The ongoing decline of local news coverage has significant implications for democratic governance — both in terms of creating an informed citizenry and providing accountability for elected officials.

NPR is preparing to change how it calculates membership dues for local stations, moving away from a revenue-based model and toward a formula tied to broadcast reach. The new structure will take effect ...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network’s existence, totalling $113 million. They will go toward fueling innovation in NPR’s ...

NPR has hired a new chief content officer less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom. Nadine Zylstra is tasked with expanding audiences for the public radio network's news, entertainment and ...

NPR announced a $1 million restricted gift to the Public Media Bridge Fund to support NPR Member organizations addressing sustainability challenges. The Bridge Fund supports local public media ...

One year ago, Congress passed legislation that stripped $535 million a year of federal money from the public media system. Public media fans rallied to support both NPR and their member stations.