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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Prevails in Litigation Brought by NPR

Settlement Secures Interconnection Innovation and Affirms Independence

Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2025) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced a settlement with National Public Radio (NPR) in the lawsuit NPR filed to block CPB’s award of interconnection funding to Public Media Infrastructure (PMI). PMI — a coalition of public media organizations — was selected through a competitive process last summer. NPR’s suit, filed in the U.S.

CPB Names Donna Joe as Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Washington, D.C. (November 12, 2025) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that Donna Joe has been promoted to Executive Vice President and General Counsel, succeeding Evan Slavitt who joined CPB in 2024 and has accepted a new position with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Invests $750,000 in PMJA’s Editor Corps to Strengthen Local Newsrooms

This four-year grant will support editorial assistance, emergency coverage, and specialized training for public media journalists nationwide.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 5, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded an additional $750,000 for a four-year grant to the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) to support its Editor Corps program, a vital initiative that provides short-term editorial assistance to public media newsrooms across the country. This new funding builds on the two-year, $200,000 grant CPB announced earlier this year in support of the PMJA Editor Corps, securing the service through 2031.

CPB Continues to Protect the Independence of Public Media

Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2025) – Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) issued the following system message today:

As CPB enters the final phase of our winddown, our remaining staff continues to work 24/7, under extraordinary circumstances on behalf of the public media system, concluding new music rights agreements to help stations, closing grants, and applying funds balances where they are most needed through new grants.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards $1.16 Million to Support Upper Midwest Regional Journalism Collaboration

Grant supports Minnesota Public Radio-led newsroom to strengthen reporting and collaboration across the region.

Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2025) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced a grant of $1,156,279 to establish the Upper Midwest Newsroom, a regional journalism collaboration led by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) with partners Prairie Public Broadcasting (North Dakota), South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB), and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR).