Nebraska Public Media 2020 Statement of Commitment to Diversity
Nebraska Public Media is a joint undertaking of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the State of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission. Central to Nebraska Public Media’s mission, vision and values is maintaining a workplace environment and governing boards, which recognize and celebrate the power of diversity in accordance with University of Nebraska and/or State of Nebraska policies. We are dedicated to ensuring a culture of diversity and inclusion to maintain a fair, unbiased work environment, and to enhance our ability to effectively serve our state and beyond. Diversity at Nebraska Public Media encompasses our differences, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, physical ability, national and geographic origin, marital status, and veteran status. We believe each of these factors, and others, contributes to Neb
Nebraska Public Media Principles of Editorial Integrity and Independence
The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission was created by the Educational Television Act, adopted by the State Legislature in 1963. In establishing the NETC, the governing body of many of Nebraska Public Media’s activities and services, the Nebraska Revised Statute 79-1316 addressed the matter of content on the service: (11) To review, or cause to be reviewed by a person designated by the commission, all programs presented on the network prior to broadcast or transmission to insure that the programs are suitable for viewing and listening. Such suitability shall be determined by evaluating the content of the program, and screening the programs if necessary, as to their educational value and whether they enhance the cultural appreciation of the viewer and listener and do not appeal to his or her prurient interest.
Revised and approved February 22, 2020
Introduction
Nebraska Public Media regularly presents political news coverage, candidate debates and forums as part of our mission “to educate, challenge, and inspire Nebraska.” The criteria included here help guide our program producers in fulfilling that goal in a manner that best serves the citizens of Nebraska and meets the requirements of state and federal law.
Organization and production of our political news coverage and our special election year programming lies with our news team which creates content distributed via radio, television and online. We recognize that our overarching goal must be to help citizens be better informed, so they may choose to be involved in their government, and the political process.
NET is now NPM.
On Friday, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications became Nebraska Public Media.
That rebranding, which includes a fully revamped website along with new graphics, logo and on-air designations, was triggered by the need to reflect the production of the stateâs nonprofit media organization and to clear up confusion created by the NET designation, said NPM general manager Mark Leonard.
âWhen I came here eight years ago, there was a lot of confusion over the name,â Leonard said. âIt had been NETV, NETC, NET. Then youâd go out to the State Fair, and people thought we were NTV, that group of stations. Thereâs NCN (News Channel Nebraska). There are an awful lot of media companies with the N in this state.â