System/Policy
Pending CPB board nominations head back to president
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A Senate rule requires that nominees who are not confirmed or rejected during the session in which they are nominated must be renominated.
NPR boosts coverage of religion with added staff, partnership with Religion News Service
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“Coverage of religion is really important for helping people see that there’s a vibrant civic life in America,” said RNS Publisher Deborah Caldwell.
System/Policy
Covering Guam’s military, politics and culture: Inside KPRG’s first newsroom
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“I compare what I’m doing here to missionary work in the sense that the idea and knowledge of public radio isn’t well known in Guam,” says News Director Naina Rao.
System/Policy
WGA authorizes strike if freelance contract expires with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal
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The Writers Guild of America voted to authorize a strike if the current contract expires Thursday.
Development
FY24 fundraising analysis highlights diversity of sources as key to success
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Even in the face of declining audiences and high inflation, a CDP analysis finds that many public media organizations experienced new donor growth in FY24.
System/Policy
Proposed PBS dues model offers predictability, increases national production credit
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The PBS board could vote on the model as early as next month.
System/Policy
NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
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“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.
People
Comings and goings: ‘PBS News Weekend’ hires EP, Priska Neely to leave Gulf States Newsroom …
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Max McClellan was named EP of “PBS News Weekend.”
Development
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
System/Policy
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
System/Policy
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
Programs/Content
How PBS can revive its pioneering spirit by embracing grassroots programming
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“As traditional broadcast gives way to new media, public television needs to dust off its early spirit of scrappy, decentralized innovation.”