System/Policy
University chancellor called for reporter’s firing from WUTC
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Jacqui Helbert filed a lawsuit over her dismissal.
Programs/Content
‘The Pub’ #92: Jacqui Helbert and the ethical hazards of university stations
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A cautionary tale of what goes wrong when a licensee doesn’t affirm the editorial independence of the newsroom.
Gainesville
Florida dean pushes to cut expenses, gets pushback about blurred roles
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Dean Wright has asked his outside advisors to cut costs by consolidating management of its two commercial and three public stations—creating a closeness that raises red flags for some pubcasters.
Recession
Options run out in Ohio college town as licensee guts its pubradio budget
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In a southwestern Ohio college town, the public radio news station with seven full-time employees will become an unstaffed repeater for Cincinnati Public Radio under an agreement announced Jan. 22 [2009].