According to a WSU press release, in an effort to maximize resources and increase efficiency, WSU President Elson S. Floyd has directed that the operation of the university’s two public television stations, KWSU/Pullman and KTNW/Richland, consolidate under the Murrow College by Feb. 1.
What does this mean for the stations? Will the station content remain entirely under student control or will the transfer of the stations directly under a school program create an opportunity for censorship by the administration? What directly prompted this decision by President Floyd?
In the press release, Dean of the Murrow College, Erica Austin provides several of the benefits to the students.
“As a college, this is a move that will allow us to harness our academic vision of developing a model teaching experience, much like that of a teaching hospital,” Austin said according to the press release. “Students will be afforded the opportunity to greatly enhance their classroom experience through their participation in a real, operating television studio.”
In the press release, station manager for KWSU and KTNW, Warren Wright, concurs with Austin. But what do the students currently involved think about the change?
Are the WSU public radio stations next?
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