Spectrum Auction
FCC to provide spectrum bids to stations by September, CPB Board hears
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Stations have 60 days from receiving bids to declare whether they will participate in the auction, set for mid-2016.
Programs/Content
A CPB board member urges pubmedia to fill void in local news
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“Local journalism is a niche that is being neglected by the commercial marketplace.”
CPB
CPB finds majority of audited grantees out of compliance with Communications Act requirements
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Two-thirds were noncompliant with at least some provisions of the Act, according to the corporation’s Office of the Inspector General.
System/Policy
CPB analysis shows bright spots for public television
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The analysis found public TV stations rebounding from five-year declines, as well as slowing growth for public radio.
Programs/Content
CPB backs collaboration in Baltimore on coverage of Freddie Gray aftermath
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Two stations are working together to expand reporting on the city’s response to Gray’s death.
Congress
Senate resolution upholds forward funding for CPB
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The joint resolution approves the blueprint for the $3.8 trillion 2016 federal budget.
System/Policy
CPB finds room for media innovation in 1967 Public Broadcasting Act
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CPB’s fresh look at the Act is part of its two-year “Future of Public Media Initiative.”
People
CPB’s Curren to retire, Reveal expands, and more comings and goings in public media
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Curren has been CPB’s c.o.o. since 2006.
System/Policy
What’s new for stations under the latest webcasting royalties agreement
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The new deal means increased reporting for some stations.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #12: Authenticity is the new authority; Focusing on local news; Fixing the news director shortage
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A Republican CPB board member suggests that public media shift more resources toward local news.
CPB
House resolution calls for zeroing out CPB funding; Senate resolution keeps it intact
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U.S. House of Representatives pass budget resolution calling for zeroing out of CPB funding.
APTS
CPB hands out Thought Leader, American Graduate Champion awards at Public Media Summit
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CPB recognized a pair of politicians for their support of public broadcasting during the annual Association of Public Television Stations Public Media Summit conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 22.
spectrum auction
Pubcasters ask FCC to boost payouts for auction participants opting for VHF channels
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A Virginia broadcaster might swap some of its UHF TV channels for VHF during the FCC’s incentive auction and wants a bigger payout than currently proposed.
System/Policy
CPB backs four more station collaborations on topical reporting
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CPB continues to foster news collaborations, with more than $1.2 million in grants announced Tuesday.
Programs/Content
New Regional Journalism Centers will feed national public media news programs
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CPB will establish regional journalism hubs to strengthen news services in their areas and to deliver more locally produced segments to public media’s national programs.
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CPB grants fund expansion of video journalism at regional centers
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CPB is bolstering its financial support of five regional Local Journalism Collaborations to add video reporting units.
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Spectrum auction issues dominate CPB Board meeting
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CPB is aware of as many as six public television stations considering going off the air, said Michael Levy, e.v.p., during the meeting, which was held by phone.
System/Policy
Former Washington Post editor signs on as CPB ombudsman
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Milton Coleman takes over Feb. 1 from Joel Kaplan, a Syracuse University communications professor whose term expires at the end of January.
System/Policy
By the numbers: Public radio continues to gain on public TV in key metrics
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A CPB analysis shows that public TV stations are raising more money from fewer members.
Programs/Content
CPB’s $7.5M in pubmedia news grants honors slain Charlie Hebdo journalists
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CPB reacted Jan. 8 to the attack on journalists at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo by announcing grants totaling $7.5 million to four public media newsrooms.
“Now more than ever it takes so much courage to be a journalist,” said CPB President Pat Harrison in an to public media managers. “To understand that every word you may write, every cartoon you might draw could be your last. The chilling effect this can have may result in stories not told, reports not filed, journalism watered down.” CPB awarded the grants in memory of eight journalists who were killed. The money is given “in support of freedom of the press and freedom of expression,” Harrison said.