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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.
WBUR plans to hire three journalists to tackle stories such as opioid addiction, climate change and immigration.
Jacqui Helbert filed a lawsuit over her dismissal.
Seventeen House Republicans are among 166 members of Congress advocating for CPB’s appropriation.
Public radio listeners skew toward the liberal end of the spectrum while PBS viewers are more conservative. But in demographic terms, both share characteristics with Trump voters.
A cautionary tale of what goes wrong when a licensee doesn’t affirm the editorial independence of the newsroom.
“Ending federal support for the NEA, NEH, or CPB would be a radical, unprecedented action,” the letter said.
NHPR will continue using the name Outside/In.
Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE’s Lisa Worf.
The cut comes after West Virginia’s governor restored funding in his proposal.
The FCC will initially cover 90 percent of station expenses, but some stations may have to carry forward a portion of costs.