System/Policy
Vegas PBS seeks to dismiss lawsuits filed by former employee
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The lawsuits filed by a former director of digital marketing accuse station leaders and other parties of defamation and discrimination.
North Dakota’s Prairie Public dodges bill threatening to end state funding
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A bill attempting to end state funding for public broadcasting failed to make it out of committee.
Development
April CDP Index: High-dollar giving boosts revenue in early 2024
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Along with high-dollar giving, a stable sustainer population for radio stations and a growing sustainer pool for TV stations and joint licensees are driving revenue growth.
Programs/Content
NPR will add 11 staff to ‘strengthen’ editorial team
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“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.
Programs/Content
KPBS will boost coverage of elections and democracy with $3 million gift
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The new initiative will feature special coverage of democratic processes for San Diegans and Californians for the next three years.
System/Policy
CapRadio, endowment at odds over proposed PBS KVIE merger
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The Capital Public Radio Endowment Board argues that the best future for CapRadio would be a merger with the TV station.
System/Policy
KQED to lay off 18 to 25 staff
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The layoffs will be part of a “range of cuts” at the station.
Tech
How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media
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ChatGPT-4o offers the potential for streamlined multilingual communication and audio analysis in the near future.
People
Radio Bilingüe hires José Martínez-Saldaña as co-executive director
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Martínez-Saldaña will serve as co-executive director with Hugo Morales.
System/Policy
CPB grant funds Nielsen Local Dashboards for PBS member stations
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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.
About Current
Layoffs reveal challenges of sustaining public media’s journalism expansion
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Revenue losses raise new questions about strategies to build local newsrooms.
System/Policy
CPB CEO responds to questions from Ted Cruz about NPR funding
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Cruz had written to CPB’s CEO to “express deep concern” about what he called NPR’s “departure from its stated mission.”