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PBS, NPR stations working to cope with — and survive — government funding cuts

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive

The Independent UK

NPR’s editor-in-chief to step down days after Congress cuts $1.1bn in funding

Edith Chapin’s announcement comes after Congress approves Trump bill to cancel all federal funding for public broadcasters

The Guardian - US

‘Devastating’: US public broadcasters condemn Trump cuts to key programs

PBS chief says cuts package ‘goes against the will of the American people’ as smaller outlets could face total closure

The Guardian - US

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The MAGA war on PBS is not about money

The latest GOP push to defund public media won't save much cash. But it will disadvantage poor and rural kids

Salon

Trump news at a glance: President says he will not seek a third term

Trump says he ‘doesn’t know’ if he has to uphold constitutional due process and won’t rule out using military force to take Greenland – key US politics stories from 4 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

NPR and PBS push back against Trump’s order to cut funding: ‘This could be devastating’

PBS’s Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher say they’re looking at legal options to defend against White House

The Guardian - US

PBS chief slams Trump's executive order to cut funds to broadcaster as unlawful

The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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MTG’s DOGE fight is a hot mess

PBS and NPR have successfully defended public media from defunding in the past. This time feels different

Salon

‘Fire Elon, save Elmo’: Democrats mock Republican hysteria over PBS and NPR in DOGE committee hearing

Democrats demand oversight of DOGE cuts, not public media, while GOP rages over drag queens and ‘communist’ content

The Independent UK

NPR and PBS testify in heated hearing of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Doge panel

Heads of both NPR and PBS testify amid renewed Republican effort to defund US public media

The Guardian - US

With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity office

During a time of pressure on public broadcasters, PBS says that it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion and firing the two executives who staffed it

The Independent UK

PBS' free original programming lane may close soon, with Ken Burns and Elon Musk projects coming

There's a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall, although it often flies under the radar

The Independent UK

PBS CEO Paula Kerger on managing stakeholders

PBS CEO Paula Kerger oversees a federated organization of 330 stations.

Fortune

What Twitter's "Defund NPR" gets wrong

Elon Musk's slapdash decision to label PBS and NPR as "government-funded" isn't just inaccurate, it's risky

Salon

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The health and value of PBS in 2023

PBS president Paula Kerger reiterates broadcast's value in a world of streaming, and where the gaps are

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