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The Poynter Institute announced the appointment of Tracey Compton as the Indianapolis Public Editor. She will cover all newsroom that serve the city, working to rebuild trust in local media.

The end of federal support will cut WFYI’s budget by more than $1.5 million — 11 percent of its total funding — and comes just months after Indiana lawmakers ended state support for public media.

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.

WFYI and Indiana Public Broadcasting news staff earned 11 awards Friday from the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for best radio, television, online and multiplatform coverage.

The district’s sweeping reorganization plan and the influence of outside groups loomed large over Tuesday night’s forum featuring candidates for the Indianapolis Public Schools board.

WFYI, the Indianapolis NPR and PBS affiliate, announced a reorganization that eliminated one position and proposed eliminating two others in its marketing and radio operations departments. It also announced that a hiring freeze on most vacancies would remain in effect.

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A new Indiana law was promoted by a WFYI investigation that found that some schools aren’t accurately reporting how often they forcibly isolate and restrain students.

A former WFYI employee and her co-conspirator charged in a 2022 embezzlement case have plead guilty and received their sentences

At a press conference Wednesday, members of the Greenwood Police Department and the FBI said they don't know why the gunman chose to carry out the incident, but they have learned more about his past and interests.