Ken Burns, one of the most critically acclaimed documentary filmmakers of the modern age, says the current threats to defund public media are likely the most existential the system has ever seen.
For US folks... You know the experience of being on a road trip and, no matter where you are, turning the dial to find the public radio station? It's the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that makes that possible.
Right now, the Trump administration is trying to stop future CPB funding AND also rescind funding that was previously approved. This would likely end public radio and tv as we know them. Please send a message to Congress!
And #Trump has called on #Congress to eliminate ALL CURRENT & FUTURE #funding for #PublicMedia & the Corporation for Public Broadcasting [#CPB], though he has not sent a formal request for the current funding to be clawed back.
Earlier this spring, the #Republican-led Congress passed a stop-gap budget measure that fully funds CPB through the end of September 2027.
#NPR manages & operates the terrestrial distribution system allowing member stations & community broadcasters to deliver & download content for broadcast. Additionally, the network & its member stations rely on #CPB to help acquire rights to broadcast #music for use on its shows.
The #ExecutiveOrder is just one front in the #Trump admin's attack on #PublicMedia—& itself a part of a larger assault on the #news media writ large.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #democracy
Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, public editor of PBS, joined @SFPublicPress executive director Lila LaHood at a recent fireside chat to discuss the future of media. The conversation took place before President Trump had announced an executive order attempting to defund public media, but Sandoval-Palos was anticipating the move. “The threat is at the local station level. The bulk of rural stations around the country, and even some urban stations probably cannot stay open if they don’t have the support from the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting] CPB. Some stations, up to 60% of their budgets are made up by funds from CPB,” he said.
https://www.sfpublicpress.org/responding-to-attacks-on-public-media-dei-and-democracy/
Core memories incoming. Which one’s yours? #ViewersLikeMePBS #PublicMedia #PublicBroadcasting
"The neo–Cold War trick is to just say "Putin" enough times in hopes that the reader will eventually realize that the US government funding anything is a sign of impending tyranny."
Once again, hats off to @FAIR for defending #PublicMedia (compromised as it is) from folks who want to conflate @NPR with "State Media"
Public media isn’t outdated or unnecessary. It’s filling the void left by collapsing local for-profit newsrooms.
In WA state, nearly 1 in 3 journalists now works in public media. Killing funding means killing local journalism, according to a media researcher.
#US Send letters to congress to protect public media!
KNKX have sent out a statement just now asking everyone to contact their representatives to tell them to protect public media funding.
KUOW's statement on Trump's illegal refusal to spend Congressionally-authorised Public Media funds:
https://www.kuow.org/stories/statement-trump-executive-order-public-media
Public media funding is complex - so for those of you who are following the news about Trump's executive order to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this is how CPB works, and how it distributes money to public media stations across the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC485mf9LRM #NPR #PBS #PublicMedia
#Trump, who has long accused #PBS & #NPR of *biased* [lie-free] coverage, signed an #ExecutiveOrder late Thurs seeking to end federal #funding for the 2 broadcasters. The immediate impact of the order was unclear. NPR & PBS get a small portion of their funds from #Congress through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an #independent organization that funds #PublicMedia.
#RevengePolitics #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #law #journalism #censorship
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/01/us/trump-news/ea955454-c1d0-5100-98a6-26b6fd71dcc5?smid=url-share
Like many, I grew up watching shows like Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, Reading Rainbow and NOVA on #PBS. A couple of years ago, I had the honor of the local PBS station coming to my home studio to film a feature for a program called ArtsPlus through which I've been able to share my love for #pottery and the natural environment with a national audience. Non-commercial and educational, PBS is definitely worth fighting for.
Urge Congress: Save #PublicMedia Funding
More than 6,000 historic tapes from American Samoa’s public broadcasting station, KVZK, are at risk of being lost forever.
These recordings document decades of island life, including local news, graduations, cultural festivals, religious ceremonies, and more, told in both Samoan and English.
With no funding for storage or digitization, decades of history could disappear. Donate now: https://americanarchive.donorsupport.co/page/AmericanSamoa
You know we've got local news, but did you know we also have local shows, produced right here in Seattle, celebrating the PNW?
From exploring the outdoors to trying out Seattle's culinary scene, the history and lore of the PNW and more, we've got something for everyone! Check out https://video.cascadepbs.org/local to start streaming!
#DidYouKnow when you become a Cascade PBS supporter, you open up our entire streaming library? You can watch your favorites from PBS, as well as all of our local programming, like Nick on the Rocks, Out & Back, and more! #pbs #publicmedia
What impact does federal funding of public media have on your wallet?
$1.60 per year
Pubic radio and TV (and digital!) provides high quality, educational and inspirational content to all of America, without paywalls or subscription fees.
Sounds like a bargain to me.
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