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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.
CPM’s interim CEO told staff that the entities are looking to “strengthen local journalism in the city and our region.”
The podcast follows months of criticism directed at PBS and public media about the system’s DEI initiatives and lack of transparency.
Daniel Alarcón, host and EP of NPR’s “Radio Ambulante” podcast, was among this year’s recipients.
“Enterprising local reports from newsrooms across the country are simply not reflected enough in the NPR’s signature news magazines,” writes former CPB Board member Howard Husock.
NPR has exceeded financial expectations in the current fiscal year thanks in part to a “great resurgence” in sponsorship.
“Sara is an extraordinary leader and renowned innovator in children’s media,” said PBS President Paula Kerger.
“If new donors continue declining overall, that means retention of those donors is going to be more important than ever.”
PBS’ fiscal year 2021 net income was $5.3 million more than previous forecasts, according to CFO and Treasurer Tom Tardivo.
After a long run as a popular guest musician, Kathy Mattea is the second permanent host in the show’s history.
“It feels good to be employed, it feels better to be in a field that I love, and it feels greater to be working with the people I was doing the work with inside.”