content development.