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Public Media Bracing for Cuts After Congress Claws Back Money
UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – The Republican-led Congress cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting to reduce federal spending amid debates over media bias, affecting about 1,500 local stations nationwide.
- The U.S. Senate passed the rescissions bill, with the House approving it earlier this month, to cut $1.1 billion for public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS.
- Years of conservative criticism culminated in Republicans approving rescinding over $1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, driven by perceived liberal bias.
- In Charlotte, WFAE announced cuts of six staff amid funding losses, at the same time Ele Ellis, BPR CEO and general manager, reported a $330,000 loss, and WFAE took action.
- Political figures reacted, with Vivian Schiller warning `'mixing journalism and federal funding is just a recipe for disaster,'` and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski opposed the cuts after voting against the package.
- Looking ahead, Gabriel Kahn said, layoffs and reduced programming are expected nationwide, with the most impact on smaller markets, and these cuts may have unintended consequences for Trump’s own supporters.
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WAMU says it's prepared to weather the loss of federal funding
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Former NPR CEO: Mixing Journalism and Federal Funding a ‘Recipe for Disaster’
Former CEO of NPR Vivian Schiller is more positive about the future of the outlet without taxpayer dollars, admitting during an interview on Saturday that she has long believed mixing journalism and federal funding was a "recipe for disaster." The post Former NPR CEO: Mixing Journalism and Federal Funding a ‘Recipe for Disaster’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy
Congress' cuts to public broadcasting will diminish the range and volume of the free press and the independent reporting it provides. MicroStockHub-iStock/Getty Images PlusChampions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media. “Public broadcasting has long been overtaken by partisan …
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