Joel Kaplan
May 24, 2012

More than two months ago, Laura Keene, a supporter of Norfolk State's public radio station, WNSB, was listening to an interview with black rights activist Mukasa Dada and became quite upset:

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Joel Kaplan
April 25, 2012

Earlier this month PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler wrote a piece about Wayne Dyer, the renowned self-development guru who has authored more than 30 books.

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Joel Kaplan
April 17, 2012

Don Enderton writes:

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Joel Kaplan
April 16, 2012

Two years ago, Sally Kane, the executive director of public radio station KVNF radio in Western Colorado, took a partial leave of absence to coordinate the re-election campaign of Democratic State Sen. Gail Schwartz. She formally requested the leave with the station's board of directors and received permission.

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Joel Kaplan
April 4, 2012

The Washington News Council met on March 31 to handle the complaint brought by the Vitae Caring Foundation against public radio station KUOW-FM for a story it deemed to be unfair (see my previous report, Vitae Caring Foundation vs. KUOW) because of its failure to contact representatives of the foundation or to promptly correct an error in the story on air.

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Joel Kaplan
April 2, 2012

KKCR, the community radio station based in Hanalei, Hawaii, runs an eclectic mix of programming including Hawaiian music, jazz, blues, reggae and psychedelic jam. Its programming also includes two weekly call-in talk shows and special interest programs on topics such as health and wellness.

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Joel Kaplan
March 16, 2012

Nearly a year ago public radio station KUOW in Seattle ran a story about the controversy surrounding limited service pregnancy centers and whether their advertising is misleading.

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Joel Kaplan
March 2, 2012

WAMU made news this week and not in a flattering way. The Washington Post reported that its news director since 2006, Jim Asendio, 60, was leaving the public radio station, located at American University in Washington, D.C.

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Joel Kaplan
February 27, 2012

The Editorial Integrity for Public Media Project has finalized its report, called the “Local Public Media Organizations Code of Editorial Integrity.”

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Joel Kaplan
February 8, 2012

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Inspector General recently conducted an audit of WQED Multimedia in Pittsburgh where he found, among other things, that because WQED did not comply with CPB guidelines for reporting non-federal financial support, CPB ended up making improper Community Service Grants to WQED in excess of $798,000. WQED did not agree with the majority of the Inspector General's findings.

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