Now that Congress has zeroed out federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, NPR and stations across the country will be scrambling to come up with plans for what to do next. Paula Kerger,

Houston Public Media says that any loss of federal funding could affect its ability to continue delivering local news and information to Houstonians. Why it matters: HPM reaches more than 2.7 million people each month across its television,

PBS, NPR and public stations are facing the loss of $1.1 billion in federal funding, as the House cleared final passage of a package of cuts likely to alter the landscape of public media. The House voted 216 to 213 for the so-called rescissions package,