The federal funding of NPR and PBS is going to end
Donald Trump’s re-election challenge on the public media: Why the CPB and PBS should not have a lobbying mandate
“I think that it’s important for public media to be able to continue to be relevant in a time where there is a lot of coverage of different issues and areas of interest,” she said.
The Republicans must be removed from PBS and NPR because of the Radical Left’s detrimental effect on our country, wrote Trump in all caps on social media.
“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.”
President Trump launched a new front in his attack on the public media on Monday, asserting that he removed three people from the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In response to Trump’s actions, the corporation sued him on Tuesday morning, claiming that he doesn’t have the power to take them.
PBS has a lot of educational content while NPR focuses on news and music. Both provide local content and reach a much larger group of people, at no cost. Emergency and disaster response systems in many states and communities depend on the stations.
The network have worked hard with the FCC to make sure that their content doesn’t fall within the guidelines, as they have been encouraged by both the agency and Congress.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a federal agency that provides funding for public media. Congress allocated $535 million for the CPB for the current fiscal year – an amount affirmed in a recent stop-gap bill passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. House and Senate.
The goal of both networks is to provide nonpartisan news and programming to the American public, without charge.
The budget of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was approved by Congress on a two-year cycle in order to insulate it from political pressures.
What Happened to PBS and NPR After the FCC 2024 Investigation: Paula Kerger Queried about a Video involving a Performer in Drag
Disclosure: This story was reported and written by NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik and edited by Deputy Business Editor Emily Kopp, Managing Editor Gerry Holmes and Managing Editor Vickie Walton-James. No corporate official or news executive looked at the story before it was posted.
The FCC launched an investigation of PBS and NPR because it appears that their corporate ads may be against the law.
PBS’s Paula Kerger found herself queried about a video involving a performer in drag singing a variation on a children’s song for a young audience. (Kerger testified that the video was posted on the website of PBS’s New York City member station and never aired on television.)
Maher was assailed for her past political postings on social media and the network’s news judgment almost entirely based on tweets and stories that preceded her March 2024 arrival at the network by years.
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Protecting the Public Library from Online Pornography: A U.K. Supreme Court Orders End of the Alien Enemies Act
Trump announced yesterday that he’s nominating his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, as his ambassador to the United Nations. This is the first big shake-up of top aides since the president began his second term. The move comes after Waltz took the blame for inadvertently adding a journalist to a Signal group chat where top officials discussed plans to strike Yemen. Trump stated on social media that he would make Marco Rubio his interim national security adviser. The secretary of State will continue to do his job.
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s usage of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from South Texas was “unlawful.” The first of its type ruling was made by the federal judge appointed by the president. Rodriguez wrote that the president’s invocation of the act “exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the statute’s terms.”
Many online pornography depictions are violent and misogynistic and children are being exposed to them. A study from 2023 found that the average age at which children first view pornography was around 12, and 15% of kids saw it at age 10 and younger. Researchers in the U.K. analyzed 50 of the most popular pornographic videos and found that approximately 90% portrayed violence or aggression, primarily directed toward women. Scientists believe early exposure to this content may hinder children’s understanding of consent and respect in relationships. Here’s what parents can do to keep violent porn out of their homes:
🍿 Movies: Free for All: The Public Library, a new PBS film, examines the value of libraries in the past and makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.
The Fate of the Day: A Trilogy of Three Years of the American Revolution, Part II: TV: Etoile and Etoile
📺 TV: Étoile revolves around two prestigious ballet companies, one in New York and the other in Paris, that are dealing with plummeting ticket sales. To help save the art form, the companies decide to swap their most valuable members for a season.
The second book in Rick Atkinson’s trilogy on the American Revolution, called The Fate of the Day, is out this week. There are a graphic memoir, short fiction, and a “the secret life” of a cemetery.
🎵 Music: Many artists, including Aly & Aj, Pink Floyd, Car Seat Headrest, and Eric Church, released new music at midnight. You can discover new music with the best songs from each album.
