''Current'' is an American
trade journal
A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for this ...
that covers
public broadcasting in the United States In the United States, other than a few direct services, public broadcasting is almost entirely decentralized and is not operated by the government, but does receive some government support.
Background
The U.S. public broadcasting system differs fro ...
. It is described by the
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as "The most widely read periodical in the field". It is published by ''Current LLC''.
The newspaper, founded in 1980, was one of the last creations of the
National Association of Educational Broadcasters
The National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) was a US organization of broadcasters with aims to share or coordinate educational programmes. It was founded as the Association of college and University Broadcasting Stations (ACUBS) i ...
, an association of noncommercial broadcasters dating back to 1925,
whose members were leaders in founding PBS and
National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...
. After the bankrupted NAEB closed in 1981, ''Current'' resumed publication in 1982 as an independent journalistic service of the public television station
WNET
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the ...
.
WNET.org sold ''Current'' to
American University School of Communication
The School of Communication (SOC) at American University is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The school offers six undergraduate majors: communication studies, journalism, public relations a ...
in 2010.
See also
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Charles Frankel
Charles Frankel (December 13, 1917 – May 10, 1979) was an American philosopher, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, professor and founding director of the National Humanities Center.
Early life and personal life
Born into a Jewish family in New ...
References
External links
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Professional and trade magazines
Publications established in 1980
Takoma Park, Maryland
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