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Public media gets its funding from a few sources. Out of its $1 million budget, WVIK gets about two thirds from listener donations. 10-15% is from federal funds through the CPB and the rest is filled ...
Administration's order to end funding for NPR, PBS alleges political bias in their news coverage. Stations are looking for ...
It is in this light that I read with some amusement the hue and cry over Trump’s May 1 executive order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media.” Therein, Trump attempted to bring to an end the ...
Montana PBS, which operates five free over-the-air channels, including PBS Kids and 24/7 legislative coverage, also provides an emergency alert service. The station faces a $1.8 million shortfall, whi ...
Government-backed institutions sometimes stand up more strongly to authoritarianism than their commercial counterparts.
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential ...
Melissa Bell, CEO of Chicago Public Media, parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, a National Public Radio member ...
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies that Congress approved earlier this ...
The ecosystem for public broadcasting in Minnesota faces both federal and state challenges, and no station feels the squeeze ...
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential ...
The White House has formally asked Congress to approve a $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting, a move that threatens ...