NPR
Judge denies NPR request to dismiss lawsuit filed by former intern
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A D.C. Superior Court judge denied NPR’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of job duties and failure to accommodate a disability.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Ep. 8: Public media’s true biases; reconsidering the membership model
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On this week’s podcast: Can “membership” in public media mean more than just money for tote bags?
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 7: Diane Rehm and the true meaning of objectivity; why Jesse Thorn is ending his unpaid internships
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After eight years, Jesse Thorn is ending his internship program — not because it wasn’t working, but because he thought it was wrong.
System/Policy
Former intern sues NPR, alleging employment discrimination
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A deaf college student has filed a lawsuit against NPR for employment discrimination, claiming that the network misrepresented the terms of the internship and failed to properly accommodate her needs during her employment. Catherine Nugent, a student at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., filed the lawsuit in the District of Columbia Superior Court in March. Nugent, a major in business administration, alleges that the network did not give her tools she needed to communicate with supervisors. The suit also claims that Nugent was assigned to teach sign-language classes to her colleagues though she had expected to learn about marketing. Nugent claims that NPR did not provide interpreters or interpreting software and fired her two weeks into the 10-week internship after she asked for accommodation multiple times.
Charlie Rose
Public media wrestles with legality of unpaid internships
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As managers grapple with how to cultivate young, diverse talent as public media leaders, questions of whether to compensate interns — and even what constitutes a legal internship — become more complicated.
System/Policy
Public media leaders debate value of internships, paid and unpaid
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As public and for-profit media companies come under new scrutiny for compensation of interns, public media executives debated how decisions to pay — or not pay — young talent support efforts to cultivate the next generation of system leaders.
Quick Takes
Charlie Rose producers will pay up to $250K to settle intern lawsuit
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Producers of the PBS program Charlie Rose have agreed to pay up to $250,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a former unpaid intern, the New York Times reports.