Public Media Faces Funding Challenges and Calls for Transformation
TL;DR
Following a $500 million budget cut by President Trump and Congress, NPR and PBS stations across the U.S., especially in rural and tribal areas, are facing severe financial challenges, leading some to consider dropping national programming or shutting down entirely, and forcing a major transformation in public broadcasting.
- NPR and PBS Must Transform After Trump’s Cuts Cripple Broadcasters The New York Times
- “This is going to be hard”: Texas public radio stations fighting to stay on the air after budget cuts The Texas Tribune
- Community college radio’s future Community College Daily
- The quiet censorship of public media Daily Tribune
- PBS, NPR defunding an attack on liberalism, but not like you may think | Opinion Wichita Eagle
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