May 02 PBS chief slams Trump’s executive order aiming to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR as unlawful By David Bauder, Associated Press The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump's election. Continue reading
May 02 Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR By Associated Press The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS."… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:29 A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts… Continue watching
Apr 16 Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR By Hannah Grabenstein PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, "particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:54 NPR and PBS heads face sharp questioning about federal funding during House hearing By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart On Capitol Hill, the heads of America’s public media networks, PBS and NPR, faced sharp questioning by a House oversight subcommittee about allegations of bias and why their work justifies continued federal support. That support also helps fund programs like… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 8:27 A look at the history of public media in the U.S. as Republicans target federal funding By William Brangham, Sam Lane President Trump voiced his support for defunding America's public broadcasters. It comes a day before the heads of PBS and NPR testify before a House subcommittee. The hearing will examine public media with calls for federal funding cuts growing louder. Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: PBS and NPR leaders testify on federal support for public broadcasting in House hearing By News Desk Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on media bias after allegations by former NPR editor The House Energy Committee held a hearing Wednesday on liberal media bias at NPR after a former editor published allegations against the public broadcaster. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 7:42 New ‘Tiny Desk’ host reveals what the future holds for NPR’s popular music series By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz It’s a Tiny Desk that’s become a huge draw for some of the world’s most famous musicians. Geoff Bennett spoke with the new host of the long-running NPR concert series about why this unique format continues to resonate with so… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:41 New book ‘Differ We Must’ confronts political division with lessons from Lincoln By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Satvi Sunkara There is little doubt the country is divided over a variety of issues. But lessons can be learned by examining the past, and NPR's Steve Inskeep did just that. The result is his new book, “Differ We Must: How Lincoln… Continue watching