‘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…
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…
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
Forty years ago, the Reagan administration told PBS to find ways to increase funding for public television outside of taxpayer dollars.It did.PBS’ response to the…
‘The Strike’ gives a behind-the-scenes look at solitary confinement
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would become a months-long hunger strike. The…
Disney’s KABC and PBS SoCal stations’ signals from Mt. Wilson restored amid Eaton fire
Walt Disney Co.’s KABC-TV Channel 7 station, which uses communications towers near Mt. Wilson, lost its over-the-air signal Friday as the Eaton fire continued its…
John Leguizamo’s PBS series ‘American Historia’ unfolds Latino stories
John Leguizamo is tired of the omission of Latino stories in American history. And he is doing something about it … again.The award-winning actor and…
Jesus Trejo goes behind the laugh on new PBS series ‘Roots of Comedy’
Comedian Jesus Trejo knows a thing or two about crafting comedy out of personal experiences. His journey as an only child and family caretaker has…
Night of 10,000m PBs: British athletes eye Olympic qualification
The Night of the 10,000m PBs has been dubbed the "Glastonbury" of athletics and the unique event carries even greater significance this year as it…
Robert MacNeil, the TV journalist who brought news to PBS, dies at 93
Robert MacNeil, whose coverage of the Watergate scandal led to the first nightly newscast for PBS, died Friday after a long illness. He was 93.…