Programs/Content
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.
NPR Music’s “Louder Than a Riot” explores hip-hop as a “microcosm for the Black American experience” with the criminal justice system.
The planned gift was made as part of a larger university fundraising campaign.
Greene will leave Dec. 29 to “focus on other projects,” according to the network.
An excerpt from a new book suggests that NPR look to the past and overseas for examples of programming with wider appeal.
“Let’s hear more authors’ diverse views and voices on-air. Let’s not let video gaming and tablet surfing displace our imaginations exploring books.”
Executives are aiming to get ahead of long-term budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The power dynamic is off in a way that doesn’t account for the world that we’re in today.”
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.
The partnership is mutually beneficial: Wikipedia becomes more reliable, and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting exposes its content to a wider audience.