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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 — ...
FCC chairman climbs WKRG broadcast tower to highlight, promote industry
The nation’s top communications regulator made a stop in Baldwin County Monday morning and you might be surprised why.
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NPR and PBS’s impending reckoning with DOGE
An almost identical letter went to PBS. Even the head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, has ...
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 ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Suggests That Skydance-Paramount Merger Review Is Far From Finished
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished ...
PBS Closes DEI Office After Trump Executive Order
The move to close the unit comes after Trump issued a number of executive orders aimed at cutting DEI programs on a federal level and among federal contractors as well as private companies, and as PBS ...
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Wants to ‘Re-Empower’ Local TV Stations and Consider Tighter Regulation of Social Media Giants
FCC chief Brendan Carr aims to 're-empower' local TV stations and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on ...