Employees of the joint organization that operates The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS are being offered voluntary buyouts due to the recent loss of $1.1 million in annual federal funding. “This is ...

Inmates learning to develop websites, 19th-century whaling logs and climate change. We take another look at contributor Steph Machado’s story about inmates learning how to code. Then, a second look at ...

Rhode Island inmates are learning to code. Inmates in Rhode Island are learning to code and make websites behind bars, aiming to achieve the ultimate goal once they get out: never to return to prison ...

Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio is implementing a voluntary buyout program due to federal funding cuts. The buyout agreement is available to “most of our staff members,” CEO Pam Johnston wrote ...

As of October 1, Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio have formally merged under the new name Ocean State Media, uniting the state’s NPR and PBS affiliates under one brand. The announcement marks ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s public media entities announced they’re offering buyouts to their staff, plus the possibility of additional layoffs down the line, as a result of federal ...

Employees of the recently merged Rhode Island public media organization behind The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS are the latest under threat of job cuts following the removal of funding from and ...