In a recent executive order, President Trump has instructed an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, emphasizing concerns over media bias. The order stops both direct and indirect funding, mandates CPB to revise its provisions to prohibit funding, and calls for an investigation into these organizations for discrimination allegations. This comes alongside a proposed $9.1 billion package of budget cuts, affecting NPR, which relies minimally on federal support, and PBS, which depends on CPB for a significant portion of its revenue. Public media advocates raised alarms over the consequences on underserved communities.
Eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation that rely on public radio for trusted local and national news, culture, lifesaving emergency alerts, and public safety information.
We serve the public interest. It's not just in our name - it's our mission. Across the country, locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.
There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress.
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