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CPB Awards $1.9 Million to NPR for Editorial Enhancement

Funding provides increased oversight to ensure objective, balanced, transparent, fact-based journalism

Poynter announces new leadership and ethics training program for public media station managers

CPB-funded fellowship is customized for local public media executives navigating a changing news landscape

CPB Provides Over $7.3 Million in Grants for Local Journalism in FY 2024, Including New Grants for State Government Coverage

$2.65 million in grants to increase and strengthen state government coverage provided by public media in Colorado, Florida, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina

Meet the second round of public media journalists in our Poynter/CPB fellowship

These 26 fellows will receive custom training on editorial standards, leading through change and innovation

CPB Awards $936,000 Grant to Fund Alaska Desk Journalism Collaboration

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2024) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $936,000 grant to Alaska Public Media to lead the Alaska Desk, a statewide collaboration among public media stations, designed to strengthen and expand their local news services, particularly for rural...

CPB Statement on the Death of Robert MacNeil

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of Robert (Robin) MacNeil:

Raney Aronson-Rath Receives the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award

FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer recognized for her contributions to journalism and public media

FRONTLINE and AP Documentary 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL Wins Academy Award® for 'Best Documentary Feature Film'

The federal appropriation to CPB enables public media to bring this powerful, critically acclaimed film to the American people for free and commercial-free.

FRONTLINE Announces “FRONTLINE Short Docs”

Small documentaries. Big stories. Told in bold ways with zero misinformation. “FRONTLINE Short Docs” is a new series by PBS’s trusted source for investigative journalism and documentaries.

CPB Invests $2.25 Million in State Government Coverage

Funding strengthens coverage in 7 states and provides more editorial support for public media statehouse reporters

24 Public Media Journalists Named to Poynter-CPB Fellowship

The 9-month fellowship will focus on editorial standards, leading through change and innovation

CPB Awards $1.5M to America Amplified Public Media Initiative Ahead of 2024 Elections

WFYI leads public media initiative to identify issues important to voters, inform them about electoral process in all 50 states