Tag: CPB
Afternoon roundup: Ombud complaints down, filmmaker knocks WETA
• In his annual review of objectivity and balance in CPB-funded programming, CPB Ombudsman Joel Kaplan noted “far fewer complaints directed at public ...In review of pubTV stations, CPB’s Krichels sees ‘energy in the system’
Ted Krichels, CPB’s senior v.p. for system development and media strategy, recently talked to Current about the 50-page “Public Media Models of the ...PBS examines successes in public service among stations
As some local pubcasters have started to forge paths toward models of public service developed through their own strategic planning or in ...Congress passes omnibus spending bill, secures $445M for CPB
A government-wide spending bill containing more than $1 trillion in appropriations, including $445 million for CPB through fiscal year 2016, passed the ...CPB grants $1.4M to new Local Journalism Center focusing on energy
CPB will award $1.4 million to seven public radio and TV stations for the creation of a new Local Journalism Center covering ...American Archive lands with WGBH, Library of Congress
Together, WGBH and the LOC will digitize and store more than 40,000 hours of content.CPB to support more collaborative journalism projects
CPB will devote $2.5 million to reporting projects spearheaded by stations and national producers, President Patricia Harrison announced Nov. 12 at the ...WGBH, Library of Congress to host pubcasting’s American Archive
This item has been updated and reposted with additional information. Boston’s WGBH and the Library of Congress will host and preserve the American ...Knell’s departure stalls discussions about expanding NPR’s Code Switch
Talks between NPR and CPB about expanding the network’s Code Switch to a local and regional level are on hold as NPR ...Krichels to oversee system development and media strategy for CPB
Veteran pubcaster Ted Krichels will become CPB’s new s.v.p. for system development and media strategy, effective Nov. 4. Krichels replaces Mark Erstling, who ...CPB finds pubTV stations committed to keeping spectrum
Anxiety among public TV executives about channel repacking after spectrum auctions outweighs their enthusiasm for selling bandwidth, CPB s.v.p. Mark Erstling told ...House Appropriations subcommittee reportedly will propose eliminating CPB
The House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over CPB is pushing once more for eliminating government funding to public broadcasting in its fiscal ...CPB will fund new Local Journalism Centers
CPB plans to fund two additional Local Journalism Centers, according to a Nieman Lab article reviewing lessons that journalists have learned from ...Rep. Lamborn once again targets funding for NPR on Capitol Hill
Republican Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn today reintroduced legislation to kill federal funding for NPR. Its language is identical to his bill that ...CPB reduces aid to longtime grantees
CPB is reassessing its funding commitments to several grantees that provide specialized assistance and diverse programming to the public TV system.
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