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 ...
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 ...
John Kennedy introduces ‘no propaganda act’ to defund NPR and PBS
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) revealed legislation Monday to cut federal funding to NPR and PBS. Kennedy’s “No Propaganda Act” ...
Republican lawmakers are rallying around a renewed push to defund PBS, NPR
Conservative Washington, D.C., think tank Media Research Center launched a petition calling to defund NPR and PBS. It argued ...
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NPR and PBS’s Impending Reckoning With DOGE
Public broadcasting’s lobbyists and their television and radio clients huddled in a Washington hotel this week to chart an ...
NPR Book Unfurls Character-Rich History Of Public Radio, But Doesn’t Spare The “Risk-Averse” Organization
The Triumph and Tumult of NPR," stops well short of the Donald Trump Era but offers a character-rich media story.
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PBS floats 2026 dues proposal as CEO prepares case for House DOGE hearing
President Paula Kerger says her congressional testimony will “at least try to make our case directly to Congress” for ...
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NPR reverses course after errant ‘all staff’ email telling host not to attend ‘Pride’ event
NPR backtracked after telling an openly gay host not to attend a corporate "Pride" event after an email was mistakenly sent to the staff.
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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 asked 13 public radio stations, including WBUR, to turn over information about their on-air sponsorships — ...
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 ...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC's 'Unprecedented, Intrusive' Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
Senator Richard Blumenthal slammed the FCC for launching "unprecedented, intrusive investigations" under "arbitrary and ...