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Sesame Street moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS

Netflix has thrown Sesame Street a safety net with a new streaming deal

The Independent UK

The MAGA war on PBS is not about money

The latest GOP push to defund public media won't save much cash. But it will disadvantage poor and rural kids

Salon

Loan him a pen, land on a watchlist — Trump sanctions ICC prosecutors for doing their jobs

Trump is building his legacy brick by brick.

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Daniel Dae Kim making history at the Tony Awards and pushing for Asian representation on Broadway

Actor Daniel Dae Kim more than made the nominee list for the Tony Awards

The Independent UK

Sesame Workshop receives Elevate Prize Catalyst Award as it charts a new path for 'Sesame Street'

Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street” gang will get some high-profile help as they travel down a new road

The Independent UK

Not even Elmo is safe from lay-off culture

Luckily, Elmo still has a job. For now.

The Mary Sue

'Elmo sad': Sesame Street star 'fired' in viral LinkedIn post after Trump cuts PBS Kids funding

Elmo being ‘laid off’ sparks outcry as Sesame Street caught in political crossfire over US education grants

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The attack on public broadcasting is part of a growing threat to press freedom and democracy

In a disturbing parallel between two countries, President Donald Trump’s recent attack on the two largest public broadcasters in the United States mirrors threats to Canada’s own public broadcaster that were recently dodged by the electoral defeat of Conservative Pierre Poilievre.

The Conversation

Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage

Republicans in Washington have their sights – once again – on defunding public media.

The Conversation

Trump's War on Childhood

Plus: A listener asks if we're finally defunding NPR and PBS.

Reason

Trump announced Alcatraz reopening just hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on a South Florida PBS station

The 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood about the daring 1962 escape attempt aired on the local PBS channel just six hours before the president made his demand that the prison be reopened

The Independent UK

Trump officials halt billions in fresh Harvard grants unless university bows to demands – as it happened

Education secretary Linda McMahon informs university president Alan Garber of news in deeply partisan letter

The Guardian - US

What to Stream: 'Poker Face,' Blake Shelton, the spy thriller 'Black Bag' and Vince Vaughn

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: President says he will not seek a third term

Trump says he ‘doesn’t know’ if he has to uphold constitutional due process and won’t rule out using military force to take Greenland – key US politics stories from 4 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

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How to watch VE Day 80 online from anywhere – flypast, concert, TV channel, schedule

The historic 80th anniversary commemorations bring poignant stories from the last World War II veterans in a powerful tribute to peace. Here's how to watch VE Day celebrations online wherever you are.

The Guardian - US

NPR and PBS push back against Trump’s order to cut funding: ‘This could be devastating’

PBS’s Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher say they’re looking at legal options to defend against White House

The Independent UK

NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters

After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge trying to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio

Euronews

PBS chief slams Trump's executive order to cut funds to broadcaster as unlawful

The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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Reason

Trump Tries To Defund NPR and PBS by Executive Order

A new executive order would keep the Corporation for Public Broadcasting alive while telling it to cut off the two biggest public broadcasting networks. Get ready for a legal fight.

The Conversation

Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for NPR and PBS − unraveling a US public media system that took a century to build

The Trump administration’s drive to slash government spending on everything from the arts to cancer research also includes efforts to carry through on the Republican Party’s long-standing goal of ending federal funding for NPR, the nation’s public radio network, and PBS, its television counterpart.

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive order blocking PBS and NPR funding

‘Neither entity presents a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens’ The White House claims

International Business Times

Trump Signs Executive Order To Cut NPR, PBS Public Funding

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased in his latest attack on traditional media.

Al Jazeera

Trump orders funding cuts for US public broadcasters PBS, NPR

White House accuses outlets of using public money to spread ‘woke propaganda’ as alarm raised on media freedom.

The Guardian - US

Trump order targeting law firm struck down; supreme court asked to allow Musk’s Doge access to social security data – as it happened

Judge rules Perkins Coie executive order violates constitution; Trump administration asks supreme court to lift block on Doge accessing data. This blog is now closed.

Salon

DOJ tees up process to jail journalists

Democrats had a chance to stop this crackdown on press freedom before it happened

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