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Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell will lead Chicago Public Media
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Bell, who co-founded Vox.com in 2014 and became publisher of parent company Vox Media in 2016, will take the helm at CPM Sept. 3.
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Bell, who co-founded Vox.com in 2014 and became publisher of parent company Vox Media in 2016, will take the helm at CPM Sept. 3.
96% of participating union members voted no confidence in the outgoing CEO.
SAG-AFTRA claims CPM has “failed and refused to provide information demanded” by the union.
After a $61 million acquisition by public media, Chicago-Sun Times readers get free content, and the newsroom has grown. But no one’s taking a victory lap for local news yet.
“This is an important step to grow and strengthen local journalism in Chicago,” said CPM CEO Matt Moog.
Will the deal be a national model? Station executives weigh in.
Andi McDaniel was set to take over the job this month.
Staffers are asking for more transparency about the hiring of Andi McDaniel to lead the station.
The public broadcaster is expecting a 20% drop in income.
McDaniel has served as WAMU’s chief content officer since 2015.
The grant is part of a larger initiative to “strengthen inclusive journalism” in the city.
CEO Goli Sheikholeslami discussed the plans at a City Club of Chicago lunch event, reports Crain’s.
Kankakee Community College announced in June that it would try to sell the station.
This American Life host and creator Ira Glass has acquired full ownership of the show, breaking away from his longtime home at Chicago Public Media.
NPR staffers are taking to Twitter to call attention to union negotiations.
The station also hired its first chief digital officer.
The Knight Prototype Fund announced the projects receiving funding for 2015, including four public media and nonprofit news organizations.
Public media employees have increasingly sought to organize unions during the past two years, spurred by expanding newsrooms, shifting management priorities and a desire for more influence in strategic planning.
The producers of public radio’s This American Life will take over distribution of their show starting July 1, using Public Radio Exchange to deliver the program to stations. TAL and Public Radio International, its distributor of 17 years, announced in March that they would part ways effective July 1. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Chicago Public Media and Ira Glass will handle distribution and underwriting, while Marge Ostroushko will be responsible for marketing and station relations. Ostroushko handled those duties before PRI picked up the show in 1997. “We’re excited and proud to be partners now with PRX,” Glass said in a statement.
Chicago Public Media announced Tuesday that Goli Sheikholeslami will become the organization’s CEO May 5, ending an eight-month national search to replace Torey Malatia. Sheikholeslami is the former vice president and g.m. of the Washington Post, where she worked from 2002 to 2010, overseeing the paper’s digital strategy. She has also worked at Condé Nast and Time Warner and most recently was chief product officer at online health-resource network Everyday Health Inc. She is new to public media. “Goli brings the perfect blend of experience to this role,” said Steve Baird, CPM board chair, in a release announcing her hiring. “Her extensive media background, proven leadership in digital innovation and enthusiasm for the mission of public media will be invaluable as she focuses on growing the audience for existing programs and engaging the next generation of fans across all of Chicago Public Media’s platforms.”
Sheikholeslami will oversee all broadcast and digital content at the network and also lead the search for a new programming and content manager, according to the release.