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NPR will add 11 staff to 'strengthen' editorial team
“We need new structures that enable us to see across the entirety of our journalism and think about our overall coverage strategically,” said Edith Chapin, CCO, SVP and editor in chief.KPBS will boost coverage of elections and democracy with $3 million gift
The new initiative will feature special coverage of democratic processes for San Diegans and Californians for the next three years.CapRadio, endowment at odds over proposed PBS KVIE merger
The Capital Public Radio Endowment Board argues that the best future for CapRadio would be a merger with the TV station.
KQED to lay off 18 to 25 staff
The layoffs will be part of a “range of cuts'' at the station.How ChatGPT's new model could transform podcasting and public media
ChatGPT-4o offers the potential for streamlined multilingual communication and audio analysis in the near future.Radio Bilingüe hires José Martínez-Saldaña as co-executive director
Martínez-Saldaña will serve as co-executive director with Hugo Morales.
CPB grant funds Nielsen Local Dashboards for PBS member stations
The Nielsen Local Dashboards are expected to be available to member stations beginning in late May and will show them “local market linear television audience data,” a news release said.Layoffs reveal challenges of sustaining public media’s journalism expansion
Revenue losses raise new questions about strategies to build local newsrooms.CPB CEO responds to questions from Ted Cruz about NPR funding
Cruz had written to CPB's CEO to “express deep concern" about what he called NPR's "departure from its stated mission.”LAist offers staff buyouts amid budget gap
The organization is “facing a significant budget shortfall over the next two years in the range of $4-$5 million.”Comings and goings: Brad Turner named EP at KUNC, Aspen Public Radio announces new morning host …
Turner will lead KUNC’s daily news podcast and contribute to other newsroom projects.How a new tool is helping stations boost election coverage
ElectUp "gives newsrooms an efficient way to organize and present" election information "that feels very intuitive."House hearing on NPR bias brings criticism from Republicans, but praise for local stations
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said the committee will "investigate the allegations against NPR and take appropriate action based upon what we find."WVIA bets big to build local newsroom with ‘boots on the ground’
The station's board authorized a drawdown from an endowment to reinvent WVIA's service to northeast Pennsylvania.Why two young philanthropists are building a new media ecosystem
We’ve spent the last five years using our perspective as scientists and funders not only to figure out why exceptional independent creators make the things they make, but to create an ecosystem that amplifies their signal.
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