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The Latest Breaking News from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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

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.

Euronews

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 Conversation

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Are Public Broadcasters About To Lose Their Subsidies?

Republicans often call for cutting off the funds but have never actually done the deed. Here's why this time might—might—be different.

Reason

MTG’s DOGE fight is a hot mess

PBS and NPR have successfully defended public media from defunding in the past. This time feels different

Salon

NPR and PBS testify in heated hearing of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Doge panel

Heads of both NPR and PBS testify amid renewed Republican effort to defund US public media

The Guardian - US

Greene calls for ‘complete and total’ defunding of NPR, PBS - Roll Call

In a DOGE panel hearing that hit on Sesame Street and Hunter Biden’s laptop, Republicans grilled public media heads, accusing them of bias.

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Trump’s threat to defund all US public media has NPR and PBS on the back foot

President-elect’s agenda and Project 2025 playbook align in stripping Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s license

The Guardian - US

Trump goes to war with the press: multi-billion dollar lawsuits and commands to ‘kill’ media protections

The president-elect spent his campaign suing news organizations for billions of dollars. In office, he could strip press freedoms and kill legislation that aims to protect sources, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

CPB Issues $1.8 Million in Next-Gen Warning System Grants

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is awarding the grants to four stations

TV Tech

APTS Commends Senate Committee Recommendations for Public Broadcasting Funding

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee is proposing level funding of $535M for CPB

TV Tech

PBS Stations to Gain Access to Nielsen Local Dashboards

‘Significant grant’ from CPB to pay for it

TV Tech

Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

Elon Musk gives ‘childish’ response to NPR quitting Twitter

‘Defund @NPR,’ tweeted the Twitter CEO when asked his reaction to NPR’s move

The Independent UK

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