Public Media

Phase-Out of State Aid Proposed in R.I., Oklahoma

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:25:55 -0500

Full article: Current
Mike Janssen
Pubcasting networks continue to deal with the uncertainties of state funding in economically and politically precarious times, closing offices, facing possible cuts and bracing for the consequences.

Newsweek's Publishing of Vulgarity Draws Fire

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:23:35 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Elizabeth Jensen
A recent spate of vulgarity in Newsweek could cost the news magazine some valuable partners — the public television and radio stations that offer the magazine as a gift in exchange for donations.

BBC to Issue Global Apology for Documentaries That Broke Rules

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:48:48 -0500

Full article: The Independent
Ian Burrell
The BBC will apologize to an estimated 74 million people around the world for a news-fixing scandal, in which it broadcast documentaries made by a London TV company that was earning millions of pounds from PR clients which it featured in its programming.

Cutting All State Funding to OETA Would be a Disservice

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:03 -0500

Full article: Oklahoman
Bills by two legislators to end all state appropriations would have a major impact on the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. OETA most likely would have to reduce its statewide coverage and local programming. These cutbacks would indirectly hinder state goals of improving education and increasing the number of college graduates.

PBS Stations in Calif., Fla., May be Acquired by National, Church Groups

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:19:37 -0500

Full article: USC Annenberg Center
Adam Power
Valentine's Day has been set as the date for the sale of KCSM-TV, the PBS station serving San Mateo and the counties south of San Francisco. The station is owned by the local community college and said it could no longer afford to operate the station because it is short of funds.

Public Media: Still on the Chopping Block

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:32:39 -0500

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Amy Kroin
Last November Free Press released On the Chopping Block: State Budget Battles and the Future of Public Media, an inventory of dramatic state-level funding cuts to public broadcasting. Our report documents how state support for public broadcasting has plunged since the economy took a nosedive in 2008. What’s more, the report notes that politics — not financial considerations — have driven much of this budget cutting. Three months after the report's release, the funding picture for public media remains about as lovely as Voldemort.

OETA's State Funding Could Stop Under Proposed Legislation

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:39:38 -0500

Full article: Tulsa World
Wayne Green
Two Oklahoma state legislators have proposed zero-funding for OETA, the statewide educational television network. While the move wouldn't kill the state signal for Big Bird and Antiques Roadshow, it would mean a lot fewer Oklahomans would be able to get it.

Localore Winners Gear Up to Transform Public Media

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:31:53 -0500

Full article: MediaShift
Jessica Clark
From Fargo to Austin, and Boston to the Bay Area, 10 public stations across the country are now poised to ramp up their innovation capacity. They'll be incubating projects led by winners of the Localore competition who include independent and station-based producers, distinguished documentary filmmakers, gamers, data journalists and front-edge developers.

Budget Woes Force WVPB to Cut Programming

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:49 -0500

Full article: Charleston Gazette
Phil Kabler
State funding cuts, and a sharp downturn in corporate underwriting, are forcing West Virginia Public Broadcasting to cut back on programming — and more severe cuts could be coming.