Public media saved lives during Helene. It shouldn't be defunded

Video Rick Steves reacts to PBS potentially facing federal cuts

Television host Rick Steves says public broadcasting is "mission driven" and benefits from the kind of programming they provide as the Trump admin. is considering cutting public broadcasting.

The Trump administration is seeking to withdraw more than $1 billion in federal funds previously allocated to public media, which would have serious consequences for programming in Spanish and other languages.The bill would directly affect organizations such as NPR, PBS and numerous local broadcasters dedicated to informing and educating diverse communities.According to industry leaders interviewed by Free Press Action, withdrawing these federal…

DC fights, local impact - American Press Institute

The local impact of Trump’s media fights Two big media fights in Washington right now — over funding for public media and the White House press pool — aren’t just inside-the-Beltway skirmishes: They both have big implications for the delivery of news to local communities across the country. In the struggle over Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding, public media officials have stressed that its network of local stations nationwide would be…

White House Falsely Calls NPR, PBS A “Grift,” Moves To Cut Already Modest Funding In Latest Attack On Journalism And Informed Consensus

Authoritarians don't much like journalism, education, or informed consensus for what should be obvious reasons. But the far right has long had a particular animosity for publicly-funded broadcasting. In part, because when done right, public broadcasting is free of the kind of perverse financial incentives that results in the kind of feckless, truth-averse, "both sides"…

Public media saved lives during Helene. It shouldn't be defunded

Stations like Nashville Public Radio and Blue Ridge Public Radio are some of the few civic institutions that instill trust in an age of disinformation

Legal Battles, Accusations of Bias as America’s Public Media Faces Uncertain Future

President Donald Trump’s plans to cut government spending and reduce funding to public media have ruffled feathers in Washington and triggered lawsuits from journalists whose jobs at Voice of America and other tax-payer-funded media agencies have been threatened. Trump signed an executive order on March 14, slashing funding at seven agencies and reducing their functions and staffing to the minimum required by law. The cutbacks affect the United …