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July 8, 2020 Remote Employee Expenses: Staying Compliant With State, Federal RegsReimbursing remote employees for business expenses is complicated, considering that some states have passed laws requiring employers to pay for certain expenses. “It’s tricky, but it largely depends on the state you live in,” says Michelman & Robinson Labor Attorney Lara Shotz. Several states, including California, Minnesota, and South Dakota, have laws that require work-related expense reimbursements. |
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July 7, 2020 Newsrooms ramp up audience engagement tactics for coronavirus coverageNewsrooms that leaned into audience engagement strategies during the fast-evolving coronavirus health crisis have found new ways to connect with audiences and ensure that their coverage is addressing community needs. |
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July 2, 2020 PMBA Statement on Diversity and Inclusion |
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June 30, 2020 And Now, A Public Media Bond ProgramPublic Media Company is rolling out a Public Media Bond Program for public media organizations to leverage their assets for capital projects. The new national bond program provides public broadcasting entities with access to taxable and tax-exempt bonds to finance their capital improvement projects through the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority (CECFA). |
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June 23, 2020 Pandemic forces pubmedia’s interns to adjust to remote work, unsettled job marketEarly-career journalists are facing hurdles in gaining valuable experience in public media amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as employers suspend internships, juggle beats and shift to working from home. |
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June 23, 2020 How to Make the Right Hiring DecisionHaving an open position to fill can be equal parts exciting and stressful for managers. Hiring a new employee can be an opportunity to bring new energy to the team, but it can also bring turmoil if the wrong person is hired, said Mary Olson-Menzel, president and founder of MVP Executive Search and Development in New York City. Nearly 3 in 4 employers (74 percent) said they've hired the wrong person for a position, according to a CareerBuilder survey. |
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June 22, 2020 Jacquie Gales Webb Named CPB Vice President, RadioThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Jacquie Gales Webb as Vice President, Radio, effective immediately. She is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to strengthen the ability of public radio stations to create high-quality, multiplatform content and to grow their audiences. |
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June 10, 2020 Public Radio Stations Receive Google GrantsCurrent confirmed that WJFF and at least four other stations received grants from Google’s Journalism Emergency Relief Fund for small and medium-sized newsrooms. Google opened the fund in April to assist local newsrooms that produce original local news and employ between two and 100 full-time journalists. |
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June 10, 2020 Fundraising Events in the Covid Era: Here’s What to ConsiderCovid-19 upended the spring fundraising season, and by now most nonprofits have made the tough calls to cancel, postpone, or transform their events into virtual gatherings.The question everyone wants answered now: When can we safely attend events again? |
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June 10, 2020 How Are Companies Handling Performance Reviews During the Coronavirus Pandemic?SHRM The pandemic has upended business as usual for nearly every worker. Some people are busier than ever; others have little to do. Everyone is facing new stress and pressure. That leaves human resource professionals wondering if and when it is appropriate to hold performance reviews. |
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