"According to a statement from the White House, NPR and PBS are "propaganda" and "a waste.""
"The great irony of the budget cuts is that they will likely hurt rural and red state regions...more than they will the big East Coast or West Coast urban centers."
"The decision by President Trump and Republicans in Congress to strip $500 million from public broadcasters this summer is forcing profound changes that will reshape the airwaves, especially in rural and tribal areas of the country."
Congress and the White House cut $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media, including NPR and PBS, despite the funds already being appropriated. The White House described NPR and PBS as "propaganda" and "a waste." The $1.1 billion comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting within a broader $9 billion rescissions package and equals CPB funding for the next two years. CPB sends about a quarter of that funding to NPR and PBS and the remainder to over 1,500 local stations, many in rural and tribal areas. The cuts are expected to disproportionately harm rural, red-state, and tribal communities that rely on local stations for news, weather alerts, road conditions, and educational programming. Experts view the loss as significant but see opportunities to rethink funding and support models for local journalism.
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