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How do Trump public radio cuts impact Houston? NPR producers and musicians weigh in.
Houston Public Media is slated to lose $2.2 million it receives from CPB, accounting for 10% of its annual operating budget, ...
NPR and PBS brought defunding on themselves
If public broadcasters wanted more money from taxpayers, they shouldn't have used their platforms to advance a radical niche ...
Trump notches another big win with spending cuts to PBS, NPR and foreign aid: 3 takeaways
A drama-filled week in DC saw Democrats accuse Republicans ceding Congress' power to Trump and a curveball involving Jeffrey ...
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’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 — ...
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 ...
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 ...
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
Republicans Obey Trump, Vote to Cut Funding for NPR and PBS
Republicans voted to claw back over $1 billion in funding to NPR and PBS, a move that is expected to harm rural public radio ...
Senate moves to debate cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the ...