Funding for the National Center for Media Engagement

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced a three year investment for the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME). NCME, formerly the National Center for Outreach, has refocused its mission on community engagement and is serving as the centralized entity for professional development for the public media system. NCME seeks to strengthen public media's capacity for engaging communities, share best practices and local stories of impact, and sponsor opportunities for public media entities, national foundations and like-minded institutions to work together. Additionally, Charles Meyer has been named the center's new executive director, after spending four years as its deputy director. Prior to NCME, Meyer spent six years as managing director for Best Practices in Journalism, an initiative to help local public and commercial stations improve their coverage of politics, campaigns and elections.