NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is ...
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NPR and PBS’s impending reckoning with DOGE
An almost identical letter went to PBS. Even the head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, has launched an ...
FCC chair sends letter to Google questioning faith-based discrimination claims against YouTube TV
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based ...
The Once and Future Debate Over Public Broadcasting
Liberals and conservatives have debated government support for public broadcasting since the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act was ...
NPR told gay host Ari Shapiro not to attend Pride event — then reversed decision after emails leaked
NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and ...
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Feds look into underwriting practices at WBUR and other public media outlets
As part of its ongoing investigation of NPR and PBS, the Federal Communications Commission sent letters to a number of public radio stations, including WBUR, asking for information about their on- ...
FCC seeks sponsorship details from radio stations, including WBUR
The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to 13 public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston, asking them to ...
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Mass. invests nearly $1.4 million to plant trees in 14 communities
The initiative from the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will focus on planting trees in pedestrian ...
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Discussion with bill sponsor ‘saved’ Arkansas PBS governing board from dissolution, chairman says
Jonesboro, introduced Senate Bill 184 to transfer the Arkansas Educational Television Commission’s powers to the Department ...