System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Spectrum Auction
Spectrum repack expenses top $1.75 billion fund
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The $2.1 billion total includes $336.6 million requested by 148 public broadcasters.
People
Phil Hoffman: Public media is local
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In a changing media landscape, the future of public media is local, writes WUCF’s Phil Hoffman.
System/Policy
StoryCorps management, employees clash over union representation
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Leaders at the oral-history organization say they don’t think a union is necessary but are willing to recognize it.
System/Policy
NPR, union reach late-night labor agreement
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The agreement will need to be ratified by union members.
Programs/Content
What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?
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A new study finds that documentaries co-produced and funded by the Independent Television Service are made by women and people of color more often than other forms of media.
System/Policy
NPR union employees ramp up campaign as contract deadline nears
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A temporary contract expires at midnight.
People
This senior retired to Florida to … work?
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Michael Hirsh may be the most overqualified journalism intern working today.
System/Policy
CPB director accuses public broadcasting of ‘identity politics’ in latest op-ed
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Howard Husock continues his public criticism of CPB and federal funding for pubcasting.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee recommends $445M for CPB in 2020
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The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.
People
APM retools upper ranks, WGBY gets new GM and other comings and goings
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New hires at American Public Media include an audience development SVP.