What the demise of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting means
The Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and…
After nearly 60 years, Corp. for Public Broadcasting shuts down
The Corp. for Public Broadcasting said Friday it was shutting down, about one week after President Trump signed legislation stripping its funding.The group, which administers…
What’s next for PBS and NPR after Republicans strip funding?
Ken Burns has made more than 30 documentaries and won multiple Emmys.But without funding from public television, his educational programming such as “The Civil War”…
The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?
Public media outlets around the country were preparing for the worst. Early Thursday morning, the worst arrived.The U.S. Senate voted to approve the Trump White…
Ann Philbin picks NPR, KCRW and LAist to receive her $500,000 prize
NPR is receiving a highly symbolic financial boost days before Congress is expected to vote on the fate of federal funding that supports the news…
NPR’s Felix Contreras opened minds to Latin alternative music. He’s finally getting his due
National Public Radio journalist Felix Contreras, best known for chronicling Latino music in his podcast “Alt.Latino,” will be honored this year at the 38th annual…
Trump’s budget director defends NPR, PBS, foreign aid cuts to senators
June 25 (UPI) -- White House budget director Russell Vought on Wednesday urged U.S. senators to approve the Trump administration's proposed cuts of $8.3 billion…
Bad Bunny calls out ICE for immigration raids in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny has chimed in on the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that are taking place in his native Puerto Rico and all over…
House votes to reclaim $9.4B and cut NPR, PBS spending
June 12 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives narrowly approved axing $8.3 billion in funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development and another $1.1…
House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
WASHINGTON — The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Trump’s administration looks to follow through on…
NPR sues Trump administration for cutting US federal funding | Freedom of the Press News
The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration’s move to cut federal funding to public broadcasting is a violation of the US Constitution’s First Amendment.National Public Radio…
NPR and public radio stations sue Trump White House over funding cuts
NPR and three of its member stations filed suit in federal court Tuesday against President Trump‘s White House over the president’s executive order to block…
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, N.C., the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a…
Trump signs executive order to halt funding to PBS, NPR
May 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to halt federal funding to PBS and NPR, calling the public news organizations…
Court battle likely over Trump’s executive order to defund public broadcasting
President Trump issued a late-night executive order Thursday calling for an end to government dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that…
Trump orders funding cuts for US public broadcasters PBS, NPR | Donald Trump News
White House accuses outlets of using public money to spread ‘woke propaganda’ as alarm raised on media freedom.President Donald Trump has signed an executive order…
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.The…
PBS, NPR cater to all, despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene believes
Every so often across my 21 years as a TV critic at this paper, I have been moved to defend public broadcasting against regular right-wing…
Republicans grill PBS, NPR chiefs as Democrats mock proceedings
At the start of Wednesday’s congressional hearing on the funding of public media, a large photo of drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess appearing on…
Contributor: NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
In February, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency put the nation’s public radio network on notice. “Defund NPR,” he wrote on X. “It…