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Public Radio Exchange Raises $2.7 Million

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:39:58 -0400

Full article: paidContent
Joseph Tartakoff
Public Radio Exchange, a non-profit which operates an online marketplace that independent radio producers use to upload content so that it can be licensed by public radio stations or accessed by individuals, has raised $2.7 million in funding from three non-profits.

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.

Recession Dims the Glow at WGBH

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:02:51 -0400

Full article: Boston Globe
Megan Woolhouse
WGBH is coming to grips with the economic realities of operating radio and TV stations in a recession. While WGBH produces some of the Public Broadcasting Service's marquee programming, including Frontline, Nova and Antiques Roadshow, it must trim about $7 million from its budget this year. That means layoffs, wage freezes, and unpaid furloughs.

BBC and Government Fall Out over Financing Plan

Stevie Converse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:48:59 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Eric Pfanner
The BBC and Britain’s Labour government, which has a history of support for the “Beeb,” have fallen out over a government plan to share some of the broadcaster’s £3.6 billion in public funding with its commercial television rivals.

Public Broadcasting Stations Cut Staff, Budget

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:16:10 -0500

Full article: San Francisco Chronicle
Joe Garofoli
Northern California Public Broadcasting will cut 13 percent of its budget and lay off 30 employees because the recession has reduced the corporate giving that funds much of the organization.

Borrowed Time? Libraries Stung as Funding Shrinks

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:07:11 -0500

Full article: USA Today
Marisol Bello
Dwindling tax dollars are forcing libraries to close branches, cut hours and end programs just as more people are turning to them for services.

Funding for Public Broadcasting

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:09:44 -0400

Among American institutions, public broadcasting ranks No. 1 in public trust and is considered “money well spent” by a large majority of U.S. taxpayers. More than a third of Americans watch public television. And public broadcasting’s commitment to serious, independent journalism stands in stark contrast to the shouting and spin of commercial news media.