The Trump Administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and Foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.
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Who said that? NPR’s approach to anonymous sources
Sometimes people with vital information face serious risks for speaking to a journalist. In those cases, NPR may consider granting the source anonymity. Here’s how we think about it.
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House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
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Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts
Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump’s campaign against it.
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How Trump’s executive order to end NPR and PBS funding could affect public media in Rhode Island
In an attack on public media that could reverberate from Washington to Rhode Island, President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end funding to NPR and PBS. “Neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to tax-paying citizens,” the order says. Because […]
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Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation’s primary public broadcasters.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control
Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.
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How NPR covers itself when it’s in the news
When NPR is in the news, its journalists aim to cover what’s happening the same way they cover other news or an organization. The newsroom follows a protocol that seeks to ensure only a small number of employees, none of whom are directly involved in the news event, works on the coverage.
