Trump’s Assault on Public Media Funding Is Dangerous to Safety and Democracy

Trump’s assault on public media funding is dangerous to safety and democracy

Critics claim public media leans liberal. What they really mean is: any criticism of Trump is unacceptable.

Funding Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting May Gut Tribal Media

Without the funding, many communities, especially rural communities, could become isolated as public media stations and radio may go off the air.

DOGE is on the Senate's agenda, with the future of public broadcasting at stake

Trump has asked lawmakers to rescind nearly $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the full amount it’s due to receive during the next two budget years.

Ohio’s Public Media Landscape At Risk Under Potential Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Local radio and TV stations in all areas of Ohio could be hit hard by slashed funding requested by Trump

Durbin Speaks Against President Trump’s Efforts To Strip Public Broadcasting Of Federal Funding

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led Senators in speeches on the Senate floor against President Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request to cut funding already appropriated by Congress—specifically the $1.1 billion cut to federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), including $700 million that provides critical funding for local public media. Should Republicans pass the President’s rescissio…

New National Poll: Majority of Voters Trust Public Media More than

Service Links Group:  Jul 14, 2025Categories: CPB Funding, Patricia Harrison WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2025) – As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the Rescissions Act of 2025, that would cancel $1.1 billion in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a new national survey finds that U.S. voters place more trust in public media than media overall and hold a more favorable opinion of public media compared with…