NPR and PBS funding

[wtg]

President Trump signed an executive order 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. Trump contends that news coverage by NPR and PBS contains a left-wing bias. The federal funding for NPR and PBS is appropriated by Congress.

The executive order, like many that have been signed by the president, could be challenged in court.

"Which viewpoints NPR and PBS promote does not matter," the executive order says. "What does matter is that neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to tax-paying citizens."

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384790/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs

[pique]

I forgot to list NPR in my prefered news outlets. Luckily, most of their funding doesn't come from the feds. But still, this is going to hurt.

[Bernard]

Pfft. NPR only receives about 1% of its revenue from the federal government. PBS gets a bit more at 15%. I think both will survive OK, and will be better off without government censorship on their shoulders.

[AdagioM]

Could be challenged? Will be challenged.

But it’s the tiny markets that will really be hit hard by this.

[Daniel.]

It's been a long time since the heyday of Norman Lear.

More's the pity.

[Piano*Dad]

Without federal funding, the next step is to challenge their licenses. Just wait ...

[wtg]

From the executive producer of Masterpiece:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/a-message-from-masterpiece-executive-producer-susanne-simpson/