System/Policy
NPR union members to meet regarding sexual harassment
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Meanwhile, CEO Jarl Mohn has told employees he is aiming for a “culture shift” at the network.
System/Policy
NPR CEO to staff: ‘I let you down’
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Jarl Mohn said NPR is hiring an outside law firm to investigate the network’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against former news VP Michael Oreskes.
System/Policy
NPR’s Oreskes resigns following sexual harassment claims
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CEO Jarl Mohn said he asked NPR’s newsroom leader for his resignation because of his “inappropriate behavior.”
System/Policy
NPR’s Oreskes on leave following sexual harassment accusations
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The Washington Post reported that NPR is investigating complaints by two women who allege Oreskes made inappropriate contact with them in the 1990s.
System/Policy
Ken Stern: Don’t deny an obvious truth about the media
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In a response to criticism from a public radio reporter, Stern contends that the media still need a broader diversity of political views.
System/Policy
Book by former NPR CEO expands on liberal ‘groupthink’ at network
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Ken Stern’s treatment of NPR in “Republican Like Me” goes beyond his recent op-ed that riled some in public media.
System/Policy
FCC Republicans strike down studio rule that had mixed support from pubmedia
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While NPR and others argued the rule was burdensome, some college and community broadcasters argued for its preservation.
Programs/Content
Brian Mann to Ken Stern: NPR isn’t in your liberal bubble
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A public radio reporter responds to a former NPR CEO who implied the network suffers from liberal groupthink.
People
NPR ‘streamlines’ news leadership, its stations elect board reps, and more comings and goings
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David Sweeney leads NPR newsgathering with the new title of chief news editor.
Quick Takes
NPR is considering three regions for piloting journalism hubs
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The pilot hubs could be in place as early as this year.
Quick Takes
New CPB grant bolsters disaster communications work at stations
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NPR will use the $419,000 grant to help up to 30 stations across 10 states.
Development
NPR wine club includes broadcaster-inspired offerings
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NPR boasts that its wines are “selected by a team of globetrotting experts, who taste over 40,000 wines a year and choose less than two percent” for the club.
Programs/Content
‘Best of Car Talk’ keeps running as stations rethink weekends
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Nearly three-quarters of public radio stations carrying the show will drop it in October.
Quick Takes
Former NPR News exec is new public editor at PBS
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Madhulika Sikka oversaw NPR’s international coverage from 2006–15.
System/Policy
KCRW to begin broadcasting in Berlin next month
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NPR previously programmed the station.
People
Robert Malesky: Before my career in pubmedia, ‘I had to make a choice’
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Looking for his first job out of college, Malesky had two offers. One was from a strip club; the other, a new outfit called NPR.
Programs/Content
NPR board hears details of ‘disruptive’ Digital Services transition
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The network is aiming for greater audience engagement across NPR and station digital platforms by bringing together Boston and Washington teams.
Quick Takes
Second photographer sues NPR over copyright infringement
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Rony Zakaria alleges that NPR did not have permission to use his photo of an Indonesian metal band.
Programs/Content
Lauren Ober on diving deep into the world of podcasts with ‘The Big Listen’
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The host of the WAMU/NPR show discusses her audience and the kinds of voices we need more of on podcasts.
Programs/Content
NPR taps Chapin to lead rollout of journalism network
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In reorganizing newsroom management for the new focus on station collaborations, NPR is also expanding its bureau chief system.