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News Articles: public media

Legislation in Congress would claw back two years of funding for the public media system, along with money for foreign aid programs.

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 the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.

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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • David Folkenflik
People participate in a rally to call on Congress to protect funding for US public broadcasters, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), outside the NPR headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025.

Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS

Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week.

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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • David Folkenflik
The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, D.C.

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Front pages of main polish newspapers are pictured one day after the first round of the presidential election in Poland on June 29, 2020. European poll observers say "media bias" influenced recent Polish elections.

Poland's Government Tightens Its Control Over Media

Critics say the ruling party overhauled public media to serve as a mouthpiece and a state-backed oil refiner's purchase of a newspaper chain brings more outlets under party loyalist control.

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By:
  • Rob Schmitz