NPR News·4 min read·medium
Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds
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David Folkenflik
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Public media organizations in the U.S. are facing significant financial instability following the removal of federal funding. Stations are struggling to maintain local news coverage and staffing levels while relying more heavily on private donations.
A year ago, President Trump drove a conservative backlash against NPR and PBS straight to Capitol Hill, where Congress stripped public radio and television stations of nearly all federal funding. When his signature turned that bill into law, Trump ended nearly six decades of bipartisan support for funding public media.
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