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The Trump administration rescinded funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulting in its announcement of closure. The CPB's purpose since its creation in 1967 was to assist in funding public service media organizations, such as PBS and NPR ...
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Austin PBS launches raffle for tickets to 11 big local festivals
Since August, Austin PBS has taken a confident approach to existence after federal funding. One of its returning initiatives, the Big Deal Raffle is "back and better than ever," the organization announced January 5.
President Donald Trump is celebrating as Congress has approved his proposal to cut all federal funding for PBS and NPR. The move fulfills a promise to defund the organizations that Trump and other Republicans have accused of having a liberal bias.
(CNN) — America’s two biggest public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, are facing an up-or-down vote over their federal funding for the first time in decades. CNN — (CNN) — America’s two biggest public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, are facing an up-or-down ...
NJ PBS — the sole PBS affiliate covering local New Jersey news — will shutter next year following severe funding cuts and failed negotiations with the state, according to the network’s operator. The Newark-based station, which has been run by WNET ...
PBS is cutting its budget by 21%, a spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Friday. The public media company's board approved the budget cut Wednesday, according to the PBS spokesperson. Board members also voted to reduce dues paid by local stations by $35 ...
PBS North Carolina has begun laying off employees this week in response to the elimination of federal funding for public media. It’s unclear how many staffers at the statewide public TV network are losing their jobs, or which positions have been cut.
PBS is laying off 100 staffers — about 15% of its workforce — after Congress and President Trump followed through on a decades-old conservative goal: ending taxpayer subsidies for public broadcasting. The public broadcaster confirmed the cuts on ...