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1 day ago

A public broadcaster's path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news

HARRISBURG, S.D. Kids clambered onto a fire truck painted white, its rooftop sporting a huge stuffed tiger and a flag waving high for Harrisburg High's football team in this suburb of Sioux Falls. People watched college games on the four 50-inch televisions gracing one side of the truck; others grilled burgers nearby. At the tailgate, parents talked about football, work, kids and with a little prodding what they rely on for news.
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3 months ago

House votes to claw back NPR funding. And, Trump keeps control of California Guard

House voted to cut $1.1 billion in public media funding amid concerns over access to noncommercial news.
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3 weeks ago

NPR's next news chief built an international career at CNN

Thomas 'Tommy' Evans, a CNN veteran, will become NPR's news chief amid the end of federal public media funding on Sept. 30.
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4 weeks ago

PBS cuts staff after federal funding cuts

Federal funding cuts led the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close, prompting PBS and NPR to cut budgets and staff, threatening local public stations.
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5 months ago

Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

The Trump administration aims to end federal funding for public media, claiming taxpayer support has long subsidized what they define as 'radical, woke propaganda'.
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