Save NPR and PBS — but without the government money
The best strategy for public broadcasting would be to take their own decisive steps to ditch federal funding and move on.
Cutting Off NPR and PBS
“Most NPR member stations operate at, or barely above, break-even,” it begins. A cutoff would cause up to $240 million to ...
Will Trump Defund NPR And PBS? Here’s What We Know As President Attacks The Broadcasters
The broadcasters have faced calls for defunding across several presidential administrations, with Trump’s becoming one of the ...
Trump says he'd love to yank funding for NPR, PBS, would be 'honored' to see it end
President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the White House that he would be honored to see the taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS ...
Keller: After chaotic hearing, DOGE may find cutting PBS and NPR funding tough
For most of its 54 years of existence, public broadcasting has been a target of conservatives who saw it as a political ...
Bill Maher favors cutting public broadcasting funding, rejects NPR CEO's testimony that outlet is unbiased
HBO's Bill Maher is siding with Republicans to pull funding from NPR and PBS after the CEOs from both outlets testified on ...
Congressional Republicans target PBS and NPR funding in contentious hearing
A House Republican pushing the Trump administration's government efficiency efforts has called for dismantling and defunding ...
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NPR and PBS heads face sharp questioning about federal funding during House hearing
On Capitol Hill, the heads of America’s public media networks, PBS and NPR, faced sharp questioning by a House oversight ...
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American Support for Federal Funding of NPR and PBS Is Only Modest, Survey Finds
According to a new survey from Pew Research Center, only 43% of American say NPR and PBS should continue to receive federal ...
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NPR and PBS Are Begging for Mercy. They Don’t Deserve It
NPR and PBS used to justify their unjustifiable taxpayer funding by telling people that poor children would be harmed if ...
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Should NPR, PBS get government funding?
NPR and PBS CEOs Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger testified before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday. Joining us to discuss the hearing are Uri Berliner from the Free Press, CNN's chief media ...
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What happens if Republicans cut off funding for NPR and PBS?
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