Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC's 'Unprecedented, Intrusive' Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
Senator Richard Blumenthal slammed the FCC for launching "unprecedented, intrusive investigations" under "arbitrary and ...
NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is ...
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Feds look into underwriting practices at WBUR and other public media outlets
As part of its ongoing investigation of NPR and PBS, the Federal Communications Commission asked 13 public radio stations, including WBUR, to turn over information about their on-air sponsorships — ...
NPR told gay host Ari Shapiro not to attend Pride event — then reversed decision after emails leaked
NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and ...
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13 Public Radio Stations Drawn Into FCC Advertisement Inquiry
An FCC inquiry led by Chairman Brendan Carr is investigating whether public radio stations are violating rules against airing commercial ads.
The Once and Future Debate Over Public Broadcasting
Liberals and conservatives have debated government support for public broadcasting since the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act was ...
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NPR and PBS’s impending reckoning with DOGE
Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA), has called on the leaders of PBS and NPR to testify sometime in March ... and actions such as ...
Why NPR Is “Vulnerable” in a New Trump Era
As Elon Musk calls for defunding NPR, ‘On Air’ author Steve Oney talks with VF about the public broadcaster’s evolution, ...
FCC chair sends letter to Google questioning faith-based discrimination claims against YouTube TV
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based ...
FCC seeks sponsorship details from radio stations, including WBUR
The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to 13 public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston, asking them to ...
Republican lawmakers are rallying around a renewed push to defund PBS, NPR
Conservative Washington, D.C., think tank Media Research Center launched a petition calling to defund NPR and PBS. It argued ...