Development
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
|
A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
|
KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
SPONSORED
Project Core: A vision for scale and growth
Over the past three years, CentralCast has been hard at work implementing critical upgrades that lay the foundation for a more resilient and advanced future. And now, the culmination of these efforts is taking shape in our most ambitious initiative yet: Project Core.
System/Policy
N.Y. Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney proposes bill to defund NPR
|
Tenney’s proposal follows recent criticism of the network spurred by former editor Uri Berliner’s essay for The Free Press.
System/Policy
Owner donates commercial radio station to California’s KCLU
|
The donation of KSYV will help KCLU extend its broadcast to audiences that are difficult to reach due to challenging terrain.
Featured in Category
‘Walk the talk’: Detroit PBS reporter brings lived experience to covering criminal justice
|
Mario Bueno’s time in prison informs his work highlighting “the true, tangible, real barriers to entry into the job market” for felons.
Development
March CDP Index: Passport users decline, but sustainers continue upward trend
|
In the most recent three-month period, sustainers increased by 6.9% due to an 8.4% increase for TV/Joint stations.
System/Policy
In FCC comment, NPR voices concern over costs of multilingual emergency alerts
|
The FCC has proposed creating a process for prescripted alerts in 13 additional languages to be distributed by TV and radio stations, cable providers and other services, according to a February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
System/Policy
How newsroom leaders can learn to navigate challenges inherent to their jobs
|
A Poynter/CPB fellowship program is helping reset expectations of what it takes to manage a newsroom.
System/Policy
Uri Berliner resigns from NPR
|
In a resignation letter shared in part on X, Berliner criticized NPR CEO Katherine Maher for “divisive views” that confirmed his critique of problems within NPR.
System/Policy
Five dos and don’ts for responding to accusations of bias
|
If you work in public media, you’re going to hear complaints about political bias in news coverage. Station leaders share tips for managing those conversations.
System/Policy
Sesame Workshop writers’ union votes to authorize strike
|
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, seek new benefits and payment standards for residuals from streaming, among other protections.
System/Policy
NPR suspends Uri Berliner for five days
|
The senior editor violated NPR protocols for publishing work with other news organizations.