#public-media-funding

#public-media-funding

Like so many other public media organizations, KCRW is restructuring parts of the organization in response to our new budget reality," KCRW's president, Jennifer Ferro, wrote in a memo announcing the cuts. "The result of this restructuring is a 10% reduction in our staff. These decisions were made after careful consideration of how best to position us against the twin challenges of needing to adapt to how people consume media today as well as the loss of federal dollars.

HARRISBURG, S.D. Kids clambered onto a fire truck painted white, its rooftop sporting a huge stuffed tiger and a flag waving high for Harrisburg High's football team in this suburb of Sioux Falls. People watched college games on the four 50-inch televisions gracing one side of the truck; others grilled burgers nearby. At the tailgate, parents talked about football, work, kids and with a little prodding what they rely on for news.

The Trump administration aims to end federal funding for public media, claiming taxpayer support has long subsidized what they define as 'radical, woke propaganda'.