System/Policy
KETC pays reduced fines to CPB for budgeting errors, other violations
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“Nine Network’s failure to comply was not nearly as egregious as it would appear in the initial report.”
Quick Takes
Wednesday roundup: WVIA buys out former president’s contract; KETC features St. Louis Symphony
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Plus: Invisibilia‘s big launch, and growth in listening to non-music web streams.
Development
Foundations favor grantees with digital, local news chops
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By giving two seminal news-related grants last year, the Pittsburgh Foundation broke from what chief executive Grant Oliphant described as the foundation’s history of “generic support” for public media. Answering the call from the Knight Foundation for matching grants to address gaps in local news coverage …
Programs/Content
Observing subprime ‘tsunami,’ CPB commissions a response
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Pagedale’s story is part of a multiplatform project created by KETC in St. Louis, launched July 1 in partnership with CPB, to map the stories of afflicted neighborhoods and connect struggling homeowners with resources to stave off foreclosure.