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Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks
Small, rural public media stations are disappointed that Congress ignored their campaign to preserve federal funding.
PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist ...
Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism
The post Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism appeared ...
What will happen to PBS and NPR stations once they lose federal funding?
Public media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s ...
Why Congress Defunding NPR And PBS Isn’t As Misguided As You Think
Congress just slashed $1B in public broadcasting funds. Here's a contrarian take on why defunding NPR and PBS isn't ...
Congress approved cuts to PBS and NPR. What does this mean for stations in Utah?
Congress voted to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, meaning local Utah stations such as UPR, KUER and PBS Utah ...
What’s next for PBS and NPR after Republicans strip funding?
Congress passed the Trump administration’s proposal to cancel federal funding previously allocated for public media, which ...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — ...
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion ...
Trump Celebrates Congress Pulling $1.1 Billion in Funding From ‘Atrocious’ NPR and PBS: ‘This Is Big!’
Trump took a victory lap after Congress formally passed his measure to claw back previously approved funding, including $1.1 ...
NPR and PBS enter uncharted territory after historic defunding by Congress
With a late-night vote in Congress to cut PBS and NPR funding, Mitt Romney‘s vision has come to pass. During a 2012 presidential debate, the GOP nominee famously pledged to “stop the subsidy to PBS” ...
Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk, threatens vital source of journalism
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16, 2025, a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for ...