Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Presidential Commission Co-Chairs Recommend Phasing Out CPB Funding

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:41:29 -0500

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The co-chairs of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has recommended zeroing out funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as one way to help save $200 billion. The President created the bipartisan commission to identify ways to improve the nation's fiscal health.

Free Press: Public Media Cuts Not the Answer to Deficit Reduction

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:07:38 -0500

WASHINGTON – The National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform today issued its draft recommendations for reducing the national deficit. Those recommendations call for the elimination of all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the organization that provides funds to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local outlets around the country.

Grant Lets 'Frontline' Expand PBS Programming

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:24:54 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Elizabeth Jensen
At a time when many news organizations are cutting back, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is continuing its efforts to bolster in-depth journalism in public media. The corporation said on Tuesday that it was giving <em>Frontline</em> a $6 million, two-year grant that would allow it to expand its investigative programming to a year-round schedule on PBS stations.

New Journalism Centers Created for Public Media

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:50:17 -0400

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Stevie Converse
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is funding the creation of seven Local Journalism Centers that would combine the resources of participating public TV and radio stations to tackle important but under-reported regional news stories. Patricia Harrison, CEO of the CPB, says that the public media system is uniquely structured to increase regional reporting.

Media Minutes: April 2, 2010

Candace Clement — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:41:10 -0400

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has announced a major journalism initiative that will increase original local reporting in seven regions around the country. And as Comcast and NBC plan their merger, what questions should we be asking about their woeful commitment to diversity?

Media Minutes (2010-04-02)

Candace Clement — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:35:25 -0400

'Major' Announcement Expected from CPB

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:30:25 -0400

Full article: FishbowlDC
Betsy Rothstein
Corporation for Public Broadcasting will announce a "major" journalism initiative, followed by a panel discussion on how to counter the decline of local journalism.

Local Journalism by PBS to Get Boost

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:49:19 -0400

Full article: Tampa Bay Online
Walt Belcher
In an effort to "offset some of the loss of original reporting in some media markets," the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will announce a major initiative to help PBS local outlets "develop in-depth local journalism."

CPB Will Work to Restore Infrastructure, Program Cuts

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:22:07 -0500

Full article: Multichannel News
John Eggerton
Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Pat Harrison said she was grateful for the appropriation noncoms got in the president's proposed 2011 budget, but said she was concerned about the effort to zero out about $25 million in "critical infrastructure" grants currently funded through the Departments of Commerce and Education.

Obama's Budget Proposals for Arts Institutions Largely Hold Flat

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:51:16 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Liza Mundy
Should the Obama administration get its way, funding for the nation's major arts and cultural institutions will stay largely flat, although a few organizations -- including the Smithsonian Institution and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- will see increases over what the president requested last year.