A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.
Lori Walsh was laid off and her public affairs show canceled following the loss of federal funding. She's now back at South Dakota Public Broadcasting as a podcaster, thanks to an outpouring of financial support from listeners.
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NPR and PBS, which receive public funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, have already sued the Trump administration…
CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television…
President Trump has called public media a ‘monstrosity’ that deserves to be defunded, despite millions of US viewers.
The organization is a key source of funding for NPR, PBS, local public TV and radio stations around the country.
Closure of public broadcasting group follows House Republicans’ decision to strip $1.1bn in funding over two years
NPR and PBS, which receive public funding via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, have already sued the Trump administration…
