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While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas ...
Veteran Sun-Times Washington bureau chief will develop multiplatform explainers to deepen public understanding and grow trust in news ...
Q&A: Chicago Public Media CEO on Trump's rescissions package to take back NPR federal funds Melissa Bell, CEO of Chicago Public Media — the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, a ...
Chicago Public Schools is hosting five community listening sessions over the next week, giving parents a chance to weigh in ...
A couple of months ago, we shared that Chicago Public Media was taking an important but difficult step: offering a voluntary separation program to staff in certain parts of our organization. This ...
Melissa Bell, CEO of Chicago Public Media, parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, a National Public Radio member station, talks about the potential effect of federal funding cuts to ...
Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell shared the news of 35 departing employees in a letter to supporters and members posted on the Sun-Times website Tuesday afternoon.
The head of communications and the chief audience officer at Chicago Public Media announced today they are stepping down. Betsy Berger, the vice president of communications, and Chief Audience ...
Chicago media had some ups and downs in 2024, but the hope is that budget cuts and other issues won't spill over into 2025. Why it matters: This is a media town, live and local all the way. Here ...
Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell announced in letters to WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times supporters Wednesday that CPM will offer a voluntary separation program to certain staffers. Bell called the ...
The Chicago Teachers Union president declared during a Monday speech that children belong to the city school system as it faces enrollment decline and rising costs.