System/Policy
New York Public Radio lays off 14 staffers, including newsroom leaders
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“We cannot achieve our goals and meet our commitments while shouldering a fourth year of losses,” said CEO Goli Sheikholeslami.
Exit Interviews
Laura Walker: ‘Meeting mission and achieving deep impact are not warring principles’
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Reflecting on her 23 years as CEO of WYNC and NYPR, Laura Walker says success in public media comes from reaching for both ideals.
Tech
Aid from Apple would deliver ‘critical mass’ for NPR’s podcast analytics tool
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The company has not signed on with Remote Audio Data, which can give podcast producers expanded analytics tracking their listeners’ habits.
Quick Takes
SAG-AFTRA membership expands at New York Public Radio
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Gothamist reporters are now part of a bargaining unit of station staff.
Quick Takes
NYPR agrees to include temporary, per diem employees in union
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The workers will join a unit of employees that has been represented by SAG-AFTRA since 2000.
CPB
CPB extends funding for PRX, WNYC podcast projects
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The $1.7 million backs efforts to help under-represented producers of podcasts network and incubate ideas.
System/Policy
Probe of harassment at NYPR slammed for deflecting questions about what went wrong
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An outside law firm’s report on New York Public Radio’s workplace culture was widely panned by critics for not assigning blame for the harassment that employees endured.
System/Policy
Investigation of WNYC finds no evidence of pervasive discrimination
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An outside law firm reported that bullying behavior was “known and tolerated in certain circumstances for months or even years.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #108: What’s next for WNYC?
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A journalist who wrote about the station’s recent harassment scandals shares what he learned about its internal culture.