#OnThisDay in 1961, #NewtonMinow, then FCC Chairman and later a guiding force behind the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, delivered his legendary “Vast Wasteland” speech. His challenge to broadcasters to serve the public good helped shape the landscape of educational and cultural programming we value today.
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@Sheril Echo that for Canadians too. Many of us support PBS.
#PBS #PublicBroadcasting #Media
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384790/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
President Trump issued an executive order late Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board of directors to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS," the nation's primary public broadcasters, claiming ideological bias.
"Neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to tax-paying citizens," the order says.
The CPB noted that the statute Congress passed to create it "expressly forbade 'any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over educational television or radio broadcasting, or over [CPB] or any of its grantees or contractors."
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Sidebar, when did #RobertReich @rbreich become my Luddite uncle who can’t figure out how to take a selfie?
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#NPR Chief Executive Katherine Maher said, “we will challenge this #ExecutiveOrder using all means available.” She called #Trump’s order “an affront to the #FirstAmendment rights of NPR & locally owned & operated stations throughout America to produce & air programming that meets the needs of their communities.”
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…A representative for the #CPB did not comment on whether it will pursue legal action, but #PBS President Paula Kerger said in a statement that the service is “exploring all options.”
“The president’s blatantly #unlawful #ExecutiveOrder, issued in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American #public with #educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years,” Kerger said.
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The #CPB immediately fired back Friday, with a statement asserting that the president does not have the #power to cut off its #funding — #Congress does.
“Congress directly authorized & funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government,” the CPB said in a statement.
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The #ExecutiveOrder is the latest attempt by #Trump to limit or #intimidate institutions he does not agree with, including #LawFirms, #universities & #media companies such as #CBS, which is being sued for $20B over a “#60Minutes” interview w/fmr VP #KamalaHarris during the 2024 presidential campaign.
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#Court battle likely over #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder to defund #PublicBroadcasting
Trump issued a late-night EO Thurs calling for an end to govt dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting [#CPB], the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to #public #media outlets Trump described as “left wing propaganda.”
But Trump’s ongoing effort to cut federal funding of public media outlets such as #PBS & #NPR already is facing stiff opposition.
#law #censorship #dictatorship
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-02/cpb-says-trump-has-no-authority-over-its-funding
Los Angeles Times · Court battle likely over Trump's executive order to defund public broadcasting
#PublicBroadcasting outlets #NPR and #PBS Protest & Vow Fight Against #Defunding #ExecutiveOrder issued by #DJT
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/business/media/npr-pbs-federal-funding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.CuJB.WhoikNkFO8c8
(#GiftLink #FreeAccess To #NYTimes Article)
President Trump opened up a new front in his assault on public media on Monday, asserting that he was removing three of the five board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The corporation sued Trump on Tuesday morning in response.
Houston Public Media · Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control
“The CBC is our biggest and most consequential lever of public policy in media and culture and it must succeed if our cultural sovereignty is to be defended.”
#Canada #cdnpoli #PublicBroadcasting
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2025/cbc-fate-federal-election/
Policy OptionsThe high stakes of defunding the CBCA Conservative government could dismantle a key instrument of cultural sovereignty and weaken the Canadian media landscape at a critical time.
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
American Archive of Public BroadcastingHelp Save American Samoa’s Media Heritage!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. Produced primarily between the 1980s and early 2000s, this collection offers an invaluable record of community life, language, and tradition.
Now where is the EU BBC ?
Where is the EU NOAA weather radio ?
@EUCommission
#eu #europe #hamradio #publicbroadcasting
I did not mean euronews.
I bet they'd be fine with PBS if Rupert owned it.
Why Republicans keep trying to murder Big Bird
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/29/2312935/-Why-Republicans-keep-trying-to-murder-Big-Bird
Daily KosWhy Republicans keep trying to murder Big BirdCongressional Republicans held a hearing on Wednesday to direct their ire at a familiar target: public broadcasting. Led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, the Delivering on Government ...
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This holiday season, bring tradition to your table with "A Southwest Christmas"! 
Join Angie Torres and others as they whip up cherished recipes like biscochitos, tortillas, and empanadas.
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS.
KQED Public Forum with guests Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike; John Maa, trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center, and former president of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society; Karen Wiener, co-owner, The New Wheel—an e-bike shop in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin; and Jesse Villegas, Fresno resident, who bought an e-bike as part of the soft launch of the state's e-bike incentive program.
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes
www.kqed.orgCalifornia Offers Long-Awaited Cash Incentives for E-Bikes | KQEDWe’ll discuss the state’s program, get tips on safe riding and talk about what to consider if you’re shopping for a new e-bike.