Development
Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
The June through August 2024 period was, at best, sluggish for station fundraising across several key performance indicators compared to the same period in 2023.
“We are no longer able to sustain support of In the Dark and we are immediately beginning to explore opportunities to find a new home — either for the entire enterprise, outside of APMG or for the talented journalists, within APMG,” a spokesperson said.
The nomination of another Biden appointee, Kathy Im, still awaits confirmation by the Senate.
In addition to the cuts, the EP of CIR’s “Reveal” has also left the organization.
NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth, a new initiative, will pair 100 NASA STEM professionals with students ages 9–14.
Teresa Frontado left KUT in Austin, Texas, to join WAMU.
After retiring from WILL-TV, she started Harbison Learning Systems, where she was able to continue building the web-based Instructional Technology Marketplace.
“This is really the first step in the next 50 years of NPR,” said CEO John Lansing.
Yolanda Sangweni was promoted to VP of programming and new content development for NPR.
Sixteen stations have received grants for screenings, trainings and panel discussions tied to the documentary.