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NPR said in a statement that it “stands behind David Folkenflik’s reporting.”
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NPR said in a statement that it “stands behind David Folkenflik’s reporting.”
Several public media fundraisers take on a question submitted for our Currently Curious series: Why don’t public broadcasters coordinate on a national pledge drive?
The donation comes after MacFarlane said he was “embarrassed” to work for Fox.
Bennet helped bring financial stability to NPR during his 10-year tenure.
The renowned chef, host and writer, who died Friday, produced a PBS series and featured an NPR reporter on his show Parts Unknown.
He was the first reporter at NPR to cover the digital technology beat.
Individual stories are pulling more traffic, and a survey had found that readers were unfamiliar with NPR’s blogs.
The clock includes a spot for inserting local news that station leaders had requested.
NPR and “PBS NewsHour” were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.
The pilot program pairs 10 mentors with 10 mentees throughout the company.
The initiative will be announced Tuesday at the annual Non-COMMvention in Philadelphia.
A meeting at NPR’s headquarters this month was the third consecutive board session where employees spoke about harassment fallout.
NPR has said that stations may instead have to air a full three-minute national newscast during that time.
The network has told the FCC that the plan could interfere with delivery of public radio programs to stations.
NPR, WNYC, WBEZ and This American Life teamed up to make the deal.
NPR also announced the head of a station collaboration on election coverage.
“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
Seven positions will be eliminated and replaced with new roles.
Kerry Lenahan and Joel Sucherman will fill the new positions.