''Current'' is an American
trade journal that covers
public broadcasting in the United States. It is described by the
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as "The most widely read periodical in the field". It was formerly published by ''Current LLC'' and is currently published by the
American University School of Communication.
The newspaper, founded in 1980, was one of the last creations of the
National Association of Educational Broadcasters, an association of noncommercial broadcasters dating back to 1925,
whose members were leaders in founding PBS and
National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...
. After the bankrupted NAEB closed in 1981, ''Current'' resumed publication in 1982 as an independent journalistic service of the public television station
WNET.
sold ''Current'' to
American University School of Communication in 2010.
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American University
Mass media trade magazines
Magazines established in 1980
Takoma Park, Maryland
Public broadcasting in the United States
2010 mergers and acquisitions
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