The ‘ongoing process’ of diversity
Posted: December, 06, 2012
By Mike Janssen
System/Policy
CPT's mobile venture to share revenues with PTV outlets
Posted: May, 13, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
New talking point on Capitol Hill: PubTV's role in education
Posted: March, 15, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
New alliance in Mile High City
Posted: February, 01, 2013
By Dru Sefton
GPB hires governor’s pick for plum job
Posted: December, 17, 2012
By Dru Sefton
The ex-chairman’s reply: ‘My actions were open, lawful,’ sincere in intent
Posted: November 15, 2005Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former CPB chairman, responded to the CPB inspector general’s Nov. 15, 2005, report with this statement, which was published as an appendix to the report. I am disappointed, but not surprised, by the Inspector General’s report. It … Continue reading
New ombud office met with smiles and suspicion
Posted: May 2, 2005Are CPB’s new ombudsmen promoters of healthy journalistic discussion or unwelcome monitors now peering over reporters’ shoulders? It depends whom you ask. As longtime journalists Ken Bode and William Schulz last week issued their first reports, observers both inside and … Continue reading
Two ombudsmen will assist CPB in oversight role
Posted: April 11, 2005CPB will have not just one but two longtime journalists as ombudsmen, the corporation announced April 5 [2005]. Ken Bode, former host of the PBS staple Washington Week in Review, and William Schulz, retired executive editor of Reader’s Digest, will … Continue reading
Radio gets in on the Act
Posted: March 28, 2005The plan was for a Public Television Act with no mention of dusty old radio. Not everyone signed on to the plan. Readers’ sympathies will be divided by this narrative adapted from Jack Mitchell’s new book, Listener Supported: The Culture … Continue reading
Cost of democratic safeguards is steep, Pacifica discovers
Posted: July 26, 2004Pacifica’s transition to a listener-elected board of directors carried an unexpectedly high price tag, and network executives are exploring cheaper alternatives. Last year the radio network enshrined its democratic principles in bylaws that empowered its staff and members of stations … Continue reading
Peace declared in the great Bronx tower war
Posted: May 24, 2004At a feel-good press conference May 13, all parties hailed the resolution of a decade-long fight over the tower of Fordham University’s WFUV-FM in New York City.The Daily News likened the scene to a Rose Garden peace accord between Israel … Continue reading
Public TV’s vision of itself: a lens for understanding the world
Posted: March 8, 2004After some fiddling with language, station leaders Feb. 23 [2004] endorsed a new mission statement describing public TV as a “unifying force in American culture.” Several participants celebrated the agreement at the PBS Annual Members Meeting as a significant demonstration … Continue reading