Current (newspaper)

"Current (magazine)" redirects here. For magazine from Columbia University, see The Current (magazine). For other publications, see Current (disambiguation) § Publications.

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".^[1] It was formerly published by Current LLC and is currently published by the American University School of Communication.^[2][3] 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,^[4] whose members were leaders in founding PBS and National Public Radio. After the bankrupted NAEB closed in 1981, Current resumed publication in 1982 as an independent journalistic service of the public television station WNET.^[4] WNET.org sold Current to American University School of Communication in 2010.

Current

Owner(s)	American University School of Communication
Founder(s)	National Association of Educational Broadcasters
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Language	English
City	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
ISSN	0739-991X
Website	www.current.org
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