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Did KPBS Fire a News Director for Upholding Ethics in Journalism?

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By Kate Callen In the news profession, journalists are supposed to be fired for breaching ethical standards. They are not supposed to be fired for upholding them. Terence Shepherd is suing his former employer, KPBS, for doing just that. In a lawsuit filed in May in Superior Court, Shepherd, who was KPBS News Director from August 2021 until September 2025, alleges he was terminated for wanting to comply with rules set down by the Federal Communic…
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follow.it broke the news on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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