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CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans 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.
John Proffitt is stepping down as head of the nonprofit network.
Richard Heffner launched the show in 1966 on public TV in New York City. This month, it premiered on the World multicast channel.
NPR Digital Services will be overseen by Zach Brand, the network’s v.p. of digital media.
Note to future guests: Don’t be late.
They’re among 10 Seattle news organizations looking to make it easier and faster for readers to pay for stories online.
Interns at NPR, Frontline and PBS stations share stories and lessons from their work this summer.
Rick Lore previously served as development v.p. at Maryland Public Television.
The departure of Chris Satullo from WHYY has complicated talks about a potentially large grant to the station, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday. According to the paper, Satullo, former v.p. of news, and Matt Golas, managing editor of WHYY’s PlanPhilly, recently pitched to four major philanthropies the idea of starting PlanBurgh, a website about urban planning in Pittsburgh. The site would be similar in scope to PlanPhilly, a Philadelphia website that WHYY acquired in February. Golas and Satullo sought to raise $1.5 million, according to the Inquirer. The two were meeting with foundation representatives before Satullo’s departure was revealed Sept.
If WBGU sells its spectrum, the nearby city of Lima and its surrounding counties would no longer receive a public TV signal.
The NPR producer has left the network to explore the potential of collaborative social-impact storytelling.