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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces that it is shutting down following the loss of federal funding (CPB)
https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Addresses-Operations-Following-Loss-Federal-Funding…

The closure of CPB represents the loss of a major institution and decades of knowledge and expertise -- an immediate consequence of the passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.
We're grateful to CPB staff for their many years of service to public media.
As an independent, nonprofit news organization, ⭐️NPR remains resolute in our pursuit of our mission:
to create an informed and inspired public in partnership with our Member stations.
We will continue to res…

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding (CPB)
https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Addresses-Operations-Following-Loss-Federal-Funding
http://www.memeorandum.com/250801/p72#a250801p72

The demise of the corporation for public broadcasting,
known as CPB,
is a direct result of Donald Trump’s targeting of public media,
which he has repeatedly said is spreading political and cultural views antithetical to those the United States should be espousing.
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape
— in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States. 
CPB help…

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutdown: A Grim Ending for Publicly Funded Media https://thedissenter.org/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-a-grim-ending-for-publicly-funded-media/

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday it would begin winding down its operations after its funding was eliminated by the Trump administration and Congress."
"The CPB is a private nonprofit founded in 1967 that serves as a steward of funding for public media. It provides funds to 1,500 local public radio and television stations as well as PBS and NPR. It employs about 100 people."

Goddammit
with the wind-down of the CPB and the ongoing proliferation of slop
I feel like I'm watching the information ecosystem's equivalent of the Antarctic glaciers bellyflopping into the sea

#PBS #PublicBroadcasting #CPB #PublicTelevision

A sad goodbye to another institution, that, in fact, helped make America great since 1967.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5489808/cpb-shut-down-public-broadcasting-trump

A US Senator secured $9.4M for 35 Native American radio stations and one TV station but the loss of CPB's systemwide support will make operating costs go up (Kathryn Squyres/Current)
https://current.org/2025/07/why-a-senators-side-deal…

Why a senator’s side deal to protect tribal stations might not be enough
Native stations will receive funds to replace their CSGs, but the loss of other CPB subsidies will drive up their operating costs.

At a CPB meeting, CEO Patricia Harrison said CPB is doing "everything possible" to secure funding for FY26 while also preparing for a possible shutdown (Austin Fuller/Current)
https://current.org/2025/07/cpb-prepares-for-closeout-while-h…

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use to send out emergency alerts. "
Trump-voting states lose grants for emergency alerts after GOP pulls funding - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/cpb-emergency-alerts/

The #CPB cuts are likely to be the first obvious impacts to rural communities - the Medicaid, etc cuts will probably take longer to impact the rural areas. It's a painful way for voters to discover how much the Federal budget provided critical services to them, and that perhaps they are not as self-sufficient as they thought.
This is just the first in a chain of unpleasant hits to rural life,…

The #CPB cuts are likely to be the first obvious impacts to rural communities - the Medicaid, etc cuts will probably take longer to impact the rural areas. It's a painful way for voters to discover how much the Federal budget provided critical services to them, and that perhaps they are not as self-sufficient as they thought.
This is just the first in a chain of unpleasant hits to rural life,…

If we had any multibillionaires who wanted to make a big splash in effectively fighting the Fash, fully funding CPB (and hence, indirectly, PBS and NPR) would be a useful thing. A billion dollars is a lot of money, no one needs even one, much less more than one.
Sadly, we don’t.

Federal judge declines to halt Trump's CPB board removals
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5339507-federal-judge-deny-trump-cpb-firing/

How will PBS/NPR cuts impact your local stations? (Miriam Waldvogel/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5408014-rural-stations-vulnerable-to-cpb-cuts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250718/p27#a250718p27

The US Senate voted to rescind two years' worth of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB),
-- delivering a blow to public radio and television stations around the country.
The CPB is a publicly funded nonprofit corporation that supports NPR and PBS stations.
The 51-48 vote today on President Trump's rescissions package would eliminate $1.1 billion that was allocated to public broadcasting
. The $1.1 billion includes $60 million for "cos…

Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS
Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

CPB's funding rescission threatens indie musicians and public radio stations that play indie music as CPB covers music licensing fees, costing ~$20M per year (Ethan Beck/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainme

Musicians brace for impact as Senate vote on public radio looms
If the rescission bill passes, $1.1 billion of funding will be cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, limiting public radio’s ability to license music.

In an email sent out to PBS station managers on Wednesday,
PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger announced that the organization plans to cut its budget by 21 percent
in order to offset some of the financial damage being caused by the Trump administration’s campaign to stop public media from receiving federal funding that was originally distributed by the CPB.
Because of the recently passed bill, PBS, NPR, and all of both organizations’ affiliates will no longer receive the $…

PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media
PBS plans to cut its budget by 21 percent as it braces for the financial fallout caused by Trump dismantling the CPB.

CPB CEO Patricia Harrison says three board members that President Trump tried to fire in April remain directors, after a US judge recognizes CPB's independence (Sarah Fortinsky/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/533…

In an email sent out to PBS station managers on Wednesday,
PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger announced that the organization plans to cut its budget by 21 percent
in order to offset some of the financial damage being caused by the Trump administration’s campaign to stop public media from receiving federal funding that was originally distributed by the CPB.
Because of the recently passed bill, PBS, NPR, and all of both organizations’ affiliates will no longer receive the $1…

PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media
PBS plans to cut its budget by 21 percent as it braces for the financial fallout caused by Trump dismantling the CPB.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting plans to lay off 25% of its staff, affecting public affairs programming; CPB funding made up 20% of its FY24 revenue (Julian Wyllie/Current)
https://current.org/2025/08/south-dakota-public-broadcasting-to-reduce-workfor…

James Harding, ex-BBC director of news and current Observer EIC, says the BBC must gain complete independence to protect against defunding like CPB's in the US (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug

An Australian journalist who had reported on the Columbia University protests while studying there recounts his interrogation and deportation by CPB at LAX (Alistair Kitchen/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ho

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
Alistair Kitchen on being detained at Los Angeles International Airport and sent back to Australia because of his reporting on the protests at Columbia University criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and others unveil the Public Media Bridge Fund, providing $26.5M to help CPB radio and TV stations avoid closure (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/20…

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts.

A map of areas at risk of losing public radio and TV access due to CPB cuts and a chart of the average share of station funding from federal sources by state (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/18/business/media/house-…

Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.

The US House passes a Senate-approved bill to strip $1.1B from the CPB, hitting 1,500 local stations, PBS, and NPR; it now awaits President Trump's approval (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-cuts-npr-pbs-foreign…

Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress
Congress passed a bill cutting $9 billion in spending for NPR, PBS and foreign aid, sending it to Donald Trump's desk to sign into law.

The US Senate votes narrowly early Thursday morning to strip $1.1B in funding from the CPB, in a severe blow to 1,500 local TV and radio stations, PBS, and NPR (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/senate-strips-billion-pub…

Senate Strips $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to NPR and PBS.

The Trump administration sues three members of CPB, seeking approval for their terminations, after attempting to fire them on April 28 (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/15/trump-sues…

Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting to oust board members
Two months after attempting to fire three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members, the Trump administration is suing to finally get them ousted.

CPB's closure threatens tribal radio and TV stations, endangering critical services like emergency alerts in areas lacking broadband or reliable cell service (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/how-trib

How tribal radio stations are preparing for a future without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
“These stations are not just media outlets, they are cultural infrastructure.”

The House Rules Committee advances a bill that would claw back $1.1B in funding for public broadcasting, including $535M for CPB, over the next two fiscal years (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/pbs-npr-funding-rescinded-congress-12364…

House Committee Advances Bill To Rescind Funding For Public Broadcasting Stations, NPR And PBS
The legislation is expected to make it to the floor later this week.

In a post, Donald Trump says he will withhold support and endorsements for any Republican who votes against his bill to claw back CPB funding (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/donald-tr

Donald Trump Threatens To Withhold Support For Lawmakers Who Vote Against Effort To Defund PBS, NPR And Public Media
The president said that he will withhold support or endorsements.