WQED suspends youth media academy, lays off staff
WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa., has suspended The Creator Academy, a youth media education program, as the station navigates “unprecedented threats to federal funding for the arts, education, and public broadcasting,” CEO Jason Jedlinski confirmed to Current in an email.
Five employees working with the academy were laid off, including four full-time staff and one part-time staffer, Jedlinski wrote.
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