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…
Bill Moyers dead: PBS journalist and former White House aide dies
Bill Moyers, a soft-spoken former White House aide turned journalist who became a standard bearer of quality in TV news, died Thursday in New York.…
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…
‘Patience’ review: A quirky sleuth on the spectrum is on the case
Once upon a time, PBS was virtually the only portal through which British mysteries came to America. Jeremy Brett‘s peerless Sherlock Holmes, two flavors of…
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…
PBS sues Trump for stripping its funds | Business and Economy News
The lawsuit came three days after a similar case by NPR, which also saw its funds cut.PBS has filed a lawsuit against United States President…
PBS sues Trump White House over executive order to cut funding
PBS filed a federal lawsuit Friday asking a court to block the May 1 executive order by the Trump White House to cut off funding…
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…
‘Miss Austen’ TV series review: A PBS Masterpiece ode to Jane
If I write, It is a truth universally acknowledged that to begin an essay with the words “It is a truth universally acknowledged” marks the…
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…
The threat to PBS and the arts: L.A. arts and culture this week
A week ago, President Trump’s Office of Communications issued a news release titled “The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long.” The…