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A letter from our executive director on Current's role in public media
You count on Current to cover the real challenges facing public media. Can we count on you to support our journalism?North Country Public Radio launches fundraiser for investigative reporting
The station hopes to raise $50,000 in listener support for its "Daylight Reporting Fund."Orlando pubcasters remember tragedy that redefined their city
Stations have launched podcasts and developed toolkits to help others respond to crises.
N.J. bill proposes using spectrum auction cash for news consortium
If passed, the law would funnel $100 million of the state's $332 million to a journalism partnership.KNKX finds blessings, burdens in taking reins as independent station
After clearing a fundraising hurdle to buy its license, the Washington station found its work was just beginning.View our online screening of William F. Buckley’s ‘Firing Line’
With excerpts and interviews, we looked back at the influential public affairs show.
Survey finds favorable view of PBS among LGBT consumers
PBS is among the top 10 in brand perception among LGBT consumers, according to YouGov.Minnesota supplies $1.95 million for new public TV equipment
Pioneer Public Television will move into new headquarters in the next year.Libertarian-leaning ‘School Inc.’ documentary sparks rebuke, defense
An academic calls the program “an unbalanced, journalistically questionable series.”Chicago Public Media seeks to expand WBEZ news staff
CEO Goli Sheikholeslami discussed the plans at a City Club of Chicago lunch event, reports Crain's.How public broadcasters are lagging behind the innovation curve of Next Gen TV
The “soft focus” on strategic planning is putting public TV far behind commercial broadcasters.Raney Aronson-Rath: It's in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.NETA's Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings
Hinton began his career in public broadcasting in 1968.WAMU sees gains in black, Latino audience
Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station's audience, according to the Washingtonian.Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
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