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Julian Wyllie, Reporter | Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
Mina Allen, Former Editorial Intern | “It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.
The six-part drama has a “social consciousness that can really appeal to younger viewers,” says Jessica Turk of Nashville Public Television.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | Eppler most recently worked as chief human resources officer for Cutera, a medical equipment manufacturing firm.
“To read a justification of your decision to broadcast performances of music by nine different white men of European descent while finding excuses to reject the works of every nonwhite artist on the Met’s season was personally galling.”
“We in public media signed up for this work because we believe it can be a communal experience and connect people to communities,” said criminal justice reporter Shannon Heffernan.
A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.
Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern | CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern | The event will feature local vendors and live performances, including a free Los Lonely Boys concert.
Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern | Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | A legal nonprofit that challenges the use of race in university admissions alleges that a partnership to support Black filmmakers violates federal law.
Alexia Partouche, Former Editorial Intern | The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.
Find out which young professionals rose to the top of our evaluation process to be recognized as a Current Rising Star of 2023.
The Syracuse Press Club and The Stand, a local nonprofit news outlet, teamed up to teach high-school students the basics of journalism.