Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – The Senate voted 51-48 to cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, risking layoffs and closures especially at rural stations, with nearly 75% of Americans relying on these services for emergency alerts.
- Early Thursday, the GOP-controlled Senate approved a $9 billion rescission bill that reduces funding for public media outlets, including stations such as NPR and PBS, and forwarded the legislation to the House for consideration.
- Republicans pursued the rescission citing political bias and excessive spending in public media, while Senators Murkowski and Collins opposed the measure.
- Public radio stations including Louisiana’s WWNO and WRKF warned that the cuts could force layoffs and reduce local news and cultural programming crucial to communities.
- WGTD's general manager explained that although the station does not receive federal funding itself, being affiliated with Wisconsin Public Radio means federal funding changes will still affect them.
- PBS CEO Paula Kerger stated Thursday that the funding cuts will significantly harm all stations, especially smaller and rural ones, and vowed to keep fighting to preserve essential services.
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NYT's Brooks: Defunding of Left Conservatives Have Talked About for Decades Is Actually Happening
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that conservatives have a “basis in thinking that a lot of federal spending was going toward one ideological side more than the other. And so, that defund the left, The post NYT’s Brooks: Defunding of Left Conservatives Have Talked About for Decades Is Actually Happening appeared first on Breitbart.
Letter To The Editor: Let’s Talk Honestly About PBS in Wyoming
Dear editor: A recent opinion column took aim at PBS, suggesting it has strayed from its mission and no longer reflects the values of Wyoming viewers. We should be skeptical of any effort to discredit PBS based on political perception rather than demonstrated harm.
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