Politics Feb 03 WATCH: Trump calls PBS and NPR 'a waste of money' at funding bill signing By Dan Cooney
Arts Sep 02 Defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of TV's top prizes The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being honored with the Television Academy’s Governors Award even as it winds down after nearly 60 years. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Politics Aug 01 CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural… By Ted Anthony, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Jul 24 Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass the so-called rescissions package, which… By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens
Jul 17 Watch 7:41 Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts 'shortsighted,' but vows 'we will continue' By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's… Continue watching
Jul 17 What's in the GOP bill clawing back $9 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting? By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate approved the vast majority of President Donald Trump's request in the early morning hours Thursday, 51-48. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: House approves Trump's request to claw back $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid By Associated Press The White House had described the rescissions package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted a rescissions… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:05 Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. Tom Abbott… Continue watching
Jul 16 Congress is looking to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding and Native American radio stations are at risk By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts. Continue reading