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		<title>Kerger describes factionalism within pubTV as system&#8217;s greatest threat</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/kerger-describes-factionalism-within-pubtv-as-systems-greatest-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/kerger-describes-factionalism-within-pubtv-as-systems-greatest-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Everhart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Downton Abbey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Kerger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — PBS President Paula Kerger called for local public TV stations and PBS to move beyond their reputations as a “dysfunctional family” to embrace “the power of a collective system” to strengthen their public service. In a &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/kerger-describes-factionalism-within-pubtv-as-systems-greatest-threat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Upstate N.Y. pubradio outlet goes silent</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/upstate-n-y-pubradio-outlet-goes-silent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/upstate-n-y-pubradio-outlet-goes-silent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newest public radio station in New York State went dark May 9, ending a six-year attempt to bring a local voice to small Otsego County. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/upstate-n-y-pubradio-outlet-goes-silent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CPT&#8217;s mobile venture to share revenues with PTV outlets</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/cpts-mobile-venture-to-share-revenues-with-ptv-outlets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/cpts-mobile-venture-to-share-revenues-with-ptv-outlets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut Public Television]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ruckus Media Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Public Television has joined with a digital media company in rolling out a new mobile platform that will offer digital downloads of children’s programs. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/cpts-mobile-venture-to-share-revenues-with-ptv-outlets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Appropriation cuts lead to layoffs and furloughs throughout CPB</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/appropriation-cuts-lead-to-layoffs-and-furloughs-throughout-cpb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/appropriation-cuts-lead-to-layoffs-and-furloughs-throughout-cpb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CPB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sequestration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=37334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CPB has laid off 12 employees and eliminated three vacant positions in a downsizing prompted by the federal budget sequestration and other cuts to its appropriation. The job cuts, announced today, extend across all departments and range from administrative to &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/appropriation-cuts-lead-to-layoffs-and-furloughs-throughout-cpb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deadlines to relocate, raise money weigh on Pacifica stations</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/deadlines-to-relocate-raise-money-weigh-on-pacifica-stations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/deadlines-to-relocate-raise-money-weigh-on-pacifica-stations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Sanchez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacifica]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pacifica radio network rarely enjoys a drama-free moment, but with two of its five stations on a tight schedule to find new studios, tensions among network leaders and local volunteers are even higher than usual. Last week Summer Reese, &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/deadlines-to-relocate-raise-money-weigh-on-pacifica-stations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama nominates former PBS board member Tom Wheeler to head FCC</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/former-pbs-board-member-tom-wheeler-is-the-next-fcc-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/former-pbs-board-member-tom-wheeler-is-the-next-fcc-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Lapin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=35200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has nominated cable and wireless lobbyist Tom Wheeler, a former member of the PBS Board, to chair the Federal Communications Commission. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/former-pbs-board-member-tom-wheeler-is-the-next-fcc-chair/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A digital revolution for public radio fundraising</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Everhart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[direct listener fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Sutton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing consultant John Sutton has been forecasting what public radio will look like in 2018, and his predictions, published on his blog RadioSutton since February, have been provocative. Sutton is among the pubradio analysts who believe that federal funding “will &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/05/a-digital-revolution-for-public-radio-fundraising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PubTV urges commission to drop ‘OET-69’ proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/pubtv-urges-commission-to-drop-oet-69-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/pubtv-urges-commission-to-drop-oet-69-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CPB, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations are jointly opposing a proposal by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) to use a new software program to analyze television coverage and interference data. The proposal was floated &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/pubtv-urges-commission-to-drop-oet-69-proposal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NEA announces 2013 media arts grants; OVEE and AIR projects among recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/nea-announces-2013-media-arts-grants-ovee-and-air-among-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/nea-announces-2013-media-arts-grants-ovee-and-air-among-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Sanchez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Endowment of the Arts announced $4.68 million in funding to 76 media-arts projects April 23, including new grantees such as the Online Video Engagement Experience (OVEE) developed with CPB funding, a new initiative from the Association of Independents &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/nea-announces-2013-media-arts-grants-ovee-and-air-among-recipients/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nine GOP House members express support for federal aid to CPB, PTFP</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/04/nine-gop-house-members-express-support-for-federal-aid-to-cpb-ptfp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/04/nine-gop-house-members-express-support-for-federal-aid-to-cpb-ptfp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Lapin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past week, members of Congress have sent two bipartisan letters in support of public broadcasting initiatives to subcommittee chairs in advance of the next round of budget proposals. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/04/nine-gop-house-members-express-support-for-federal-aid-to-cpb-ptfp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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