Public media and the coronavirus
Current’s coverage of how public media is reporting on and responding to the global pandemic. Do you have a question, or do you want to share information? Email us at news@current.org.
NPR has ‘not completely bounced back’ from pandemic’s impact on revenue, says acting CEO
Leaders of NPR and PBS spoke to Texas pubmedia employees about lessons from the past year and possible collaborations between the networks.CPB approves plan to divide up $175M in emergency funding
The funding will be split evenly between radio and television, with $100 million prioritized for smaller stations.CPB funds COVID-19 PSAs focused on Black and Native communities
The grants went to Native Public Media and to stations licensed to HBCUs.Delays in fundraising mail ease for public media after holiday disruption
U.S. Postal Service delays caused year-end fundraising mail to arrive late and created customer-service issues at stations.Stations are cautiously optimistic that underwriting will rebound next year
Downturns were substantial last year, but stations have attracted new clients and are hopeful for the return of top clients.
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