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Public Broadcasting Faces Shutdown as Federal Funding Ends

Originally Published 5 months ago — by Techdirt.

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The U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is shutting down due to recent Republican-led funding cuts, which threaten local stations and the integrity of public media, undermining trusted sources of education and civil discourse amid broader efforts to control information and weaken independent journalism.

Senate Approves Funding Cuts to Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid

Originally Published 5 months ago — by Alaska Public Media

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The U.S. Senate approved a bill to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, rejecting Senator Murkowski's amendment to preserve local station funding, citing the importance of public media in emergencies like the Unalaska earthquake; the bill now moves to the House for approval.