Arts Apr 16 Dave Chappelle on investing in his Ohio town and backing its local public radio station By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz
Nation Mar 31 Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR The operational impact of the decision was not immediately clear — both because it will likely be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done, both by the president and Congress. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Nation Jan 11 Watch 6:41 Highlights from PBS News Weekend as show goes off the air This Sunday is the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As our team signs off the air, anchor John Yang… By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zoie Lambert
Politics Aug 31 Public media stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts When Congress decided this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, it left some 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations, each with unique issues related to their communities and history, to figure out what that means. By David Bauder, 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
Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens 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… Continue watching
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 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