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Host fired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting appeals dismissal
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Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had “a problem with authority.”
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Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had “a problem with authority.”
The new handbook will go beyond NPR’s existing ethics guide to focus on station-specific issues, such as editorial independence from university and school district licensees.
The station said Hugo Balta’s departure resulted from “undisclosed conflicts of interest” and violations of news standards.
A former BBC executive hopes to steer public media organizations toward using digital platforms and tools that reinforce their ethics and values.
Danielle Karson has reported for NPR since the 1980s.
Last week’s firing of a reporter should be a learning experience for public media stations, particularly those licensed to entities with agendas that can easily clash with the mission of a news organization.
NPR called for an affirmation of editorial independence between WUTC and its university licensee.
The reporter’s story captured some candid remarks about proposed legislation that would affect transgender high-school students.
The reporter discusses how a not especially edgy meditation on journalistic standards got him fired.