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Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks
Small, rural public media stations are disappointed that Congress ignored their campaign to preserve federal funding.
What will happen to PBS and NPR stations once they lose federal funding?
Public media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s ...
Clawback of $1.1b for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk – And Threatens a Vital Source Of Journalism
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NPR and PBS brought defunding on themselves
If public broadcasters wanted more money from taxpayers, they shouldn't have used their platforms to advance a radical niche ...
PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist ...
What’s next for PBS and NPR after Republicans strip funding?
Congress passed the Trump administration’s proposal to cancel federal funding previously allocated for public media, which ...
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion ...
Trump Celebrates Congress Pulling $1.1 Billion in Funding From ‘Atrocious’ NPR and PBS: ‘This Is Big!’
Trump took a victory lap after Congress formally passed his measure to claw back previously approved funding, including $1.1 ...
Senate moves to debate cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the ...
Congress approved cuts to PBS and NPR. What does this mean for stations in Utah?
Congress voted to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, meaning local Utah stations such as UPR, KUER and PBS Utah ...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — ...
Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk, threatens vital source of journalism
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16, 2025, a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for ...